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culture, and the treatment throughout will be the same, 

 except that, instead of sowing in small pots, the seeds should 

 be put directly into those in which the plants are to bloom. 

 Or, if it is preferred, the seeds can be sown in boxes which, 

 by the way, is an admirable system for general purposes 

 and when the plants are 2 or 3 inches high they must 

 be transferred to the flowering pots. If pots of the size 

 suggested are not readily procurable, smaller ones may 

 be used with fewer plants in them, and they will then 

 demand even more care in feeding ; and the best results 

 will only be secured when collars are put inside the rims 

 of the pots for containing top-dressings of rich compost. 



For winter-flowering, seeds should be sown in August 

 or September, and the plants will succeed best when they 

 are grown in thoroughly prepared soil which is not made 

 too rich with organic manures, as these latter encourage 

 gross growth. 



