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done forthwith. Where they are still protected with frames, 

 give them plenty of air, keeping the sashes entirely off during 

 the day, keep the pots perfectly free from weeds, and give 

 the foliage frequent sprinklings with water. 



Polyanthus and Primroses will be exhibiting their beauti 

 ful flowers. They require the same treatment, and delight 

 in moisture and a shaded situation. Do not sprinkle them 

 while in flower, and keep them clear of weeds or decayed 

 leaves, never exposing them to the sun. They are very 

 hardy, and, where required, may be planted in very shady 

 situations, for they will suffer more from the influence of the 

 sun's rays than from frost. Those plants in pots in general 

 that have been protected in frames, and are destined for the 

 borders, should now as soon as possible be planted in their 

 destined situations, having nothing to fear from chilling 

 winds or frosts after the middle of this month, except in un- 

 common seasons. Those that are to be kept in pots, if not 

 repotted, do it immediately, and give regular supplies of water. 



CHARACTER OF A POLYANTHUS. 



The pips large, flat, and round, with small indentures be- 

 tween each division of the limb, dividing the pip into heart- 

 like segments edged with bright yellow; the edge and the eye 

 ought to be of the same colour, the truss to consist of not less 

 than five full-blown pips, supported on a strong stem, standing 

 well above the foliage. 



POLIANTHES TUBEROSA FLORE PLENO. 



This very popular bulb, generally known as Tuberose, has 

 been cultivated in England upwards of two centuries, whence 

 we, no doubt, have received it, and now can return those of 

 our production to supply their demand. The flowers are 

 many and highly odoriferous, and of the purest white, and 

 on a flower-stem from three to five feet high. To have them 

 in the greatest perfection, they should be planted in a lively 

 hot bed, about the first of this month, in six inch pots filled 

 with light rich earth, giving very little water until they begin 

 tb grow, when they ought to foe liberally supplickl with plenty 



