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ficuJty in preserving them in the natural ground, through 

 the winter, in England, what must it be here ? Indeed, 

 it cannot be done ; and yet they are so fine, so lofty, and 

 such masses of beautiful and fragrant flowers, and they 

 continue so long in bloom, that they are worth any care 

 and any trouble. There is but one way; the plants, 

 when they get ten or a dozen leaves, must be put into 

 flower-pots. 



"These may be sunk in the earth, in the open ground, 

 till November, [Long Island,] and when the sharp frosts 

 come, the pots must be taken up and placed out of the 

 reach of hard frosts, and where there is, however, sun and 

 air. When the spring conies, the pots may be put out in- 

 to the natural ground again ; or, which is better, the balls 

 of earth may be put into a hole made for the purpose ; 

 and thus the plants will be in the natural ground, to blow. 



" In this country, they should be placed in the shade 

 when put out again, for a very hot sun is apt to tarnish 

 the bloom.' 5 



Thus much for Mr. Cobbet, but since his day the va- 

 rieties have multiplied amazingly, many more varieties 

 than any one would be likely to cultivate. 



The double varieties of rich, distinct colors and pure 

 white, greatly ornament the garden when grown in beds 

 or masses. All the summer Stocks, except the early Ten- 

 week, will be much stronger and flower much earlier if 

 forwarded in hot-beds, transplanted into pots, and turned 

 out into the ground in June. 



MATTRANDIA. 



[Named in honor of Dr. Maurandy, the botanical professor at Carthagena.] 



Maur&ndia Barciayana, is an elegant green-house, 

 climbing perennial, but may be raised from seed, and 

 brought forward in a frame, so as to flower profusely 



