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weather there must be a protection of mats to keep out 
frost, but give air and sun as soon as they begin to vege- 
tate. The bloom will be much more perfect and continue 
for a much longer time if screened by an awning, as the 
flowers begin to expand. The hot mid-day sun will soon 
spoil the bloom. 
RESEDA,.—MIcNoneErTTE. 
{From resedo, to calm, to appease. The Latins thought it useful as a topical 
application in external bruises.] 
“‘ No gorgeous flowers the meek Reseda grace, 
Yet sip with eager trunk yon busy race 
Her simple cup, nor heed the dazzling gem 
That beams in Fritillaria’s diadem.” 
Reséda odorata.—Common Mignonette.—This fragrant 
hardy annual is too well known to need any description. 
A bed of it should be found in every garden. It con- 
tinues to bloom and send forth its sweetness all the sea- 
son. Self-sown plants begin to produce flowers in June. 
The plants are in great demand in and about London and 
other great cities, being sold in pots and in bouquets. 
Some idea of the extent of its cultivation may be derived 
from the fact, which I heard from a creditable London 
seedsman, that he alone sold a ton and a half of the seed 
yearly. 
To obtain plants for blooming from December to Febru- 
ary, 2 Sowing should be made in July in the open ground, 
and the plants potted in September. The crop for March, 
April and May, should be sown not later than the twen- 
ty-fifth of August; the plants of this sowing will not 
suffer by exposure to rain whilst they are young; they 
must, however, be protected from early frosts, like the 
winter crops. The third crop should be sown in pots 
the last of February. Thus, by attending to the sowing 
