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flourish best in warm situations. Miller directs 

 the seed to be sown at the end of May or begin- 

 ning of June upon a shady border of fresh earth, 

 for he observes, that if they are too much ex- 

 posed to the sun, and the season should prove 

 dry, few of them will grow. And if they are 

 sown early in the spring they will flower in the 

 autumn, and the winter coming on will prevent 

 the seeds from ripening, besides which the 

 flowers will be few and weak ; whereas, if they 

 are left to form a strong root, and leaves in the 

 autumn, they will send up their flower-stems 

 early in the next summer, branching out on every 

 side, producing a great number of flowers, con- 

 tinuing in succession from June to September, 

 and yielding good seMs in plenty. 



*' When the plants sown in May come up, 

 transplant them into a bed or border of fresh 

 earth, watering and shading them till they have 

 taken root; and, having kept them clean from 

 weeds, transplant them at Michaelmas into the 

 middle of the borders in the pleasure-garden." 

 These plants are seldom injured by cold, unless 

 they send up flower-stems before winter. 



The French florists recommend the seeds to be 

 sown in the autumn to prevent the plants from an 

 inclination to flower the year they are sown. 

 Mr. Alton notices thirty-three species of Sea- 



