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out into the natural ground again ; or, which is 

 better, the balls of earth may be put into a hole 

 made for the purpose ; and thus the plants will be 

 in the natural ground to blow. In this country 

 they should be placed in the shade when put out 

 again ; for a very hot sun is apt to tarnish the 

 bloom. 



386. SYRINGA, or Mock-orange A very 

 stout shrub, with blossoms much like that of the 

 orange, and with a powerful smell. It is propa- 

 gated from suckers, of which it sends out a great 

 many. 



387. SWEET WILLIAM. A very pretty 

 flower. Makes a fine show. Comes Double bf 

 chance ; and is very handsome whether double 

 or single. It is propagated from seed, the plants 

 coming from which do not blow till the second 

 year. The Sweet William root does not last 

 many years. It may be propagated by parting 

 the roots ; and this must be done to have the 

 same Jlower again to a certain^ , because the 

 seed do not, except by chance, produce flowers 

 like those of the mother plant. 



388. TUBEROSE. This is a bulbous-root- 

 ed plant that sends up a beautiful and most fra- 

 grant flower. But, even in England, it cannot 

 be brought to perfection with out artificial heat in 

 the spring. If got forward in a green-house, or 

 hot-bed, and put out about the middle of June, it 

 would blow beautifully in America. It is a na- 

 tive of Italy, and the roots are brought to Eng- 

 land and sold there in the shops. It is propaga- 

 ted and managed precisely like the Hyacinth^ 

 which see. 



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