PINK. .55 



in greater numbers. Those plants intended to 

 be treated as bisannuals should have their flower- 

 stalks cut down before the seeds are ripe. 



It is recommended to sow the seeds upon a 

 gentle hot-bed about the beginning of April, ob- 

 serving to give them free air when the plants ap- 

 pear above the earth. They are generally of a 

 size to transplant in about a month, and they 

 should be planted in clumps of considerable size, 

 as they make but little show when planted singly. 



We prefer the China Pink in its single state, 

 because the beautiful marks of colouring on the 

 petals are then seen distinctly, and which are 

 obscured when the petals are multiplied ; but as 

 florists in general prefer these plants with double 

 flowers, we shall notice the best mode of pro- 

 curing them in that state, which is to draw out 

 all the plants with single flowers so soon as they 

 can be ascertained, in order that their farina may 

 not be suflered to impregnate the stigmas of the 

 double flowers, and thus to aflect the seed of the 

 favourite kinds. Fine varieties of these plants 

 may be preserved by raising them from slips, 

 which should be kept moist and shaded until they 

 have taken root, and if planted in pots they can 

 be secured from frost by removing them into a 

 green-house, where they should have as much 

 air and light as possible, but little water. 



