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A good, fresh, loamy soil, dug and well pulverized, about twelve 

 or eighteen inches deep, and well manured and mixed with cow- 

 dung, two years old, is all the preparation that is necessary for this 

 charming flower. 



The plants designed for the principal bloom, should be planted 

 where intended to blow, in September, or early in October, as they 

 do not flower quite so well if removed later in the season ; they 

 should be planted at about the distance of nine inches from each 

 other, and the bed should be laid rather convex, or rounding, to 

 throw off excess of rain ; but will require only a slight covering or 

 protection in case of frost, and this only for the superior kinds. 



The beds should be kept free from weeds, and the surface stirred 

 up a little if it inclines to bind. 



They may also be propagated now, freely, by slips from their 

 roots, or removed if necessary. If desired to have them in pots, 

 you may pot a few of the finest kinds, as directed for carnations. 



Polyanthus's. 



Your finest kinds of polyanthus's and double primroses, may be 

 treated in every respect as directed for Auriculas, if desired in 

 pots ; if not, they may be removed at pleasure, between the middle 

 and latter end of this month, and large roots divided for increase ; 

 but this should not be done to those which you intend to flower 

 strongly, till their bloom is over, immediately after which, you 

 may slip them or divide their roots. They are impatient of heat 

 and drought, and love the reverse, shade and moisture : they are 

 very hardy, and seldom perish except by the summer heats, which 

 frequently destroy them, unless the necessary precautions are 

 taken. 



Double Daisies. 



These beautiful little flowering plants may, about the end of 

 this month, be taken from their winter repositories, and planted for 

 edgings in shady borders ; for, if planted in open exposures, the 

 summer heat will totally destroy them, unless they are removed 

 into the shade, as soon as their first bloom is over. The roots may 

 now be separated for increase, as every shoot of them, if slifified off, 

 will root freely. They may also be removed into pots with balls 

 of earth adhering to their roots, where they will blow handsomely, 

 but it would have been better if they were planted in these, in Sep- 

 tember, or October. 



Giving' fresh Earth to various Plants in Pots. 



Give some fresh earth to the pots of double wall-flowers, double 

 Stock July-flowers, double sweet-williams, rockets, rose-campions, 

 catchfly, campanulas, scarlet lychnis, and such like plants, which 

 were potted last autumn, or before. 



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