56 ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS CARYOPHYLLOIDES. 
kept in a gentle heat till they have become established, and then removed to a 
greenhouse, and afterwards to a cold frame ; where they may be kept through the 
winter, with a trifling protection from frost. 
Early in the spring they will require shifting into larger pots, and as soon as 
the weather will permit, they should be planted out into the open border, in which 
situation they will speedily produce their flowers. As soon as the plants above 
mentioned have formed lateral shoots, a few of these should be taken off for 
cuttings, and struck in a similar manner to those before alluded to. Again, other 
cuttings may be taken off each month, and by this practice a continued succession 
of flowers may be obtained. Besides this, the plants should never be suffered to 
ripen their seeds, and if the flowers are constantly plucked off as soon as they 
begin to decay, an abundance of new flowers will speedily be formed. This plant 
will not endure the open air in the winter months, therefore it is better to raise 
young plants each season in the manner above directed, more especially as these 
latter will flower in much greater perfection than the old ones. Plants of it kept 
in pots in the greenhouse will have a truly interesting appearance, and flower very 
abundantly at almost all seasons of the year. 
We obtained the present drawing from the garden of Mr. F. W. Smith, of 
Brixton, Surrey, a most zealous and spirited amateur cultivator, in September, 
1837. Not having received any authentic information as to when or where this 
plant was raised, we will not state mere conjecture. 
Plants of it may be obtained of Messrs. Young, Epsom, or any of the London 
and country nurserymen, at a moderate cost. 
The generic name is taken from and like, and rhin nose, in allusion to the 
snout-like appearance and structure of the flowers. 
