Excerpt from Paxton's Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants, Vol. 3 One circumstance in the culture ought to be noticed, as adding much to the value of this charming plant. If young seedling plants be carefully stopped while in sixty or forty-eight size pots, so as to prevent their twining, and be thus made to form a branchy or stocky growth, they may be bedded out in parterre, not earlier than the first week in June and will with care form one of the most beau tiful objects that any mass of owers is capable of presenting. The rich verdure of the leaves, which in favourable soil assumes somewhat of the figure of a broad arrow - head, contrasts With the innumerable pure buff-coloured blooms that peep from among them; to which the open intensely purple-tinted eye of the ower affords the finest relief imaginable. There is nothing gorgeous in this display, the whole is softly delicate and chaste: we know of nothing that can compare with it. Seed forms well on these external plants if the autumn be warm and sunny and every capsule, as it acquires the pale brown tint of maturity, either on the exposed plants or those under glass, ought to be carefully preserved, either to be sown or distributed among friends, as we know that many persons lose all their stock in the winter, and are thankful to be re-supplied. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Pollinators-insects, birds, bats, and other animals that carry pollen from the male to the female parts of flowers for plant reproduction-are an essential part of natural and agricultural ecosystems throughout North America. For example, most fruit, vegetable, and seed crops and some crops that provide fiber, drugs, and fuel depend on animals for pollination. This report provides evidence for the decline of some pollinator species in North America, including America's most important managed pollinator, the honey bee, as well as some butterflies, bats, and hummingbirds. For most managed and wild pollinator species, however, population trends have not been assessed because populations have not been monitored over time. In addition, for wild species with demonstrated declines, it is often difficult to determine the causes or consequences of their decline. This report outlines priorities for research and monitoring that are needed to improve information on the status of pollinators and establishes a framework for conservation and restoration of pollinator species and communities.