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tees, and Pinks intended to flower in the open ground, 

 should be set out without delay, and those intended to 

 flower in pots should be shifted into five inch ones, and be 

 encouraged in their growth j it would be a good plan to sink 

 the pots into the open ground until the flowers are ready 

 to expand, then remove them to a shady situation. Finish 

 dividing and planting perennial Sunflowers, Double Sweet 

 Williams, Scarlet Lychnis, Double Fever Few, and all 

 fibrous rooted plants that will bear dividing, as they will 

 root freely. By the last of this month dig up your garden 

 and (if the weather is warm) plant Gladiolus, Tuberose, 

 Tigridia pavonia, Conchiflora, and such Amaryillisses as 

 bloom in the summer. 



' Persons wishing to have early Dahlias should place 

 the roots in a half spent hot bed, but it would be best not 

 to sprout them before next month, if you wish good flow- 

 ers. In the last of the month begin to sow biennial and 

 perennial flowering seeds. Hyacinths and Tulips in the 

 open ground will be advancing rapidly towards blooming ; 

 should any require a stick to support them let it be done 

 neatly, and loosen the soil between the rows ; it will benefit 

 them much. Turf for lawns or plats in front situations 

 may be laid to advantage, and shade trees may still be 

 planted out, but not later than the first week in the month. 

 Arbor Vitae, White Pines, and Cedars, and the like, for 

 ornamenting the garden, may be planted all this month. 

 Seeds sown last month should be attended to, as the frost is 

 apt to kill them in the seed leaf. In the last of this month 

 take cuttings of Chrysanthemums, place them under glass, 

 and in four weeks they will be well rooted. 



