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an accidental omission of watering. In other respects, the treat- 

 ment already detailed should be followed. By the middle of May, 

 if the frames should be wanted for other purposes, the pots may be 

 plunged in a shady place out of doors. They will come into bloom 

 about the beginning of July. Other successional sowings should 

 be made about the beginning of June and the beginning of August. 

 These may be plunged in a sheltered spot out of doors ; and, with 

 attention to watering, thinning, and tying up, as previously directed, 

 they will come into bloom respectively about the middle of August 

 and the end of October. The latter of these sowings must be 

 removed to a frame as soon as danger from frosts may be appre- 

 hended. 



The next sowing, which is to provide plants for blooming through 

 the winter months, must be made about the middle of September. 

 A little more attention is necessary at this season of the year, in 

 order to prevent them from damping off, and also to secure as much 

 of the sun's rays as possible. The soil I would recommend for this 

 sowing consists of three parts of loam, one part of good manure in 

 a state of powder, and one part of leaf-mould. My reason for 

 using more loam at this season is because the compost then retains 

 moisture longer than if a less proportion were employed ; and thus 

 the necessity of frequent applications of water is in great measure 

 done away. In dull weather Mignonette is very impatient of water ; 

 and when it is applied, it should be done in the morning, in order 

 that the foliage may become dry before night. Eor this sowing I 

 would use 4S-sized pots, giving them a good drainage, 



In preparing the frame for their reception, it should be raised 

 behind, so as to give it a good inclination towards the south, for the 

 purpose of gaining the full benefit of the sun, and also of preventing 

 drips, which are very injurious, as the plants seldom recover from 

 checks occasioned by their becoming very wet. The bottom of the 

 frame should be covered with brick rubbish, and over this there 

 should be a stratum of rough coal-ashes, and again, on the top, six 

 inches of finely-sifted ashes. This must be arranged so that, when 

 the pots are plunged, they may not be more than nine inches from 

 the glass. AVhen the seeds are vegetated, give as much air as pos- 

 sible ; and by attention the plants will begin to flower about the 

 beginning of December, and keep in good condition for three 

 months. 



The final sowing should be made about the beginning of October, 

 using the same sort of soil and pots, preparing the frame in the same 

 manner as directed for the preceding, and taking great care in the 

 watering and thinning. By the beginning of March the plants will 

 commence flowering. 



AVhen frost sets in, cover the glass with mats and loose hay, 

 taking them ofi" on every favourable opportunity, as the young 

 plants, when excluded too long a time from the light, will turn 

 yellow, and damp ofi'. I would also lay some long litter around the 

 frame, to prevent t'le frost from penetrating through the sides. 



It may be well to mention that in thinning, the plants ought to 

 be left as nearly of an equal size as possible in each pot, retaining 



