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beauty and fragrance of the plant, and it shows so conclusively what results can 

 be obtained from close pruning and attention. 



Some persons think that the Tree Mignonette is a distinct variety from the 

 common kind grown in gardens ; but it is not so ; upon the process of formation 

 alone does the difference rest. Sow the seeds as directed above. The soil should 

 be rather rich, but friable, not heavy. When the plants come up, thin out the 

 weakest, so as to leave only one strong growing plant directly in the centre of 

 the pot. 



Push a stiff piece of wire down by the side of the plant, and when it is two 

 inches high commence tying it loosely with a worsted thread to the wire, and 



keep it well supported. 

 Every side branch that ap- 

 pears from the main stem 

 must be pinched off"; but the 

 leaves must be allowed to 

 remain on the stem as their 

 functions are needed for the 

 health and support of the 

 plant. In four or five 

 months turn out the ball of 

 earth to see if it requires a 

 larger size ; but do not give 

 it unless the roots are curled 

 around the edges of the ball. 

 When the plant is a foot 

 or more in height, according 

 to the fancy of the cultivator, 

 the side shoots can be per- 

 mitted to grow, but they 

 must have their heads 

 Fig. 74. -Tree MigDiouette. pinched off Occasionally, to 



force them to form a bushy top of ten or twelve inches in diameter. This 

 will be accomplished in from nine to twelve months, and then one plant will be 

 sufficient to perfume a large room. Every year it should be repotted, and it 

 will bear an abundance of fragrant flowers for many seasons. * 



The Reseda Odorata, or Sweet Mignonette, is our most popular variety, unless 

 we except 



The Parsons Neio White Mignonette, which is white also, but much more 

 vigorous. The flowers are larger, but some do not consider the color any differ- 

 ent or superior. In other respects it is, however, an improvement. 



The Cineraria. 

 This plant is usually grown in pots or boxes, and it flowers abundantly during 

 the greater part of the winter and early spring. The variety of its colors, the 



