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Dantias are potted, and placed in a cold frame or pit. Stocks and 
China Asters are sown on a slight hotbed. ~ Lobelia gracilis and L. bico- 
lor, Phlox Drummondi, Gaillardia bicolor, Thunbergia a!ata. Anagallis 
Monelli and Phillipii, the Petunias, and other half-hardy annuals, should 
also be sown on a slight hotbed at the beginning of this month, if not 
sown with the climbing annuals in February; and Balsams, Cocks- 
combs, and other tender annuals, may be sown on a warm hotbed. The 
gravel walks are now raked over, and fresh gravel added; and the edges 
are trimmed with a verge cutter where the walks are bordered wie 
grass. The turf is mowed, and any places that may be burnt’ up or 
worn bare, are repaired by patches of fresh turf. Dahlia seeds are sown 
on hotbeds. _ Pots of hyacinths and tulips, that were planted in October, 
are plunged into the borders; and the scarlet Lobelias are potted, and 
placed ina gentle hotbed. The tree Peony should be covered at night 
during this month and the next, to protect it from spring frosts. 
APRIL. 
Tue gravel walks are rolled, and the box edgings trimmed. The 
borders are forked over and raked for sowing the seeds of annuals, 
which is best done in this month, though it is sometimes deferred till 
May. The evergreen Honeysuckles and Jasmines, and the evergreen 
Roses, are now pruned and trained. Cuttings of Verbenas, Salvias, 
Petunias, Mimulas, Fuchsias, Calceolarias, and Heartseases, may be 
planted on a slight hotbed, to make handsome plants for turning out. 
into the open borders in June. The seeds of Hollyhocks, Brompton 
Stocks, Wallflowers, and other biennials, may be sown, and the Cali 
fornian annuals sown in autumn may be removed to beds prepared to 
receive them. 
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In this month a second sowing is made of the hardy annuals for 
autumn flowering ; and the half-hardy annuals are transplanted into the 
open ground, sheltering them for a day or two by turning a flower-pot 
over them. The greenhouse plants standing in the open ground, which 
were protected during winter, are now uncovered. The Lobelias, Ver 
benas, Salvias, Petunias, and other half-hardy plants that were in pots, — . 
are now planted out; the hardy annuals sown in March and April are 
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