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scarcely any evaporation takes place ; whilst, the 

 temperature there being mild and very equable, 

 the conditions are the best possible for obtaining 

 a good germination of the seeds. Each pot having 

 received but a small number of seeds, the young 

 azaleas will sprout at their ease, without crowding 

 one another. As soon as they have acquired con- 

 sistence enough to bear transplanting, pull them 

 up, one by one, and plant them singly in little pots, 

 where they will continue to grow until they have 

 become too large to remain in the portable green- 

 house. Then take your share, and distribute the 

 rest ; it is a sort of present that cannot fail to be 

 acceptable. 



The seeds of rhododendrons are sowed exactly 

 in the same manner as the seeds of azaleas, and 

 with the same results. 



Sowing of Orange Seeds. 

 Among the shrubs that are easily propagated 

 by seeds in the portable greenhouse is the orange. 

 Sow, for this purpose, seeds of very ripe oranges 

 or lemons ; these last are most easily reared. 

 Instead of pure heath soil, these seeds require a 



