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first introduced into England about the year 1720, from 

 seeds collected by Catesby, in the upper districts of Georgia 

 and Carolina ; but as the seeds are seldom perfected in that 

 climate, all traces of it have been lost, until very recently ; 

 we do not think that its beauty will allow it to share this fate 

 again, while the attention to horticulture remains in its present 

 state. 



It is a biennial, of most elegant appearance, but is very sub- 

 ject to damp off, and difficult to keep through the winter. 

 Much protection is sure to kill the plants. It has generally 

 been considered a tender plant, and treated as such. Having 

 many fine plants, I distributed them in various exposures, in 

 hopes to save some. About half of the whole number were in 

 fine condition in the spring. The driest soil, in the shade of 

 a fence, seems to be the most favorable situation for them. 

 If the ground is inclining to moisture, there is but little 

 chance for them. So fine a plant as the Gilia deserves a place 

 in every garden. I should recommend, for experiment, to sow 

 the seed in August, as, perhaps, the small plants would endure 

 the winter better than large ones. 



The plant grows from four to five feet high. The foliage is 

 superb, similar to the Cypress vine, with numerous scarlet- 

 spotted flowers, that continue in bloom a number of months. 



The plants may be potted and kept in the house, or green- 

 house, through the winter, and then planted out in the open 

 border. 



GLYCINE. 



Ground-nut. 



" Glycine, from glykys, sweet ; the leaves and root of one 

 species are sweet. Glycine frutescens, and especially Glycine 

 sinensis, (now Wistaria consequena,) are most beautiful hardy 

 climbing shrubs, with long, pendulous branches of blue flowers 

 like the Laburnum." 

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