. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. CULTIVATION AND ANALYSIS OF PLANTS. 11 HOWY Dicentra, scientifically known as Dicentra spectabilis, has been with many other pretty plants imported within the last thirty or more years, by indefatigable collectors, from Japan and northern China, to enrich the Flora of Europe and America. It belongs to the Fumi- 1 tory family, and
. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. CULTIVATION AND ANALYSIS OF PLANTS. 11 HOWY Dicentra, scientifically known as Dicentra spectabilis, has been with many other pretty plants imported within the last thirty or more years, by indefatigable collectors, from Japan and northern China, to enrich the Flora of Europe and America. It belongs to the Fumi- 1 tory family, and is very hardy, being able to endure the frosts of the severest winters of our Northern States. It will, however, be grateful ' for a slight covering of leaves or other protection, and will repay its benefac- tor by a growth of greater vigor the ensuing season. Low, damp situations do not suit it, as it likes a dry, airy location, with plenty of room and a rich soil to grow in. It is a very fine ornamental plant when standing alone, and, like rare exceptions in the human family, it assumes a milder and more mellow beauty with advancing years. The long racemes of heart-shaped fiowers—hence the popular naine of Bleeding Heart — curving away from the center of the plant give it a peculiarly attractive appearance, while the leaves, resfembling some varieties of the Fern family, cooperate to enhance its beauty. Fading early, care should be taken to plant it where the vigorous and abundant foliage of other plants will gracefully cover up its disappearance. To grow in pots for winter use it is best to cut off a few shoots from the old root in early fall; which, being properly cared for, will gratify the owner by its few but pretty racemes in the early spring. It is best propagated in all cases from divisions of the roots; though it may, but with no slight difficulty, be raised from either seeds or cuttings. The Dicentra has a somewhat peculiar history, having for many years after
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