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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



thus avoiding any disturbance of the sur- 

 face. In about two weeks the little plants 

 will begin to make their appearance, and 

 after the third leaf has appeared the plants 

 may be pricked out into other pots, pro- 

 vided with soil the same as described. 

 Cover the plants with glass, and keep in 

 a light, shady place, as before. Water as 

 may be required, but only enough to keep 

 the soil gently moist, and be careful to 

 avoid wetting the leaves. After a few 

 weeks growing in this way, transplant the 

 plants singly into quite small pots, using 

 the same soil as before. Keep the plants 

 in the same temperature as at first, and, 

 if the season admits of it, place them in a 

 cold-frame ; give a little air every day to 

 prevent the plants from becoming drawn. 

 In potting, the plants should be set low in 

 the pot, for, as they grow, they stretch 

 up above the soil and require a little more 

 to be placed about them. As soon as the 

 plants begin to grow well, repot. into five- 

 inch potsr, adding a third part of old cow- 

 manure to the soil, and keep them in the 

 cold-frame or a spent hot-bed until they 

 show their flower-stems. The sing] e varie- 

 ties are much the best for house or window 

 culture." 



Such are the freshness and beauty, 

 the naturalness and air of vivacity about 

 these fllowers, that one never tires of 

 them. To-day you look at them with 

 pleasure, to-morrow they greet you with 

 a look of welcome, and you linger even 

 longer than yesterday to admire their 

 winsome grace. 



One thing more should be said of 

 their cultivation, and it is this, do not 

 expose them to the full blaze of our 

 summer's sun, but during the summer 

 keep them on the north side of a high 

 fence or of some building. When the 

 flower buds have formed, be careful not 



to wet them when watering, as when 

 kept too damp they may decay. 



We trust our readers will be able to 

 grow this beautiful flower abundantly, 

 and may experience the pleasure which 

 the writer has enjoyed from December 

 till May in the possession of its con- 

 tinuously charming bouquets of bloom. 



ROAD SIDE FENCES. 



The Committee to whom was re- 

 ferred the Report of the Committee on 

 Fences at our last winter meeting, with 

 instructions to furnish such facts, figures 

 or circumstances, as led them to the 

 conclusions arrived at in that Report^ 

 now respectfully submit : 



1. That every farm of 100 acres, 

 divided in the usual manner, will have 

 about 1,200 rods of fence thereon. 



2. That one of the best and most 

 economical fences now coming into 

 general use is a straight one, made of 

 cedar rails and posts. It is usually 

 built five rails high, the ends of the 

 rails being inserted into augur holes in 

 the posts, which are set firmly in the 

 ground in line, twelve feet apart. 



3. The cost of such a fence for a farm 

 of 100 acres will be about as follows : 



8,250 Rails at $52 per 1,000 $429 00 



1,650 Posts at 18 cents each 297 00 



Digging holes and setting Posts at 



10 cents each 165 00 



Boring holes in Posts at $1 per 100 



holes 82 50 



Cutting and turning Rails at f 1 per 



100 82 50 



Setting up the Rails at 10 cents per 



len^h of 5 Rails 165 00 



16 Gates, hung and painted at $6 



each 96 00 



Total $1,317 00 



or about $1 30 per rod. Such a fence 

 is estimated to last about 25 years. 

 The gates about 10 years. 



4. The annual charge for permanent 



