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the flowers are in one large compound bud, resembling a 
cone, each individual bud being covered by a rhomboidal 
bract, which falls off when the flower expands. The co- 
rolla is monopetalous, (one piece or petal,) funnel-shaped, 
with a short tube, the border divided into five large, un- 
equal segments. There is but a small chance of plants 
succeeding which have been taken from swamps. The 
surest way to propagate it*is*by seed, from which it read- 
ily grows, but requires time and patience to bring it into 
a flowering state. 
Shade and humidity seem almost indispensable to the 
growth of this shrub. Deeply shaded situations, where 
the atmosphere is laden with vapors, are most congenial to 
its growth. It is, therefore, well calculated for the shrub- 
bery. With a little attention, it may be insured to stand 
the sun, and then forms a stately ornament for the lawn 
or grass-plot. The proper soil is a light, rich, peaty loam, 
with moisture. It will grow, however, in almost any, and 
flourish on a strong, heavy loam. It may be propagated 
from cuttings and layers, from young, healthy branches 
of ripened wood. There are many exotic species, which 
are beautiful, and highly ornamental to the green-house. 
R. Catawbiénse.—A low species from the mountains 
of Virginia and southward. It has shorter and more 
rounded leaves than the preceeding, and large lilac-purple 
flowers. Quite hardy. 
R. Pénticum.—A native of Asia Minor, where it is a 
large shrub. Though usually hardy if protected, it forms 
here only a low bush, with large purple flowers. These 
three species are hardy, and from them have been pro- 
duced numerous beautiful hybrids, which are equally har- 
dy, and are among the most interesting and valuable of 
flowering shrubs. 
My friend, Mr. Robert Murray, Landscape Gardener, 
Waltham, Mass., has been very successful in the manage- 
