On raising Mignonette in pots. 373 



The crop for March, April, and May should be sown in 

 small pots, not later than the the 25th of August ; the plants 

 from this sowing will not suffer by exposure to rain, whilst 

 they are young ; they must however, be protected from early 

 frosts, like the winter crop ; they are to be thinned in No- 

 vember, leaving not more than eight or ten plants in each 

 pot ; and at the same time, the pots being sunk about 

 three or four inches in some old tan or coal ashes, should 

 be covered with a frame, which it is best to place fronting 

 the west ; for then the lights may be left open in the evening, 

 to catch the sun whenever it sets clear. 



The third or spring crop should be sown in pots, not later 

 than the 25th of February ; these must be placed in a frame, 

 on a gentle heat, and as the heat declines, the pots must be 

 let down three or four inches into the dung bed, which will 

 keep the roots moist and prevent their leaves turning brown, 

 from the heat of the sun, in April and May. The plants 

 thus obtained will be in perfection by the end of May, and 

 be ready to succeed those raised by the autumnal sowing. 



