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flowers open, this will give you more pleasure 

 than all the orange flowers that could be brought 

 to you. 



Sowings of Flemish Pink Seed. 

 Side by side with your sowings of azaleas, rho- 

 dodendrons, and orange, sow seeds of Flemish 

 pinksjHn the same mixture of heath soil and 

 manure that I have directed as the most suitable 

 for oranges and lemons. Transplanted when an 

 inch or two high, the plants will, the ensuing 

 year, bear the choicest pinks, and these will be 

 among the finest ornaments of your garden. 



Sowings of Ranunculus Seed. 

 Sow also ranunculus seeds. This flower is a 

 charming one faultless in both form and color; 

 nothing is wanting in it but perfume ; and for 

 chamber gardening this is scarcely a defect. For 

 the sowings of ranunculus seeds, procure a little 

 cowdung, very dry and reduced to powder. After 

 having slightly wet this manure, sow the seeds, 

 with but a very shallow covering. They will 

 come up in a few days. When you see the lit- 



