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planted in May will make large plants before October, it 

 should therefore be planted one foot apart each way in the 

 nursery beds ; it is somewhat tender in winter and requires 

 an open, sunny and rather dry position. This is a hybrid 

 raised by Mr. Smith of Newry. 



'Polyanthus. These plants may be increased by division 

 as soon as flowering is over, and if carefully done, the pieces 

 will make good plants by the following autumn, in many 

 places. It is not possible to do this here owing to our eleva- 

 tion and the dry character of our soil in the hot weather. 

 I find the most successful and satisfactory plan is to raise 

 them from seed as explained on page 34, but there is the 

 disadvantage in that plan of not being able to perpetuate any 

 distinct variety. I will briefly describe propagation by 

 division. The plants soon feel the ill effects of removal and 

 should always be replanted at once, before the foliage withers. 

 Care must be taken to preserve as many roots as possible 

 when dividing the old plants, and a strong knife is of great 

 assistance ; the summer quarters should always be shady and 

 moist, good soil is also necessary, and plenty of manure 

 should be added some few weeks before planting. Hoeing 

 must be done carefully, not to cut the roots which issue from 

 the collar close under the leaves. Water must be applied 

 during hot, dry weather ; the plants may be put in closely 

 as they always succeed best when the leaves cover the 

 ground, evaporation from the soil is then greatly reduced, 

 the best distances therefore are rows six inches apart, and 

 the plants four inches apart in the rows. 



Primroses (Primula acaulis). The above directions 



