222 POLYANTHUSES, 
two or three hours in a ftrong infufion of 
tobacco water, and be replanted in a frefh 
foil or compoft, and removed to another 
fituation remote from the former. 
If the whole bed or border of Polyan- 
thufes is overrun with this infeft, it is 
beft to take up all the plants, ferve them 
in the fame manner, and plant them 
elfewhere. 
The bed, or border, from whence the 
plants have been taken, fhould be imme¬ 
diately dug up, or trenched, and fullered 
to remain fallow till the following feafon, 
or be occupied with fome different crop, 
not liable to the fame calamity. 
Polyanthufes are propagated by fepa- 
rating their flips or offsets ; this may be 
performed when the plants are frefh 
potted, at the fame time and much in 
a fimilar manner as defcribed for Auri¬ 
culas, or it may be done early in the 
fpring; 
