FLOWER GARDEN HARDY ANNUALS. [MARCH. 



sown and now growing freely, must have plenty of air. 

 In fine days the sashes may be taken off a few hours 

 about mid-day; and where the plants are too thick, thin 

 them out a few inches apart, that the air may circulate 

 amongst them. Have another bed ready to transplant 

 them into about the end of this or beginning of next 

 month. When transplanted, sprinkle them with water, 

 and shade them With mats from the sun, one or two 

 days. By this treatment they will be much stronger 

 for planting into the borders, about the first of May. 

 For the different kinds, see list. 



HARDY ANNUALS 



May be sown in the borders about the end of the 

 month, when the ground is prepared, and the weather 

 fine, but avoid it at all times if the earth will not pulve- 

 rise properly. The neatest and most expeditious 

 method is to take a rod about one foot long, and one 

 inch in diameter, rounding at the end, .with which end 

 draw a circle, of nine inches diameter, from one inch 

 to one eighth of an inch deep, according to the size of 

 the seeds. Many very small seeds will grow best if 

 sown on the surface of fine mould. When sown, cover 

 in with the back of the rake, placing a small twig, or a 

 tally with the name, in the centre of the circle, to prevent 

 mistakes, either in sowing, planting, or hoeing. When 

 they come above ground, the first moist day should be 

 taken to pull up such as are too crowded. Annuals 

 are generally too delicate to bear transplanting, there- 

 fore they ought always to be sown where they are in- 



