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and planted, each kind by itself. One single stem is suffi- 

 cient for a moderate sized pot, if the object be to have bushy 

 plants ; but if showy plants are desired, one of each of the 

 varied colours may be selected for each pot, which should be 

 sufficiently capacious to hold them without crowding them, 

 as this will cause the plants to grow weak and slender. If 

 such happens early in the summer, a stocky growth may be 

 produced by clipping the tops, and they will bloom in great 

 perfection in their usual season. 



INTRODUCTION TO THE CATALOGUE OF 

 GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS. 



To promote brevity and avoid tautology, I here subnrit 

 the following statement : 



That the directions accompanying our catalogue of An- 

 nual, Biennial, and Perennial Flower Seed, will apply to 

 such plants in the green-house department as are ordinarily 

 raised from seed. 



That the directions annexed to the catalogue of Flower- 

 ing and Ornamental Shrubs, including propagation by cut- 

 tings, layers, &c., are applicable to a great portion of the 

 plants hereinafter described, and that the exceptions are 

 shown in the monthly calendar. 



That such Bulbous roots as are generally embraced in 

 green-house catalogues, from their being adapted to artificial 

 culture, have been already treated of, under each head, in 

 numerous articles ; to which the reader is referred. 



That, with the exception of hot-house plants, which re- 

 ijuire a uniformly warm climate to perpetuate their exis- 

 tence, all such other tender and half-hardy plants as need 

 protection in winter, may come under the denomination of 

 green-house plants ; some species however, may, notwith- 

 standing, be preserved in frames, pits, cellars, or warm 

 rooms. 



