128 ON THK TREATTMBNT OF THE CRASSULA COCCINEA, &C. 



week, till the greater part of the seed disap2iears. It is proper to 

 remark, that such seeds as haj)2)en to be covered deeper than the 

 thickness of a lialf-crown piece will never vegetate, and must, of 

 course, inevitably perish. It is necessary that the seed be kept 

 moderately moist by gentle watering with soft water that has been 

 exposed to the sun, but too much moisture is nevertheless 

 injxirious. 



About the time that the plants begin to appear, it is requisite to 

 stir the surface of the earth with a pin just sufficient to admit 

 air, and give liberty to the young plants to pass easily through ; 

 this operation should be very carefully performed to prevent break- 

 ing off the fibres, or raising and leaving any of the plants out of 

 the earth, because one hour's sun upon such would certainly de- 

 stroy them. After the plants are all up, and their two interior 

 leaves appear, more air must be given, by having hurdles or lattice- 

 work substituted for the glasses ; waterings must be regularly con- 

 tinued in the manner before described, when the long continuance 

 of dry weather renders it necessarj' ; but fine warm showers of 

 rain are always preferable when they happen in due time. 



This kind of management is to be continued till the roots are 

 matured and fit to take up, which is known by the foliage becoming 

 brovm, dry, and nearly consumed. The roots are to be dried and 

 preserved in the usual way, and to be planted the same time as 

 large ones in the Autumn ; the gi-eater part, or such as have two or 

 more claws, will bloom in tolerable perfection the following 

 summer. H. G. S. 



ARTICLE Y.—On the Treatment of the Crassula coc- 

 cinea, and Crassula versicolor. By G. Hareison. 



Exotics vary in some respects in their cultra'e as much as one 

 genus does from another, and even the species belonging the same 

 genus often require very different treatment in order to their suc- 

 cess ; such being the case, every florist will be solicitous to ascer- 

 tain the best method of bringing plants to perfection. I have re- 

 peatedly heard Ladies and Gentlemen express their greatest satis- 

 faction in perusing over the pages of the Florist's Magazine, and that 



