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about the same depth in the soil as they were during the winter. 

 If they are largish in the leg or stem, an inch deeper will not be 

 amiss; give them a shake by a lift and a gentle hit upon the ground 

 or potting- bench, to settle the soil regularly in the pots, and to pre- 

 vent its sinking much afterwards. Water them lightly, but enough to 

 reach the bottom of the pots, and continue to do so regularly as they 

 need it, early iu the morning, till the end of May, and after that 

 date water them in the evening and morning if required. 



Management eoe Blooming. — Having finished the potting, 

 remove them to a sheltered] situation, if you have it, where the wind 

 cannot visit them too roughly, as violent wiuds do more injury to 

 them than anything else they have to contend with. 



Those plants that require it may be secured to a small hazel 

 twig, but as they increase in height, they should have sticks about 

 four feet long, pointed at the end, to which the flowering shoots 

 should be tied. 



About the middle of June top-dress the soil in the pot with 

 thoroughly-decomposed manure, half an inch thick ; this will pre- 

 vent the soil hardening at the top, the water will sink into it 

 better, and it will add much to the vigour of the plants. 



When the flower buds approach their full size, and are just upon 

 the point of opening, they should be tied round to prevent their 

 bursting on one side. They should be then removed to the blooming 

 stage, covered with canvas, or if not possessed of one, some half- 

 inch deal boards must be placed on the sticks so as to shade the 

 flowers. This will keep them in perfection as long as an awning 

 will, but an awning is preferable, as they can be seen in bloom alto- 

 gether, and the pots do not require water so frequently. When the 

 bloom is past, the covering must be removed. Except in case of 

 seed being saved, the flowering stems must be cut down, the sticks 

 removed, and the operation of layering commenced, at the time 

 and in the way above directed. 



I subjoin a list of the best varieties of the present day. 



CARNATIONS. 



ScAELET Flakes. — Christopher Sly (May), fine ; Sir H. Have- 

 lock (Puxley) ; Rising Sun (Kirtland) ; Mrs. Holland (Hardman) ; 

 Illuminator (Puxley) ; John Bayley (Dodwell). 



PtJEPLE Plakes.— Earl of Stamford (Elliott) ; Squire Mynell 

 (Brabbin) ; Mayor of Nottingham (Taylor) ; Premier (Millwood) ; 

 Florence Nightingale (Sealy) ; No. 10 (Kirtland); INo. 3 (Kirt- 

 land) . 



Rose Plakes. — Lovely Ann (Eley) ; Lord Belper (Eley) ; 

 Poor Sam (May) ; Rose of Castile (Headly) ; Alice (Kirtland) ; Mr. 

 Martin (Elkington). 



Scarlet Bizarres.— Admiral Curzon (Easom) ; Dreadnought 

 (Daniels) ; William Pitt (Puxley) ; Captain Thompson (Puxley) ; 

 Sir J. Paxton (Eley) ; Challenger (Puxley). 



Crimson Bizarres. — Tenby Rival (Puxley) ; Hope (Puxley) ; 

 Monarch (Puxley) ; Misnomer (Puxley) ; Phidias (Puxley) ; No. 

 50 (Kirtland). 



