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parlor, and are very simple in their cultivation. These are 

 raised from seed, which, if of a good quality, will produce nearly 

 half double flowers, or even more. As they are difficult to 

 transplant when large, without severely checking their growth, it 

 is best to pot them in the smallest sized pots as soon as they 

 show six or eight leaves, and, as they advance in growth, shift 

 them into larger sized pots. When the flower buds show them- 

 selves, it will be easy to detect those that will be single, which 

 should be rejected. Hyacinths, Polyanthus, Narcissus, and many 

 other bulbous-rooted plants, flourish in the parlor. For direc- 

 tions for their cultivation, see page 82. 



I have named more varieties and species of plants than are 

 commonly cultivated in parlors, but the directions given in this 

 chapter apply equally to small conservatories connected with the 

 sitting-room, where professed gardeners are not employed. For 

 such appendages a greater variety of plants will be required than 

 for the parlor. 



