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TropmoluTn Lobbianum. 



method would be to grow them in pots plunged in the 

 ground, giving them a couple of shifts, the last remove about 

 the first of September, as it seems yet inclined to grow rap- 



Fff. 7. TropcE^olum Lobhianum. 



idly. It appears to strike freely from cuttings, so that, no 

 doubt, it will be plentiful and cheap, next spring. The fo- 

 liage is much larger than T. tricolorum, or Jarratt?, and more 

 of a Nasturtium appearance, which rather adds to its merit. 

 I have observed that the foliage injures by being exposed too 

 long to the direct rays of the sun ; perhaps during summer 

 an exposure where the sun is off by noon, would be prefer- 

 able. Plants raised from cuttings, however, may do better, 

 as they have more stamina than seedlings planted late, and 

 driven forward with heat and moisture. Flowering dur- 

 ing the winter is its sterling quality, and when intermixed 



