SECT. XIX. LISTS OF TREES, &C. 341 



management will be as big as a hen's. This plant 

 requires, however, to be sown forward, and should 

 be brought on by a third hot-bed, if it might be. 



Humble plant is one of the sensitives, the property 

 of which is to close its leaves, or drop them upon 

 being touched. The common sensitive plant will 

 grow to eight feet in a hot-house, (which is its proper 

 place ;) but the humble plant is spreading, and seldom 

 reaches more than a stature of two feet ; for its lower 

 growth it is therefore more proper for our purpose 

 here. It is called humble from its receding and drop- 

 ping so completely when touched, foot-stalk and all, 

 as if making a bow. The humble plants are distin- 

 guished from the upright growing sensitives, as the 

 latter only closes the leaf, without dropping the stalk. 



Ice plant trails and spreads wide on the ground, 

 makes no shew in its flower, but is beautifully covered 

 with chrystal drops, shining like diamonds when the 

 sun is on it ; or as the frozen drops of icicles. It is 

 not nice in its culture, or weather, though it should 

 not be put out too young. The best way is to plant 

 one in a pot of six or seven inches diameter, without 

 any thing at bottom over the hole ; and keeping it in 

 the frame till it gets too big for the pot, plunge it in 

 the ground a little over the rims. Thus the plant will 

 not be too luxuriant, but yet sufficiently nourished, 

 (for it has small roots) and will flower sooner, ano 

 ripen the seed better for this treatment. 



'Indian-shot must be sown forward, and bought on 

 by different hot-beds to blow the same year, being 

 rather a tender hot-house perennial. 



