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frame, and planted out early in the summer, where 

 they will get plenty of sun. If you possess a 

 greenhouse or conservatory, it is nice to grow a 

 few plants of better, late sorts, treating them in the 

 same way, only lifting them and putting them into 

 pots and under shelter as soon as the bad weather 

 begins ; all Chrysanthemums are very good-natured 

 about moving, and will put up with it even when 

 they are in bud. 



The single pink and white are good for out-of- 

 doors, and give a mass of bloom in October; the 

 white is later than the pink. 



Crocus. I have named these bulbs as some of 

 the most indispensable for your garden, as their 

 brilliant colours come to cheer us in February, in 

 spite of wintry weather, when we have nothing else 

 in flower. It is well worth while to buy the best 

 and largest sorts of the gold and the purple, as they 

 do not deteriorate, but slowly and surely increase, 

 making a lovely border for some of your beds, and 

 need not be moved for some years, as other things 

 can be planted close behind them, or alternate with 

 them, for later effects. 



Daffodils. No garden would seem complete 

 without a good supply of Daffodils (or Narcissus, as 



