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until the plants are able to bear full exposure, when it is wholly removed. — 

 This covering answers several good purposes: — 1st. It keeps the soil moist 

 until the seeds have vegetated. 2nd. The Sun operating on the pot, produces 

 a considerable heat, which brings up the seeds much quicker and certain than 

 under other circumstances. 3rd. It protects them from frost. 4th. It pre- 

 vents the soil from being washed ofif the seeds, or the seeds being washed away 

 by heavy rains. 5th. It also preserves the seeds from birds or mice. 



Adonis, Pheasant's eye. 



Do. autumualis, crimson, 2ft., May to October, rich loam. 



Do. flava, yellow, 2ft., June, September, do. 



Do. aestivalis, scarlet, 2ft., June, August, do. 



Androsace macrocarpa, white, 6in., June, August, do. 



Antirrhinum, Snap Dragon. 



Do. montevidense, red, 1ft., July, August, do. 



Amaranthus, Princess Feather. 



Do. hypochondriacus, dark red, 2ft. to 3ft., July, September, rich loam. 



Do. caudatus, red, 2ft. to 3ft., July, September, do. 



Calendula, pluvialis, white and purple, 1ft., June, August, do. 



Do. hybrida, white, 1ft., June, August, do. 



Do. stellata, oranpe, 2ft., June, September, do. 



Centaurea bluebottles, &c. 



Ditto cyanus, 3ft., June, September, colours various, as white, flesh, blue, 



purple, and striped varieties; rich loam. 

 Chrysanthemum carinatum, white, purple eye, 1ft. to 2ft, July, October, rich 



loam. 

 Do. coronarium, 3ft. to 4ft, June, September, colours various, as 



white, yellow, golden, buff, and quilled, rich loam. 

 Commelina tubcrosa, blue, 1ft, Juue, July, rich loam. 

 Do. ccclestis, bky blue,2ft, June, September, rich loam. — These are not 



annuals, but bloom freely the first season. The old roots may be annually 



taken up and preserved as Dahlias during winter. 

 Convolvulus tricolor, striped blue, &c. 3ft, July, August, rich loam. 

 Do. albiflorus, white, 1ft, July, August, do. 



Calliopsis bicolor (Coreopsis tinctoria) golden and dark eye, 2ft. 6in., May, 



September. If too rich a loam, the plant runs too much into foliage, 



few flowered. 

 Do. Atkinsoniana, yellow and brown eye, 2ft., June, November, soil as 



above, 

 Delphinum Larkspur. 

 Do. Ajacis, rocket, 1ft to 2ft, June to September, varieties numerous, 



as dwarf, rocket, rose, tall rocket, tall rose, &.C. 

 Do. consolida, branching, 2ft to 3ft, Juue to November, varieties nu- 



merous, as fine rose, blue, pale blue, striped rose and blue, unique rose, 



unique, neapolitan, &c. 

 Eutoca multiflora, pink, 1ft. 6in., May, July, rich loam. 

 Do. Franklinni, pink, 1ft 6in., May, July, do. 

 Echium violaceum, violet, 2ft to 3ft, July, October, rich loam. This is not 



an annual, but flowers freely the first season. 

 Helianthus (sunflower) annuus, 2ft. to 6ft, June to October, rich luam, sorts 



various, as tall yellow, dwarf, extra double, &.c. 

 Do. ovatus, yellow, 4ft, June, October, rich loam. 



Helianthus lenticularis, yellow, 6ft, ."Vugust, September, rich loam. 

 Do. petiolaris, yellow, 3ft, August, November, do. 



Iberis odorata, white, 6in., June, August, do. 



Do. spatulata, purple, 6in., June, August, do. 



Do. umbellata, purple, 1ft, June, August, do. 



Latbyrus, sweet peas, &c. 

 Do. odoriitus, 3ft to 7ft, July, October, rich loam, colours and varieties 



numerous, as purple, scarlet, striped scarlet, white, yellow, black, painted 



