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oiired flowers, and thus formiDg a most beautiful bush." 

 Loudon sj^eaks of a gardener who, by transplanting only 

 from three to four times from No. 48 pots to those of 

 eight inches in diameter, produced Balsams four feet high, 

 and fifteen feet in circumference, with strong thick stems, 

 furnished with side branches from bottom to top, and 

 these covered with large double flowers.'' This is a pretty 

 large story, to those who have only seen the Balsam as it 

 is generally cultivated, huddled together in a bunch with- 

 out any space for enlargement. It must be remembered^ 

 however, that in England they are raised in pots upon 

 bottom heat, and cultivated with great care. I think, if 

 Balsams can be started in February, and shifted from time 

 to time into pots of the richest mould, then transplanted 

 into the garden in equally rich soil by the middle of June, 

 four feet apart, astonishing results would be attained, 

 even if not so extraordinary as those mentioned. 



IPOMiEA.— Morning-Glory. 



[The name s:iid to indicate its resemblance to Bindweed,] 



Iponisea purpurea* — Morning-Glory. — This popular 

 flower is too well known to need any description, it being 

 found in almost every garden. It is a native of Tropical 

 America, and has sported into a number of beautiful va- 

 rieties, viz. : indigo-blue, crimson, rose, white, pale-blue, 

 striped, etc. This plant is highly ornamental when trained 

 to a trellis, or supported on poles. Nothing is more de- 

 lightful in the morning walk than the sight of these showy 

 flowers, which were seen curiously twisted in the bud the 

 night previous ; 



" but with fair morning's touch 



Rise on tlieir stems, all open and upright." 



I. pandurata. — Virginian Convolvulus. — This is a beau- 

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