farmers' miscellany. 97 



if half double varieties, sow it in the sprinf^ in drills, and when 

 iie plants have attained the height of twd inches, transplant them 

 nto beds for flowering the next summer. Very few need be expect- 

 d to be double varieties ; but those which are good may be se- 

 gcted, and the rest thrown away. The seed from half double ' 

 nes is said to produce the best flowers. Endless varieties are 

 roduced from seed. 



PANSY OR VIOLET. 



Little attention is paid to this plant in this country, although in 

 Iritain it is thought of sufficient importance to have shoAvs appro- 

 riated and premiums offered for it. Immense numbers are pro- 

 uced, of great size and beauty. Soil should be rich, and they 

 lould not be too much exposed to the sun. Propagated from 

 i?ed, and by dividing the root ; this should be done in the fall, so 

 lifly that the plants may become rooted, to flower in the spring. 

 r the seed be sown in the spring as early as the weather will per- 

 lit, some of the plants will flower in the fall. 

 ' There are a few annual flowers which deserve particular atten- 

 on, on account of their varieties and their flowering through the 



hole summer. These should have each a bed appropriated to 

 liem J and as they all trail upon the ground, they will in the course 

 f the summer, cover it entirely with a mass of flowers. 



VERBENA. 



Of this there are a number of varieties, w^orthy of cultivation, 

 id every year is producing new ones. The different colors may 

 i planted in a bed by themselves, or mingled in the same bed. 

 hey may be planted about two feet, or less, asunder, and suf- 

 red to creep upon the ground. Soil should be rich and well 

 orked. Propagated by cuttings which will root well in good 

 lil or charcoal, or by runners which take root at every joint. 

 Ihese must be taken up in the fall, potted, and kept in the house 

 jiring the winter, to be planted in the spring. Some kinds do not 

 lOt at the joints of runners, and must be raised from cuttings 

 anted in the summer. 



PETUNIA. 



This may be raised from seed, but rarely can any good varieties 

 : produced. A few of the best colors can be produced by'lay- 



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