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seen practised with success, which is to strip 

 off the leaves and roll the plants up in a piece 

 of matting, and keep them in the cellar till the 

 spring, when they may be potted and planted 

 out again : they will require to be cut to a few 

 shoots, or they will not make handsome plants. 

 The different species of geraniums may be 

 increased in two ways, either by sowing the 

 seeds or parting the roots. Where the first 

 method is adopted, the seeds should be sown 

 in the autumn, as soon as they have become 

 perfectly ripened, either in pots or a shady 

 border in the garden, where the mould is light 

 and fine. As soon as the plants have acquired 

 a few inches in growth, they should be pricked 

 out into other pots, or beds of similar earth, at 

 the distance of five or six inches in the latter 

 case ; but where this cannot be done, they may 

 be permitted to remain until the following 



