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Some account of the Agave Americana, 



winter. The soil was a light rich mould, prepared with horse 

 manure. 



From the first of May to the last of September I intend to 

 keep the plant in this bed wholly unprotected. But after the 

 end of September I shall have a temporary moveable frame 

 erected over it; the sides of the house or frame I shall have filled 

 up with tan; and the inside will be heated by a small stove and 

 pipe during all severe weather through the winter. The plant 

 has grown very well since it was turned into the ground, and has, 

 at this time, a fresh and vigorous appearance, 'i'he habit of the 

 plant has entirely changed: the leaves are no longer pendant, 

 as they are in general, but stand erect. It has made seven and a 

 half new ones, as you will perceive from the following table. 



June 22, 

 July 14, 

 July 18, 

 July 28, 



Mr. Hogg is trying, at the same time, to bring into bloom a 

 plant, of the Agave americana, belonging to Philip Spaulding, 

 Esq., of New York. It is a very large and fine specimen, 

 being about or upwards of ninety-eight years old, and is consid- 

 ered as on the eve of displaying its flowers. This plant Mr. 

 Hogg has likewise planted out in the open ground, in a similar 

 manner to that adopted by me, differing, however, in having a small 

 house erected over it, both summer and winter, so as to force it 

 more rapidly forward. [We saw this plant on our late visit to 

 Mr. Hogg's.— £f/.] 



In addition to this, I send you a list of several of our largest 

 and best plants, which may prove interesting. I have not yet 

 finished a complete catalogue of all the fine things in the collec- 

 tion, and probably many plants worth mentioning have been 

 omitted. It is as follows: — 



t^cacia dodoncei/o/ia. 



linearis. 



decipiens. 



longifolia. 



lophantha. 



verticillata. All the 



acacias are very large spe- 

 cimens. 



Amaryllis aulica. 



crocea. 



equestris. 



Johnsonii. 



Belladonna. 



vittata. 



Amaryllis vitallina. 



Agave americana, three feet 



in diameter. 

 Alstrogmeria Ligtii. 

 Alpinift nutans. 

 Ardisia crenulata. 



solanacea. 



Areca montana. 

 Astrapae^a Wallichu. 

 Banksirt grandis. 



littoralis. 



latifolia, very large. 



serrata, very large. 



repens. 



