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AGAPANTHUS. 
in an airy part of the Greenhouse, or placed in a shel¬ 
tered situation in the open air, and regularly watered 
in dry weather. In August they will be coming into 
flower, and may be placed where they are wanted to 
bloom. When it is desired to increase them as much 
as possible, the roots may be separated, and each one 
planted in a small pot, covering them about half an 
inch deep, and treating them as before directed, but 
they flower in more perfection when divided into three 
or four pieces without separating them. 
A. longiflora is a beautiful blue flowering species, 
and requires the same treatment as A. coccinea. 
There are several new species lately introduced, 
which are very beautiful, and should be in all collec¬ 
tions, where neat and elegant little Plants are desired. 
AGAP ANTHUS. 
Agapanthus or African Blue Lily is a fine sum¬ 
mer flowering Plant suitable to stand on a veranda ? 
and is easy of cultivation. It will thrive in loam with 
a little decayed manure mixt with it. They require 
large pots as their roots are large and fleshy, and 
when growing and flowering it requires a large sup¬ 
ply of water. It will keep under the stage of a Green¬ 
house or in a cellar in winter, and is increased by 
dividing it at the root. 
