68 SELECTION OF PLANTS. 



either by seed, cuttings, or by parting the roots in the 

 spring. Those that are raised from seed should be under 

 a glass, and the cuttings would strike more readily if they 

 had a glass over them, and shaded from the mid-day sun. 

 This plant blows in May, and continues in bloom the 

 greatest part of the summer. 



It is a native of the Levant, and first brought to Eng- 

 land in 1713. 



It belongs to the 5th Class, under the head " Pentan- 

 dria Monogynia." 



203. SPARMANNIA AFRICANA, or Maple-leaved 

 Sparmannia. 



This is a beautiful greenhouse shrub, and is readily 

 propagated by cuttings in June or July, with a glass put 

 over them, and shaded from the mid-day sun. 



It blows in May and June, is a native of the Cape, and 

 first brought to England in 1792. 



It belongs to the 1 3th Class, under the head " Polyan- 

 dria Monogynia." 



204. LILIUM PHILADELPHICUM, or Philadelphian Lily. 



This bulb is more tender than some of this class of 

 plants, it should therefore be protected in severe winter by 

 covering the bed with old tan, or coal-ashes, and in spring 

 to be removed before the bulbs appear. 



This plant blows in July, with a deep orange-spotted 

 flower, is a native of Canada, and first brought to England 

 in 1757. 



It belongs to the 6th Class, under the head " Hexan- 

 dria Monogynia." 



