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SET 



&c. — Forfc over vacant compartments. — ennials, annuals, and biennials. The 



Gi'ass, mow and roll; sow, b. — Gravel, 



weed and roll. — Guernsey Lilies, poi. — 



Heartsease, plant cuttings ; trim old. — 



Hedges, clip, e. — Mignonette, sow in Green-house ever<jreen shrubs 



pots to shelter in frames. — P(^;>//!g-s of, cuttings, taken off at a joint. 



Pinks, &c., plant out for blooming. — 



Polyanthuses, plant. — Ranunculuses, 



plant best, e.; sow, b. — Seedlings, plant green shrub 



out. — .SVerfs, gather as ripe. — Transplant j and sand. 



perenni:i!s, e. — Tuberous rooted plants 



former, seeds or division ; the latter, 



seeds only. Common soil suits them all. 



SERRURIA. Thirty-four species. 



Ripe 



Light 



turfy loam, with a little sand. 



SERSALISIA sericea. Stove ever- 

 Cuttings. Loam, peat, 



SERVICE. Pyrus Sorbus. There 

 transplant. — Turf, lay. — fFu/fr annuals are three varieties. P. S. maliforrnis, 

 and other plants every day in dry 

 weatlier. 



HOT-HOrSE. 



Air, admit freely every day. — Bark- 

 beds, renew. — Bulbs, plant, b. — Com- 

 posts, prepare. — Dress the plants regu- 

 larly. — Earth, give where required. — 

 Leaves, wash ; remove decayed, &c. — 

 Pines, shift, if neglected beforej b.; 

 attend to bottom heat; water every 



apple-shaped ; P. S. pyriformis, pear- 

 shaped ; P. S. bacciformis, berry- 

 shaped. 



Propagation. — By Grafting on the 

 apple, medlar, and hawthorn. 



By Cuttings. See Apple. 



By Seed. — The berries ripen abund- 

 antly in autumn, which is the proper 

 time for sowing them when perfectly 

 ripe. Sow them as soon after they are 



third dny.-Propagate b^ offsets, seeds, "f^^Z"^ J"^ possible, selecting a spot 



■ ^ • • ot lightish ground, and dividing it into 



four-feet-wide beds, in which sow the 



slips, and suckers. — Shifting neglected 

 before, complete, b. — Succulents, re- ' 

 place under glass. — Watering gene- 

 rally is required two or three times 

 weekly. I 



GREEN-HOUSE. 



Air, give very freely to plants re- 



berries in drills an inch deep. Some of 

 them will rise the following spring; 

 they, however, frequently remain till 

 the second spring before they come up; 

 observing in either case, that in the 

 spring following, when the seedlings 

 turned into house. — Camellias, bud. — are a year old, they should be planted 



Earth, give fresh. — Geraniums and 

 Myrtles planted in borders, return into 

 pots, b. ; cuttings, plant, b. — Glass, 

 Flues, ^-c, repair, before the plants are 



out in nursery rows, to remain till they 

 acquire a proper size for final trans- 

 plantation at thirty feet apart. 



By Layers. — Having some of the 



moved in. — Oranges and Lemons, re- trees while young cut down near the 



move into house, e.; thin fruit. — Prune 

 and dress as the plants are removed. — 

 Roses, pot for forcing. — Seedlings and 

 other young plants, if well rooted, 



jround, they will throw out lower 

 shoots, which being layered in the 

 common way in autumn and spring, 

 will readily emit roots, and be lit to 



transplant, b. — Succulents, remove into transplant in nursery rows in one year. 



house, b.; shift into larger pots. — 

 Suckers, layers, cuttings, &c., may be 

 planted. — Tender plants, generally 



So/7. — Clayey loam well drained suits 

 it best. 



Culture. — They are best trained as 



remove into house, e. — iVater is not dwarf standards or espaliers. See 



required so freely 



SER.\PIAS. Three species. Stove 

 orchids. Division. Light sandy soil. 



S E R I N G I A platyphylla. Green- 

 house evergreen shrub. 

 Sand, loam, and peat. 



SVAWiSkfatida. Green-house ever- mer by seeds 

 green shrub. Cuttings. Loam, peat, them all. 

 and sand 



Medlar. 



Gather the fruit in autumn, and treat 

 it like that of the medlar. 



SESBANIA. Twelve species. Stove 



Cuttings. — I annuals, biennials, or evergreen shrubs. 



The latter increase by cuttings; the for- 



Loam and peat suits 



SESUVIUM. Four species. Stove 

 SERPICULA repens. Greenhouse \ annuals and herbaceous perennials, 

 herbaceous creeper. Division. Com- i Partly dried cuttings. Sandy loam and 



mon soil. 



SERRATULA. Saw-wort. Twenty- 



peat. 



SETHLA. indica. 



Stove evergreea 



nine species. Hardy herbaceous per- tree. Cuttings. Turfy loam and peat. 



