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their flowers in greater quantity, particularly the G.ra- 
dicans, and G. floribunda. When in flower, they may 
be taken into the house, and as soon as they have done 
flowering, be repotted, and placed in a shady situation 
for summer. 
They are easily propagated by taking cuttings of the 
young or half ripened shoots, when they have done 
flowering or in spring, before they begin to grow, and 
planting them in pots of fine sand: plunge the pots in 
a hot bed, keep them moist, and when rooted, pot 
them offin small pots, which place in the bed and shade 
till they have got well rooted ; then treat them as old 
plants. 
ERICA, (or heath.) 
The Heaths are very pretty plants with little tubu¬ 
lar bell shaped flowers, of peculiar beauty and deli¬ 
cacy. In this climate they are much affected by the 
heat of the summer, and sudden change of tempera¬ 
ture, which prevents their cultivation being general. 
The most robust kinds are pretty plants for the Green¬ 
house, where they usually flower in winter, or early 
in spring, but in warm close rooms they will not thrive 
long, as fire heat is very injurious to them. 
When Heaths are in the Greenhouse, they should 
be kept in a cool airy part of it, and in winter, be 
sparingly watered till they are in flower, when they 
should be watered more freely. 
