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POPULAR GARDEN BOTANY. 



Tree Mignonette : — cc Sow in March a few seeds of com- 

 mon Mignonette in 48 or 32-sized pots, in a compost of 

 hazel-mould, leaf- mould, and sharp sand ; place them in 

 a cucumber frame where there is a good moist heat ; when 

 they have made about four leaves, pull up all but one 

 strong plant in each pot ; as that grows, pinch off all side- 

 shoots. When the plant is drawn up by heat and moisture 

 to the height of about eleven inches, it will show its blos- 

 som, which must be nipped off ; let it be tied carefully to a 

 stick with bast, and removed for about a fortnight longer 

 to a melon-frame. It will soon produce another shoot near 

 the top, which must be led up the stick, and all side-shoots 

 cleared off about eighteen inches up the stem, the base-leaf 

 left as before to assist the stem. Remove it to the green- 

 house, and place it in a very airy situation. In the autumn 

 it will put out a quantity of shoots from the top and sides ; 

 it will flower throughout the winter, and furnish nosegays 

 all the spring/"** Those who can conveniently try this ex- 

 periment, will find amusement in the process. The exami- 

 nation of the flowers with a magnifying-glass is very inte- 

 resting ; they will be found to consist of several grouped 

 together, as the generic character describes them. 



# Floricultural Cabinet. 



