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cultivator some protection from the harsh usage of a more 
northerly climate. The Cyclamen Persicum should be raised 
from seed, although it may be increased by division of the root 
or tuber. The latter plan, however, is not to be recommended ; 
we have often tried it, but the mutilation occasioned in dividing 
them is so severe that they never fairly recover. Nothing but 
the most urgent necessity should induce the cultivator to adopt 
such a method of increase. 
The seed of Cyclamen Persicum is generally ripe about April 
or May, and should be sown immediately. A shallow pan or 
box will be eligible, and above all things the drainage must 
be complete ; for they cannot endure the least stagnation of 
moisture. Much care must be taken to cover the seeds thinly, 
yet securely ; and, as they will not germinate for several weeks, 
%ve would advise that they be covered with wet sphagnum, or 
moss of any kind; and if this can be kept damp, without 
pouring water on the soil, the seeds will be safe ; for, in all 
probability, they will not vegetate until the period at which the 
dormant roots of the parent plants begin to awake from their 
torpidity. 
In the mean time, place the seed pan on any shady shelf of 
the greenhouse ; and when the young plants begin to appear, 
regular attention, in regard to gentle waterings, &c., must be 
given them; and they may subsequently be left to enjoy a light 
and warm shelf in the greenhouse, or in the glazed protectors. 
The soil in the pan containing the seed must be kept somewhat 
moist, and must, of course, be occasionally watered ; for a desic- 
cated, dusty compost, will assuredly, not be suitable. About 
soil we will make mention in due course. We now come to 
the subsequent treatment of the young plants. 
The best plan is to keep the seedlings in a state of high cul- 
ture, as long as they show signs of a tendency to active vege- 
tation; and to this end, a temperature of sixty degrees, or nearly 
so, a light shelf, under glass, and slight but regular waterings, 
are the requisites. Towards the month of June or July, these 
young plants will evince their desire for their annual rest, which 
although partial in character, is still a cessation from active 
growth ; and, under such circumstances, it is necessary to with- 
hold, in a great degree, the amount of water they have here- 
tofore received. 
