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the varioui? parts of fructification, which is pre- 

 vented by separating these parts from the 

 branches ; consequently, the juices are forced 

 into other directions, and form a second attempt 

 to expand themselves agreeably to their various 

 nature. 



Some florists, who considered the Tree Mignd- 

 nette as a distinct species of the Reseda, ob- 

 tained seeds of the Tree Mignonette from their 

 seedsmen, who, considering it was the tall-grow- 

 ing Reseda, Lutea, sent such, which, after having 

 been nursed up with care and potted with atten- 

 tion, proved to be only the common Reseda, or 

 Dyer's Weed of our fields. 



It is frequently observed that the seeds of the 

 Sweet Reseda, which scatter themselves in the 

 autumn, produce finer plants than those that are 

 sown in the spring, which should teach us to 

 sow a part of our seed at that season of the year, 

 when, if not successful, it may be repeated in the 

 spring ; and we have generally found those self- 

 sown plants most productive of seed/ 



To procure early-flowering plants of Migno- 

 nette, the seed should be sown in pots or boxes 

 in the autumn, and kept in frames through the 

 winter ; but when this is omitted, the plants may 

 be forwarded by sowing the seed on a gentle hot- 

 bed in the spring. A small border of Sweet 



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