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LEUCOTHOE FLORIBUNDA, 
abundance, when it must not on any account be stinted of water — that is to say, if it 
is grown in a pot ; but if planted in a border in the open air, that element of course 
will be naturally supplied at that season ; still, if the summer prove very hot, the 
soil may require watering, which should be immediately attended to. It may be 
increased, though with some difficulty, either by layers or by seeds. It is best to 
sow the seed in sandy peat soil, in pots or pans slightly covered over with earth, as 
they are extremely small. 
The drawing was made from a plant which flowered profusely in the greenhouse 
at Chatsworth this spring. 
We regret that this valuable species is not more general in collections : this is 
most likely owing to its being rather difficult to increase ; however, it may in all 
probability be procured, at a reasonable cost, in any of the principal nurseries about 
London. 
