148 MITRARIA COCCINEA. , 
The cultivation is easy. If the plant be grown in a pot, lay abundance of 
broken crocks at the bottom for drainage ; and for the soil, use a mixture of two 
parts leaf-mould, one part light, rich loam, and one part peat ; but if it is planted i 
in the flower-border, any light, rich earth, or good vegetable mould will suit it well. | 
Increase is effected by cuttings of the half-ripened wood, planted in pots of sand 
and placed under a hand-glass. 
