292 On the Sweet-scented Verbena. 



kinds will throw up new ones, which will be covered with blos- 

 soms. Give attention to tying up all high or strong growing 

 plants, as the wind will sometimes in a few minutes destroy all 

 that the cultivator has lavished hours of his care upon to bring 

 to perfection. 



Art. IV. Some hints on the Propagation and Treatment of 

 the Sweet-scented Verbena [Jllbysia citriodora). By An 

 Amateur. 



This fragrant plant, which is a favorite with every lady, is 

 very easily grown, and, if planted out in the open border, in 

 the summer, in a warm situation and on a Hght, rich sandy loam, 

 it attains the size of a large bush. 



During the months of July or August, cuttings may be put 

 in, and they will grow without any difficulty. When the new 

 shoots have made a growth of three or four inches, take them off 

 from where they started without using the knife, as they will 

 root sooner by so doing. Strip off' about half of the leaves, 

 and insert them in a pot filled with leaf mould and sandy loam, 

 with a small portion of sand : six or eight cuttings can be put 

 in a pot four or five inches across. Place them in a shady situ- 

 ation ; if a frame is at hand, they would do well in that : some 

 persons make use of a bell glass ; but I have never had scarcely 

 a failure without them. 



When they are rooted, which will be in the course of three 

 or four weeks, they can be potted off" into small pots, using the 

 same compost as recommended for the cuttings. Place the plants 

 in a shady situation until they strike out new roots, when they 

 may be removed to a warm aspect. If all the plants are not 

 wanted in the pots, they can be set in the border, where they 

 will make a strong and rapid growth, and furnish abundance of 

 shoots for cutting for bouquets. This is the best way to manage 

 them, as, in the winter season, they lose their foHage, and are 

 mere dry sticks. To preserve them, however, a quantity of 

 young plants must be kept in pots, as they make such a mass of 

 roots, when growing in the border, that it is almost impossible 

 to transplant them. 



Upon the approach of cold they may be removed to the cellar, 

 a frame, or placed under the stage of a green-house. I have 

 kept them in either of these places with equal success. 



