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length, and place them in a box, or pan, with a light 

 sandy soil, and cover them with a bell glass, as recom- 

 mended for soft wooded plants. In five weeks they will 

 be ready for potting off Sometimes the weather will re- 

 tard their growth ; this will be observable, for unless you 

 perceive them growing, do not disturb them. 



When you transplant, take as much soil as will adhere to 

 the roots, place them in three inch pots, and pinch off the 

 tops. This will give them more strength by forming 

 more roots; then place them in the shade; in the fall, 

 remove them into the house, before the frost sets in. If 

 you desire large plants, in the last of May place them 

 in the open ground, where they must remain until Sep- 

 tember, when it will be necessary to pat them off, and 

 trim them tolerable close. This will be found necessary 

 to make thrifty plants, as the Aloyscu will in one sea- 

 son put out shoots five feet long. This plant, from its 

 agreeable fragrance, and easy management, has been a 

 favorite plant in the green-house and parlor. The soil 

 best suited is a sandy loam, and it requires but little 

 water through the winter months, 



