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HABRANTHUS pratensxs. 
be removed to a greenhouse when the flowers open. From the time at which it 
blooms, and the general character of the plant, it demands all the light that can 
well be afforded ; and the brilliancy of its colours depends much on this circum- 
stance. Potted late in autumn, in a good loamy soil, it should not be watered 
much till its leaves are thrown up, from which time the quantity of water given it 
must be daily increased. After the flowers have faded, and the leaves are fully 
perfected, it may gradually be brought into a dry state, and kept thus for several 
months. 
Hahranthus is from habros^ delicate ; and antkos, a flower, probably referring 
to the texture of the blossoms. 
Our woodcut below will show the habit of the species. It may be multiplied 
readily by offsets. 
