No, 405. 
PANAX TRIFOLIUM. 
Class, Order. 
POLYGAMIA DIGCIA. 
A native of North America, whence it is 
occasionally imported into this country, 
where however it seldom continues very 
long, being a plant of difficult cultivation. 
The root is a very small flat bulb, and 
the whole plant rarely exceeds four inches 
in height when in flower, which is usually 
in May: soon afterwards the top decays, 
and the root remains dormant till the fol- 
lowing spring. 
We have not yet discovered any method 
of propagating it, but have S gare it 
pretty well in a small pot in sandy peat 
earth, and with a little protection from cold 
in the winter. 
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