Swine No7ulccantH»avOT\n this respect; but, as a general gu.de, all large seed,, such 

 ars"eetKLu,,iNs,&c.,.navbe sown halt an inch deep,- smaller, less; and for the .fl 

 IfnaUet? «uch as Clarkia, Pinks, &c, a covering of one-sixteenth of an inch suffices. If \ f 

 Z w BtoO deep they are longer in germinating, and are liable to decay Avoid the general H \ 

 error oTsowmg the* seeds too thick; as it causes an elongated and feeble growth, which no * 

 •nWiment thinning will entirely remedy. . ' ,. . a 



K weathl should be warm, or the soil verv dry, it will be advisable to give a slight J » 

 water n K with a watering-pot with a Hue rose. It is not often that seeds planted in April til 

 netTwa1erin K ; but later in the season tl.ev frequently require it. Use water of the same I > 

 temperature of the soil ; or, if warmer, it will do no harm. The waterings should be given r 

 ear" A the afternoon, and repeated every few days ; as, when the seeds begin to swell, t.iey L 

 are ■„ "re susceptible of injury from drought, and the young plants often perish when It 

 Tu "elected A good plan with verv small seeds is to cover them with an inverted flower- $ \ 

 no' beWeert «1 to remove it before the young seedlings appear above the surface, other- J 

 wtas thel witt be drawn up weaklv, and are likely to be injured by the hot sun or a cool I 

 ni'ht Seeds vary in their period of germination. Some will be above ground in a week, \ 

 while others require two or three weeks. . , .:■ • , 



As ,oon m tSs seedlings have made three or four leaves, and are an inch high, they should 1 . 

 belhimTedOTt If they are kinds which will bear removal, they may be replanted in vacant J 



rem-iin IV tKrowlh is not strong, from the nature of the soil, apply occasionally a very 

 small amount of guano or bone-dust. 



Tr a nsDlantinK.-Presuming that many cultivators will sow their seeds ,n prepared beds, 

 wWe the ."""fare to be removed to the borders to bloom, it is necessary that he work 



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ft *JS2tJ!?&f%£ to prevent the wind and rains from beatmg them 

 dowu to the ground, and injuring their blossoms. 



HALF-HARDY ANNUALS. 



We have already remarked that half-hardv annuals are those that require the aid of arti- 

 fichl eat to assift germination ; but it should bo remarked that this ,, not absolutely 

 neces^rv if the sowhU is deferred until the ground is warm, - say the last of May. 1 his 

 KmSified £h£ Ktao* which sows itself: but the phfpts never appear above ground 

 liU Jo c and hose who do not wish the trouble of sowing seed early should plant in 



but as h^re may be f0 me of our reader's who do not know how to make a good ho bed, we 



sleds but assist in distributing them more evenly and regularly over the soil Ob- 

 stve the 'same "mCn «Jard to covering, that we have already named. Some kinds will 



