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cessively into larger pots until they flower. They 

 require rich soil. They are particularly suited to 

 positions in halls or windows, continuing to blossom 

 during the greater part of the season. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Part the suckers, giving each the comfort of a 

 penny pot ; or plant cuttings, which though not so 

 forward as the others, will make handsomer plants. 

 Many prefer laying them from the old growth in 

 summer in small pots, cutting them off and treating 

 them as the others. The first method is the least 

 troublesome, the others produce neater plants. 



WORK TO BE DONE IN THE HOT-BEDS. 



Should the heat have diminished, line the hot-beds 

 in which you have sown your tender Annuals last 

 month, and prick these out (two inches apart) from 

 the seedling pots, into others previously filled with 

 bright rich earth, and plunged into the hot-bed, in 

 order to warm the earth for their reception. 



This warming-pan operation should be performed 

 the day preceding that on which the plants are to 

 be fresh potted. 



Water them gently and moderately, and shade the 

 glass over them until they shall have struck root, 

 and afterwards keep the earth moderately moist, as 

 nothing is more injurious than drenching the plants 

 with water. 



Remember also to admit as much air as the state 

 of the weather will permit. 



