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just cover. Of the resulting seedlings, all but the three 

 finest must be pulled out. Mignonette is often stood in 

 the open until frost, but it is better in a frame, where 

 the drenching rains of late summer may be kept off. 

 Poor soil, draught, and not thinning in time all tend to 

 failure. With the colder nights of October, remove 

 from the frame to greenhouse. Give plenty of air and 

 water carefully. The giant and the so-called white 

 varieties are useful for pot work. 



Myosotis 



Special pot strains are obtainable, seed of which sown 

 in June in frames will produce charming pots of forget- 

 me-nots at Christmas. Sow some also in early July for 

 later transfer to greenhouse. For cut flowers they may 

 be grown in boxes. 



Zonal Pelargoniums 



For small winter-flowering plants, strike cuttings in 

 February, and pot as roots fill, using 6-inch pots at the 

 finish. Each shoot should be kept pinched above the 

 third joint, and every flower pinched during summer. 

 Cease stopping the shoots at the middle of August. 

 From June to September the plants should be kept 

 outside. Remove them before frost, and rather than 

 crowd, throw some away. The plants will flower from 

 November to spring. 



Large stuff' in 8-inch pots may be had in the second 

 year if the above plants are cut down to the first stem 

 in April, shaken out, put in 5-inch pots, and afterwards 

 pinched and shifted on into larger pots. 



The crimson scarlet Improved Raspail and Gustave 

 Emich are very bright, and will be in every selection. 

 Several pelargoniums are grown for their pleasantly 



