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Of planting Perennial Flowers. 

 Many kinds of hardy border flowers may now be 

 planted, if the soil and the weather be dry. They 

 should, however, be planted as early in the month 

 as may be convenient ; but if that cannot be done, 

 it would be advisable to delay the business till Fe- 

 bruary or March. See many kinds enumerated in 

 these months. 



Of potting Herbaceous Flowers for Forcing. 

 Many kinds of herbaceous flowers may now be 

 put into pots, to be forced for the green-house or 

 the parlour, in the stove or other forcing compart- 

 ments. In the course of the kalendar, I have noti- 

 ced the treatment of the choice kinds for this- pur- 

 pose, such as campanulas, carnations, rockets, stocks, 

 &c. but many other plants may be potted at this 

 time, if thought proper, and they will still succeed 

 very well. Let them be carefully potted, and be 

 treated as directed for those in other respects; plun- 

 ging them in the earth, &c. as noticed in Septem- 

 ber, and taking them into the forcing-houses in divi- 

 sions, for the purpose of having them flower in suc- 

 cession. 



Care of choice Plants in Pots. 

 Frequently attend to the choice auriculas, car- 

 nations, stocks, &c. placed in their winter quarters 

 in September or last month, and clear them from 

 weeds, litter, or dead leaves. Likewise, observe to 



