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Veronicas, Larkspurs, &c. should have more room than the 

 others, and when coming into bloom have their stems tied 

 up to neat stakes. If the ground is trenched they will 

 glow the better, though this is not absolutely necessary. 

 Many of them, if headed down directly they are done blooming, 

 will give a succession of flowers later in the season ; such 

 as do not, should have their old stems cut away. The 

 biennials, such as Foxgloves, Canterbury Bells, Sweet Wil- 

 liams, CEnotheras, Hollyhocks, Sec, should be raised from 

 seed every year, in June or even as late as August, though 

 they will make stronger plants if sown early. 



The more delicate kinds require more careful management, 

 and are particular as to soil. The Hepaticas, Anemonies, 

 Dodecatheons, Epimedums, Trilliums, &c., like a peaty earth, 

 and a half shady situation, where they not only remain in 

 bloom a much longer time, but are healthier and more robust 

 plants ; indeed, under the same cultivation of the grosser 

 growing kinds, they frequently die out, which accounts for 

 their being more rare. They will, however, well repay any 

 care that may be bestowed upon them. 



October is the best time to divide and reset herbaceous 

 plants ; they get well established in the ground before winter, 

 and with a slight covering of strawy manure, or leaves, or 

 tan, which is the best, especially for a stiff, loamy soil, they 

 rarely suffer from the winter, and come forward much earlier 

 and more vigorous, than if left unprotected. At another time 

 we shall devote a chapter to the particular culture of some of 

 the finest varieties, and gave a list of the most select, from 

 which the amateur may readily make a good choice. 



THE LITERATURE OF GARDENING. 



BY WILSON FLAGG. 



No. VI. Alison's Essay on the Nature and Principles 



OF Taste. 

 This volume, which is now a standard work of English 

 literature, and probably the best treatise on the nature and 



