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The S. fulgens flowers well in a garden during Sum¬ 
mer; and when it has done flowering, should be cut 
down, and the roots taken up and potted. 
The S. patens is a beautiful blue species, producing 
its flowers nearly all the Summer. It has a tuberous 
root, dies down during Winter, and sprouts again in 
the Spring in the same manner as a Dahlia. In the 
Fall, the roots require to be taken up, potted, and set 
under the stage of the greenhouse, and kept dry dur¬ 
ing Winter. When they begin to grow in Spring, 
they may be kept in the house till the time for setting 
them out. They can be increased by cuttings like 
the others, or by seed. 
SCHIZANTHUS. 
All the species of this genus are beautiful plants, 
and grow freely in rich sandy soil, but their roots are 
rather tender, and apt to be injured by extreme changes 
of the weather. 
Those who possess a greenhouse may have a good 
show of these flowers by sowing the seeds in August 
in any light rich soil. As soon as the plants have 
formed two proper leaves, pot them singly in small 
pots in sandy loam and decayed manure; let the plants 
be rather elevated in the centre of the pots to prevent 
their damping, and place them in a cool airy part of 
the greenhouse during Winter. In March, shift them 
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