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plants. They all thrive well in rich lig-ht soil, and young" cuttings of 
them strike root readily in the same kind of soil, with a hand-glass 
over them ; the glass to be taken off occasionally, to give the cuttings 
air, so as to keep them free from damp. Most of the species only re- 
quire to be protected from frost, and many of them will sumve the 
winter in the open air, with a very slight protection. Some of them, 
as Fuchsia gracilis, Fuchsia mycrophylla, Fuchsia thymifolia, Fuch- 
sia conica, and Fuchsia coccinea, have a fine effect all summer, when 
planted in clumps on lawns, or in borders ; in this situation the plants 
only require to be mulched at the root to preserve them through the 
-winter, and in spring the ground is cleared, and the stems of the pre- 
ceding year, which are generally dead, are cut off quite close to the 
ground, to allow the young shoots to spring from the roots. 
Capt. King says of this plant, that he has seen the Fuchsia in full 
flower, within a very short distance of the base of a mountain, covered 
for two-thirds down with snow, and with the temperature at 36 de- 
grees. But it was found mostly in sheltered spots. We may remark 
, of this plant that it is possible the same species of Fuchsia may inhabit 
the valleys of the , Chilian Andes, as well as the ahnost antarctic re- 
gions of Terra deLFuego, and in such widely different latitudes it may 
, put on different appearances. 
