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pold oi' ihc abuvc iliinensions, are found often to succeed well; 

 these latter should be plunged in the open borders up to the 

 biini, being shaded after planting for a few days, till they 

 have struck root, and afterwards watered as they may require 

 till autumn, when the pots are partially covered with rotten 

 tan, or long litter, to prevent the pots fiom being broken by 

 the expansion of the damp mould within them ; they are thus 

 left till spring, when the covering is removed, and the suiface 

 of the pots is stirred up ; part of the mould is also removed, and 

 replaced with some very rich loam, highly manured ; the ground 

 also amonf( the pots is stirred up to clear it of weeds. During 

 summer, the flowers, as they appear, are carefully cut away 

 with a pair of finely pointed scissars, as soon as they appear to 

 be forming, this is practised as long as they continue to . p- 

 pear ; the pots, and ground round them, being kept clear of 

 weeds and frequently watered. Here they remain till they are 

 wanted to remove into the house or frame. For a large family, 

 not less than one thousand pots will be required to be always 

 in a state of preparation, for the purpose of keeping up the 

 supply ; and, when taken in, i^ach as are of a weakly appear- 

 ance should be rejected. 



Alpines are found to succeed best when raised from seed 

 sown in January, (or before,) in boxes or large pans, placed 

 in a mild heat. In spring they are gradually hardened, and 

 are potted off in May, in pots of the same size as those above- 

 mentioned, placing three or four plants in each. During sum- 

 mer, they are kept in a cool and shaded situation, plunged up 

 to the brim or nearly so, and, if the weather be dry, are sup- 

 plied with water, and sometimes with liquid manure, which is 

 applied to the surfice of the pots, taking care not to spill any 

 upon the foliage. They are, likewise, kept clear of weeds, and 

 in October, when they are coming into flower, they are put 

 under shelter. Cold frames, if such can be spared for them, 

 are preferable to any thing else ; placing the pots closely toge- 

 ther, to occupy as little space as possible, and covering the 

 floor on which they stand with coal ashes, to prevent, as much 

 as possible, the entrance of worms. During their stay in tliis 

 situation, if they be once or twice watered with lime-water, 

 the worms will be destroyed. They are to remain here tiU 



