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themselves. There can be no doubt that many 

 beauties are lost by coarse hands that make their 

 bed a grave. The lightest powdering is to the 

 amaranth as much as a plough furrow is to the 

 bean. To mark the seedbed and save it from the 

 hoe, it is usual to adopt the spell of drawing a circle 

 around it; others sow in a ring, on the principle of 

 the argand lamp, admitting air into the centre, and 

 causing the flowers to burn with a clearer light. 



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The following less hardy annuals, whether for 

 beauty or curious growth, are worthy of the help 

 which they require in a small hotbed frame ; namely, 

 the marigolds, African and French ; amaranths, or 

 love-lies-bleeding and prince's- feather: all of which 

 are of uncertain growth in ordinary seasons; bal- 

 sams, of many varieties; tricolor-chrysanthemum; 

 Indian corn; some of the huge gourd family; the 

 tobacco plant; stockgillyflower, for an early blow; 

 to which may be added many others according to 

 fancy or convenience. 



ALPHABETICAL LIST OF SUCH FLOWERS AS REQUIRE A 

 PARTICULAR NOTICE, WHETHER WITH REGARD TO 

 THEIR PROPERTIES OR PECULIAR MODES OF CULTIVA- 

 TION. 



Anemone Broad and narrow-leaved. As soon 

 as the downy seeds begin to fall off they may be 

 gathered and sown in drills four or five inches apart, 

 and slightly covered. Next year the bed will be 

 pretty for a length of time with many and very 

 bright colours; but there will not be one double of 



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