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set near the light in the green-house, or in a 

 frame, or even in the open air, if there is nei- 

 ther frame nor green-house. As soon as it 

 comes up, the pans are taken out, and placed 

 under an east wall, and sufficiently watered in 

 dry weather. In June, the seedlings are plant- 

 ed in a bed of fine light mould, in rows, six 

 inches apart, and kept well watered during dry 

 weather. In the autumn, hoops are put over, 

 (in the way I have already directed with re- 

 spect to hyacinths,) in order that they may be 

 covered over with mats in frosty or wet wea- 

 ther, the wet being quite as injurious as the 

 frost. In the beginning of April following, every 

 other one may be transplanted into the borders, 

 and the rest left to flower in the bed. 



In the course of the next month, I shall send 

 a basket of plants with my letter, but I shall 

 probably have so much of my spare time taken 



