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The Abromia Umhellata. 



the same decumbent habit, and the flower stems stand erect 

 above the fohage. The whole plant has a neat and delicate 

 habit, and when grown in broad shallow pans, with its trail- 

 ing stems hanging on all sides, or wound round the top and 

 pegged down, has a beautiful appearance, and is well worthy 

 of general cultivation. 



Coming as is does from the sandy beach of the seashore, 

 it will require a very light sandy soil, and a dry situation ; 



Fig. 22. Tlie Abromia Umbelltila. 



damp will be the only thing to guard against, as its succu- 

 lent and glutinous stems and leaves are quickly affected by a 

 wet soil. Bedded out in a suitable place, it must form an 

 exquisite summer blooming plant. 



Its propagation is simple ; it may be grown either by seeds 

 or cuttings, precisely the same as the verbena, and, except 

 that it likes a sandy soil, it may have precisely the same at- 

 tention. 



