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the skill of the seedling-raiser most of all. For all such the 

 most careful watering is necessary ; better, indeed, that 

 watering as usually understood be dispensed with and that 

 the seed-pot be partly immersed in water for a few minutes 

 now and again in lieu. Not a few species and varieties of 

 Campanula appear to dislike a deep soil covering, and the 

 finest of sandy soils only should be used. Soils, too, for 

 seed-sowing should be free of manure, and are best if baked 

 or heated to an extent calculated to destroy all insect-life. 

 Above all, the amateur should remember that there is no 

 necessity to empty the entire contents of a packet of seeds 

 in a single pot. Far better that a part be sown and the 

 remainder reserved for sowing in the open ground in favour- 

 able weather in March. 



The following are some of the more important groups 

 easily raised from seeds : Achillea, Aster, Anchusa, Anemone, 

 Aquilegia, Aubrietia, Campanula, Chelone, Coreopsis, Coronilla, 

 Delphinium, Dracocephalum, Echinops, Eryngium, Gaillardia, 

 Galega, Geum, Heuchera, Iberis, Chrysanthemum leucanthe- 

 mum, Monarda, Lupine, Lychnis, Polemonium, Scabiosa, 

 Papaver, Primula, Pentstemon,Silene, Statice,and Zauschneria. 



