Tropceolum Lohhtanum. \^^ 



si>iG nearer they are attained, tlie sooner will the cutting form 

 >roots. It is only from a happy combination of all the essen- 

 tial points that we are to expect constant success ; and the 

 latter will follow in an exact ratio, as the harmony of th^. 

 'elements of growth are secured. 

 New Ha-ven^ Februcury 7th, 1850. 



Art. VI. Tropreolum Lobbikmrm. By T., New "i^orjk:. 



I SEE an incidental mention, in your January number, of 

 the TropfB^olum Lohhihrmm.. A few seeds of this showy plant 

 were sent me last May, from Paris, and they were planted 

 in a pot, as soon as received ; they were up in a f«w days, 

 and gave promise of such robust growth tbat I made an ex-- 

 periment, turning a part of them into the flower beds, out of 

 doors, in a compost of light, rich, sandy loam. They imme- 

 diately took to the ground, and grew with such rapidity as to 

 require a strong, circular, rough-made frame, sending out lat^ 

 erals in every direction, and running up four feet, densely 

 covered with a cheerful green NasturtiumAi^e foliage. Hav^ 

 ing no indication of flowei's up to October, I suspected our 

 summer was not long enough, so I lifted the plants, with a 

 good ball of earth, and put them into rather large pots. Well 

 drained, with peat siftings and decomposed turf, and placed 

 them in the greenhouse, near the light. They soon estab- 

 lished themselves in their new quarters with a thriftiness of 

 habit that seemed to imply they were quite at home ; and by- 

 the middle of November were in handsome bloom, and have 

 continued up to this time, with no sign of diminution, a 

 mass of brilliant (really '' brilliant,''^) orange scarlet flowers, 

 imparting to the greenhouse cheerfulness and beauty, con- 

 trasting so pleasingly with the profusion of camellias, aca- 

 cias, azaleas, and cinerarias, with which they are surrounded. 



I made an experiment with a part in doors, (in pots) all 

 summer, under obscured glass, but found not much diflier- 

 ence ; those out of doors were rather more robust. A good 



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