FARMER s' MISCELLANY. 89 



'RACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



PART II. 



BY M. SUTTER. 

 v.— MANAGEMENT OF PLANTS IN THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



Having spoken in general terms of the care and proper atten- 

 on of the flower garden, it may be serviceable to attend more par- 

 cularly to some particular kinds of plants which are generally 

 iltivated. These may be divided into annuals, or those which 

 row from seed, flower and ripen their seed and die in one year ; 

 cnnials, those which flower and die in the second year after be- 

 -T sown, and perennials, which live for a number of years and 

 nver every season. 



Annual flower seeds should be sown in the open borders as soon 



the weather has become settled and warm in the spring, and not 



■fore. As they will generally flower in about two months from 



c time they are sown, there is no need of hurry to get them into 



e ground early. Disappointment will generally attend such 



^.ste. Those kinds, however, which will bear transplantino-, may 



li sown m pots in the house, or in a hot-bed, whence they can be 



limoved to the open ground in proper season. Those which will 



M bear it, should not be sown till they can be safely trusted in 



te spot where they are intended to grow. Some, like the cypress 



^N, will not germinate until the earth has become very warm 



».d such should be soaked in warm water, before sowing them a 



i^ hours. But artificial watering should not be resorted to after 



lanting, except m case of severe drought. 



After they have come up, when they have attained the heio-ht 

 can inch or two, they should be carefully thinned out so as not 

 t stand too thick and crowded, the earth stirred and loosened 

 <:out the roots, and kept perfectly free from weeds Their growth 

 < beauty will be increased by an occasional watering with liquid 

 imure. In want of showers, free use of rain water from the 

 Mtermg-pot should be made every evening. The ground should be 

 tquently stirred with the hoe and every means used to promote a 

 rnd and healthy growth. 



There are some annuals of great beauty, the seed of which does 

 "t come to perfection, or whose seed, if sown, will not produce 



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