336 BRECK’S NEW BOOK OF FLOWERS. 
the shortness of the season. It requires heat to bring it 
to perfection, unless the plants are brought forward in a 
hot-bed. If planted in the open ground, it will not be of 
any advantage to sow the seed before the last of May, as 
it will not vegetate till the ground is warm, Previous to 
sowing, the seed should have boiling water poured over it, . 
and remain until the water is cold. It is then sown in a warm 
place, and the plants will appear above ground ina few days. 
The young plants are difficult to transplant, therefore the 
seeds should be sown where the plants are to remain. 
Without scalding, or unless the hull of the seed is taken 
off, it will remain in the ground a long time without vege- 
tating. Plants thus raised will, in a warm season, do very 
well, but will be much inferior to those that have been 
forwarded in the frame. The seeds should be sown in a 
hot-bed, with a brisk heat, in March, in small pots, a num- 
ber of seeds in each pot, so as to be sure of two or three 
plants in each. In a month, if carefully attended, the 
roots will have filled the pots; it will then be necessary to 
shift the plants into larger ones. Before the first of June, 
the plants will begin to flower; but do not be in haste to 
put them into the ground; keep them in the frame, where 
they can be protected in case of cold storms, but expose 
them during the day to the full influence of the sun and 
air, by taking the sashes entirely off. By the 10th of 
June, the plants.may be turned into the ground very care- 
fully, so that the roots may not be disturbed. The ground 
should be made rich with well-rotted manure; the plants 
should be placed at the distance of one foot, or one foot 
and a half, if the object is to cover a wall or trellis. I 
have covered a trellis by the middle of August, twenty- 
five feet long and five high, with its elegant feathery foli- 
age, so as to form a complete screen. The flowers, like 
those of the Morning Glory, appear in the morning and 
perish before noon, They are of a deep-crimson color, 
