ciaiiy when of a loamy character. It is somewhat impatient of 
excess of moisture, and is a very favourite food of slugs and 
snails; so much is this the case, that in our own garden, where 
from its contiguity to open fields they are more than usually 
numerous, we have found it better to take up the plants in the 
autumn, pot them in some light soil, and place them in a cold 
frame; and in the spring, put them out when the shoots have 
attained the height of four or five inches; when the first bloom 
is over, if the stalks are cut off carefully a second supply of 
flowers may be obtained in the autumn months. We have 
found this plan to answer with formosum and Hendersoni , and 
we believe it will also do so with the flower we now figure. 
