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trumpet, whence the plant has the appellation of Trumpet Flower. 

 The corolla is of an orange colour, and opens at the beginning of 

 August. It is a native of Carolina. 



There is a variety of this with small flowers. 



Several other species of this genus are equally deserving of cul- 

 tivation. 



Culture. These plants are capable of being raised either from 

 seeds, layers, or cuttings of the stronger shoots, according to the 

 species. 



In the first, the best methods are those of sowing the seeds, ob- 

 tained from abroad, in pots of light fresh earth, in the early spring 

 season, plunging them immediately in a moderate hot-bed of tan or 

 dung: when the young plants appear, they should be placed in warm 

 sheltered exposures till the autumn, when they require the protection 

 of frames and glasses, or of a good green-house, free air being ad- 

 mitted when the weather will permit. After the plants have attained 

 sufficient growth in these situations, they may be removed from the 

 pots, planted out in warm situations where they are to remain, or in 

 the nursery, protection being given them in the winter season when 

 it proves severe. 



Some however prefer raising plants of this sort by setting the 

 cuttings of the young shoots in the early spring, in pots of the same 

 earth, plunging them in moderate hot-beds till they \\~^ sf : '^en 

 full root, water and shade being occasionally given th.ai, gradually 

 as the summer advances enuring them to the full air, in order to 

 harden them. On the approach of autumn, they should be taken 

 under shelter of some sort when the weather is severe. In the spring 

 following they may, if necessary, be planted out where they are to 

 stand, or be put in the nursery ground. 



These plants succeed best in such soils as are rich, and rather 

 inclined to moisture. 



All the other species may likewise be raised from, seeds, by being 

 managed in the same manner as the preceding one; but a more ready 

 method is by layers, made from the young shoots in the autumn or 

 spring 'seasons; which may be taken oft" and planted out, either 



