MARCH 



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Danger of frost remains, and worse still there may come the 

 withering influence of the north-east wind, which scorches delicate 

 seedlings as with a breath of fire. 



ANNUALS, HARDY, may all be sown in the open during March and 

 April. Perhaps a list of the principal flowers comprised under this 

 denomination may aid the memory. Some of the following are not 

 strictly hardy, but for practical ends they may be so regarded. 



Alyssum 



Asperula 



Bartonia 



Cacalia 



Calandrinia 



Calendula 



Campanula 



Candytuft 



Centaurea 



Centranthus 



Chrysanthemum, annual 



Clarkia 



Collinsia 



Convolvulus minor 



Coreopsis 



Erysimum 



Eschscholtzia 



Eucharidium 



Eutoca 



Gilia 



Godetia 



Gypsophila 



Hawkweed 



Helianthus 



Helichrysum 



Hibiscus 



Jacobea 



Kaulfussia 



Larkspur 



Lavatera 



Leptosiphon 



Limnanthes 



Linaria 



Linum 



Love-lies-bleeding 



Lupine 



Malope 



Mathiola 



Mignonette 



Nasturtium 



Nemophila 



Nigella 



Nolana 



GEnothera 



Papaver 



Phacelia 



Poppy 



Prince's Feather 



Sanvitalia 



Saponaria 



Silene 



Sphenogyne 



Sunflower 



Sweet Pea 



Sweet Sultan 



Tropaeolum 



Valerian 



Venus's Looking-glass 



Virginian Stock 



Viscaria 



Whitlavia 



Xeranthemum 



These flowers are worth better treatment than they sometimes 

 receive. They may be sown at once where they are intended to 

 bloom, and for Larkspur, Lupine, Mignonette, and Poppy this method 

 is a necessity, because they will not bear transplanting. For the 

 majority, however, the transplanting system is an advantage. A 

 comparatively small space has to be prepared as a seed-bed, and 

 more care can be devoted to it than is always possible over a larger 

 area. In every case sow thinly, and afterwards thin boldly, for many 

 of the flowers named will occupy a space of one or even two feet, 

 if the soil is in a condition to do them justice. Give the ground 

 a deep digging and incorporate plenty of manure, except where 



