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laurel, were not always suffered to run so low and shrubby, 

 it would make a handsome tree on a stem, with a head 

 resembling the orange. The way to have this tree of a 

 handsome shape, with an upright stem, and the boughs 

 regularly disposed, is to raise it from the berry. This is 

 also the case with the bay, the orange, and many others. 



LAVATERA. 



MALVACEAE. MONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. 



So named from Lavater, a physician at Zurich. 



THE Lavateras are large, handsome flowers, in form 

 resembling the mallow, but considerably larger. In colour 

 they vary from a pure white to blue, flesh-colour, &c. 



The annual kinds should be sown in autumn, in small 

 pots ; one in each. Towards the end of October they 

 should be removed into the house, and, being defended 

 from frost, will abide the winter very well. Early in April 

 they may be shaken out of their pots, and planted in 

 larger ; where they may remain to flower, which they will 

 do in July. 



The perennial kinds are not so well adapted for pot- 

 ting ; and the annual will furnish a sufficient variety of 

 these elegant flowers for any house, balcony, &c. In dry 

 summer weather they may be gently watered every even- 

 ing. If perennial kinds are obtained, they must be shel- 

 tered in the winter, and be sparingly watered in that 

 season. Most of the species require sticks to support 

 them. 



