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ANNUAL flower seeds, as Clarkia, Collinsia, Schizan- 

 thus, Ten-week Stock, &o., now sown in small pots, 

 well drained, and kept in a cool frame, or a spare corner in a cool 

 o-reenlionse, through winter, will be suitable for turning out in the 

 open borders at the end of March or in April. Such plants bloom 

 early and fine, and they are early ornaments for the flower garden ; 

 and as they decline, the spring-sown plants are coming into bloom. 

 Seeds of many kinds, now sown in the open border, generally survive 

 the winter, and bloom vigorously early the next season. Carnatioxs : 

 the layers should be taken off, severing them off at a joint as near the 

 root as possible. Only a few of the bottom leaves should be trimmed 

 off to admit the compost to settle closely around the stem, and that 

 no leaves may rot inside the soil, and be likely to damage the main 

 stem. The compost in which to pot them must not be rich, or the 

 plants will be likely to grow too vigorous, and become what florists 

 term too o-ross. Equal portions of year-old turfy loam and leaf mould, 

 with a small proportion of sand mixed therein, is rich enough, and of 

 a dryish texture, and the plants keep healthy in it if otherwise duly 

 attended to. They must have a liberal drainage ; over the broken pot, 

 &c., spread a portion of moss or turfy loam, in order to prevent the 

 compost settling amongst the bits of pot, and to allow a free passage 

 for the water draining away. The compost must not be sifted, but 

 chopped, and in its rough state. In potting, place two layers in each 

 pot. When potted, put them in a cool frame for about ten days, 

 keepino- the lights closed, and shaded from mid-day sun ; this contri- 

 butes ?o an immediate striking root afresh : afterwards they may be 

 fully exposed in a sheltered spot, having a thick floor of coal-ashes or 

 boards to place the pots upon, in order to prevent worms entering. 



beds of them may still be made, and the earlier the more suc- 

 Paxsies : beds of them should be made for next spring 



Pot some of all the best kinds in small pots, to be placed in a 



Pinks : 

 cessful. 

 bloom. 



cool frame during winter. If the sowing of the seeds of biennials, as 

 Scabious, Canterbury Bell, Brompton and Queen Stocks, &c., has 

 been neolected, they should be attended to as early as possible. 

 Vekbenas : runners should be potted in small pots, a third filled with 

 potsherds and the rest with good loamy soil, placing them in a close 

 cool frame for ten days, shading from mid-day sun ; after which gradu- 

 ally expose them to open air. Attention to them should be immediate. 

 When placed in a cool frame or greenhouse for winter protection, they 

 must be kept near the glass, and in a dry situation. Put in cuttings of 

 all bed plants as early as possible, taking short well-ripened shoots, as 



