wise capable of being raised from seed, when it can be procured, by 

 sowing it in beds or pots of light fresh earth in the spring months. 

 With the seventh and eighth species, the pots should be plunged in 

 a hot-bed, and as soon as the plants present themselves they should 

 be exposed gradually to the influence of the open air to strengthen 

 their growth, and when sufficiently vigorous, be either pricked out 

 on warm borders, or in the situations where they are to remain. In 

 the former method they must be transplanted the March following 

 into the places where they are to grow. In either mode occasional 

 shade and water must be provided, and in the winter the roots be 

 protected from the action of the frost by being covered with old tan, 

 litter, or mats. These two sorts may also be occasionally increased by 

 planting the offsets in the early spring. 



They last many years when proper care is taken of them in the 

 winter; but do not bear frequent removing well, or flower so strongly 

 under such circumstances. 



In the culture of the ninth and three following sorts the pro- 

 tection of a green-house is essentially necessary in the winter 

 season. 



The ninth and tenth kinds may be increased either by seeds or 

 cuttings. In the first manner the seed should be sown in small pots 

 filled with a light earthy compost, placing them in a hot-bed; and 

 when the plants have attained a proper degree of size and strength 

 they must be pricked out into separate pots, a due degree of shade 

 and water being given till they have stricken fresh root, and after- 

 wards as occasion may require. 



The eleventh, twelfth, and other Cape sorts, may be propagated 

 by sowing the seeds in the latter end of March or beginning of April 

 on a moderate hot-bed, covered with light mould, under glasses, or 

 even sometimes in the open air; and when the plants are become 

 sufficiently strong and a few inches in height, they may be placed 

 out into separate small pots filled with light fresh earth, being at first 

 properly shaded and supplied with moisture: after being fully rooted 

 they may be exposed in warm situations in assemblage with other 



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