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tuberous roots, and the best way to keep these is in the 

 pots without disturbing them. If nearly, but not quite, 

 dust-dry, and guarded from frost, they will be perfectly safe 

 through the winter. In the month of February they should 

 be shaken out and planted in shallow boxes filled with a 

 similar soil to that recommended for the seeds. It is a 

 matter of importance never to put them in pots or boxes 

 containing more than two or three inches of soil in the 

 first instance, for in a deep soil they are apt to rot ; but in 

 a shallow soil they are sure to grow, the temperature of 

 a warm greenhouse being sufficient for the purpose. A 

 moderate amount of care will insure a fine lot of plants 

 by the end of May, when they should be very carefully 

 " hardened " in frames to prepare them for planting out. 

 About the second week in June is, generally speaking, the 

 best time to put them out in beds; but in the southern 

 and western counties they may be put out at the end of 

 May, and provided they are not punished by frost, it 

 may be said the sooner they are planted the better. They 

 will flower superbly, and in all adverse seasons it will 

 be found that these frail, succulent, and comparatively 

 tender plants endure wind and rain with less harm than 

 any other bedders. In a dry hot season they must have 

 plenty of water, but in an average season they will need 

 but little or none. 



The following varieties for summer flowering constitute 

 a fine collection : Mont Blanc, Coral Rose, Countess of 

 Kingston, J. H. Laing, Lady Hume Campbell, Lemoinei, 

 Trocadero, Mrs. Laing, Louis Thibaut, General Roberts, 

 White Queen, Laing's Superba. 



To produce fine specimens some strong plants should 

 be dried off and rested as soon as convenient, without 



