on the drift sands of the ocean, in New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, &c.” The soil in which the plants
came home was chiefly fine white sand, with a small
admixture of decayed vegetable soil, so that to grow
them in perfection in this country, it will be requisite to
plant them in the same sort.of soil, or in a mixture of
light turfy peat and sand, to be composed chiefly of the
latter; sea-sand, where it can be procured, is to be preferred
: it will also be more likely to succeed well in a
situation near the sea, than in an inland part of the
country. It is also a very proper plant for rock-work,
if planted in the same sort of sandy soil, where its little
bushy canescent tufts will make a handsome appearance:
young cuttings, planted in the same sort of soil,
under hand-glasses or bell-glasses, will strike root readily,
so that a little air be given them that they may
not damp off; as soon as rooted, they should be potted
off in small pots ; for if left under the glasses, they will
certainly damp, being so densely clothed with pubescence
; or if not convenient to pot them off immediately,
a great deal of air must be admitted to them; and as
soon as they are properly hardened, the glasses should
be taken quite away ; when hardened in that manner,
they may be taken up with little balls attached to them ;
and when potted, if placed in a shady situation, they
will need no other protection ; but if potted off as soon
as rooted, they will require to be placed in a close frame
for a few days, to make fresh roots, and must be hardened
to the air by degrees.