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Mignonette sown last month should be transplanted ; and 

 if plunged into the hotbed, the plants would strike much 

 sooner. Prick out Biennials and Perennials sown last month. 

 If any Ranunculuses or Anemonies are planted now, they will 

 blow in the middle of May, but much weaker than those 

 planted in October ; but this mode keeps up a succession. 



Watch the birds narrowly, as they will be very busy in 

 eating the young shoots of Carnations, Pinks, &c. particu- 

 larly the sparrows and chaffinches. 



THE GREENHOUSE. 



March. 



Sow the seeds of Geranium, &c. and put them into the 

 hotbed. 



Now give the plants plenty of air, and frequent light 

 waterings. 



Fresh earth the pots, and shift your plants where neces- 

 sary. 



It will greatly refresh the plants to give them a sprink- 

 ling with the rose on the pot. 



Now is the time to head down Myrtles, &c. 



Whenever you shift any plants, you should always put 

 besides the oyster shell a little drift sand at the bottom of 

 the pots. 



Plant cuttings of Myrtles, Geraniums, &c. and put them 

 into the hotbed. 



Sow Orange and Lemon kernels, and put them into the 

 hotbed. 



The windows of the greenhouse should be shut for half 

 an hour after the plants are watered. Ten or eleven o'clock 

 is the best time to water them, and when the sun shines 

 is preferable. 



