Annuals from 3>eeti 



ering an eighth of an inch deep and keeping rather 

 cool. They germinate in from five to seven days, and 

 when the plants have attained their second pair of 

 true leaves they should be transplanted, setting an 

 inch or two apart in the flats or bed. Transplant 

 again when the leaves close up the gaps between them, 

 setting three or four inches apart according to their 

 growth. If possible, transplant a third time, as this 

 frequent moving serves to produce a great quantity 

 of feeding roots, at the same time checking the top 

 growth and making a stocky plant with stiff stems. 

 Transplant when the weather is favourable into a 

 well-prepared bed of sandy loam enriched with old 

 manure, or a bed of woods earth. Set a foot apart 

 each way, except in the case of the branching Asters, 

 which should be at least two feet apart. 



Sprinkle ashes freely, and as long as there is room 

 to work between the rows cultivate once or twice a 

 week. They may then be mulched with lawn clip- 

 pings to keep down the weeds for the rest of the 

 season. If they are planted in woods earth they will 

 need only such cultivation as is necessary to keep down 

 the weeds. Do not let them suffer for water at any 

 period of their growth, and remove all flowers as 

 they fade. 



Ageratums (Floss Flower) are almost indispensa- 

 ble for edgings, window-boxes, vases, and for filling 

 out beds of Heliotrope. The dwarf or Tom Thumb 

 are the most desirable for edgings. Princess Caroline, 



