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should be sown in September, in the open ground ; pot the 

 plants off in four inch pots, gently water them, and screen 

 them for several days ; then sink the pots in the open 

 ground, guarding the plants against heavy rains. About 

 the first of November, remove them into the house to deco- 

 rate the window for the coming winter, where they will 

 flower from December to February. Water the plants 

 when necessary, which will depend on the heat of the 

 room. If you sow the seed in pots the last of September, 

 you will have flowering plants from March to May, afford- 

 ing some of the sweetest scented flowers half of the year, 

 in the house, and amusement and pleasure at a season when 

 many plants are out of flower. 



It is said there is a variety of the Mignionette, called the 

 Tree, of a shrubby nature, which is increased by cuttings 

 as well as by seed. There appears to me a doubt on the 

 subject, for the Mignionette we cultivate as an annual, by 

 trimming and training, will attain a great height, and if 

 allowed to spread after, will in some measure appear 

 shrubby, and live a long time. From this circumstance, 

 I suspect, has arisen the idea of the Tree variety. If there 

 be another, it must be scarce, and has not found its way 

 into general cultivation. 



