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own anthers, and impregnate their stigmas with 

 the anthers of the various coloured sorts whose 

 tints, or position of tints, are wished to be con- 

 veyed. Or, if it be, as it often is, desirable that 

 the properties of two good ones should be in- 

 terblended, crossing the anthers of each to the 

 stigmas of the other may effect the object ; 

 always taking care that the organs are in the 

 proper state for such manipulation, and that 

 the plants, after impregnation, be safely defended 

 from rain and ardent sunshine. 



The breeders are assisted to ripen then' seed 

 by being placed in a situation and aspect not 

 liable to the vicissitudes of the weather or of a 

 summer day ; that is, where they may receive 

 only the morning and evening sun, but not 

 the noon-tide heat. Decayed, or supernumerary 

 florets (or pips, as they are technically called) 

 should be cut away, leaving only the most pro- 

 mising to mature their seed. When the capsules 

 become dry and brown, they should be gathered 

 and kept in a cold and moderately damp, rather 



