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It is a good plan to divide a 

 parcel of seed into two parts, to sow 

 one part as soon as ripe, and the 

 other part to be kept till spring. If 

 you have plenty, adopt this plan ; if 

 not, then sow all at once, and pot 



at once and see if there is green-fly 

 or red-spider on any of theoi, and 

 the only way to ascertain is to search 

 the under side of the leaves. If you 

 find fly or spider, be brisk with 

 remedies. Tobacco-water applied 



separately all the seedlings as soon 

 as they are large enough to handle. 



Take cask of Old Plants. — If 

 they are in the full sun now, they 

 will be nicely roasted and half killed. 

 If you want to keep them, let them 

 be shaded from eleven to three, and 

 let them have plenty of water. Go 



with a brush is a good and cheap 

 remedy. Better still the " Aphis 

 wash,"' sent out by the City Soap 

 Company. Pour out a tablespoonful 

 of the treacle like fluid, add half a 

 pint of water, mix well, and wash the 

 under sides of the leaves with the 

 mixture. If the use of a brush is too 



