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then sprinkle the seed evenly imd cover lightly, and again press the soil so that the 
seed 18 brought into close contact w-ith the moisture. The pots should then be placed in a cold frame 
^ Pl.*Wiged in a bed of ashes or lime rubbish, perfectly level, the lights closed down, and slightly 
shaded apinst the sun s rays. In about a week the seeds should be watered for the fii-st time, and this with 
^ disturb the seed. The Kghts should again 
the shading against the sims rays continued, tlie only further attention necessary^ till 
the middle of Apil ^mg that of watering and shading when reipiircd, and when the sun is powerful 
lemovmg the sashes three or four inches from the top to give air. By this time some of the seedlings 
V 1 . appearance ; these should at once be removed to another frame where tliey can have 
aiid air freely, to encourage the young plants to make robust growth. By the end of April oi* beginnin g 
of May the lights on the ungerminated seeds may be removed for two hours in the morning, at which 
time the seed ijans should be watered, the lights replaced by nine a.m., and afterwards the shading more 
caiefidly attended to as the sun becomes moi*e powerful. This is to be continued till the end of Julv 
ahoweis falling; the lights should then be removed, but on no account 
should this done during thunder shower* or heavy rains. By this time most of the seeds will have 
vegetatech Iheiie ai-e some, however, which may not vegetate the first year. Amongst these we may 
mention Gentiana, Ei-jmgium, Primula, Trollius, Iris, Lilium, Clematis, Anemone, &c. For such, theriT- 
tore, a portion of the frame should be devoted. Those who have not the convenience of a frame at 
command can place the pots in a warm corner and shade, sowing in the beginning of April; or, better 
still, they might make a sunk pit, that is, take out the soil to the depth of one foot, spread two or three 
inches of ashes or lime rubbish at the bottom, and on this stand the pots level, hoop the sunk pit over, 
and shade with mats, jtc., when necessary. The plants can then be removed, immediately they have , 
piTOinated, to the other end of the pit where it is not shaded. The plants, when sufficiently large to * 
handle, should be potted off, three lu a 3 m. pot. Those which germinated in April, May, or June, should ' 
be planted out as soon as estabhshed in their pots, while those which germinate later should be kept in 
pots or pans, either in the cold frame or the sunk pit ; in the latter the simple protection of mats during- 
severe weather will be sufficient. ^ulo 
On no account should the surface of the seed jwfs ever be allowed to get dry till the plants appear. 
For those who are desirous of knowing the 
Natural Orders. The numbers enclosed in 
The height is given in feet or inches. 
families to which the following belong, we append the 
brackets refer to the list of Natural Ordem as enumerated. 
1. Apocynaceas. 
2. Araliacem. 
3. Asphodelacetc. 
4. Boraginaceae. 
5. Campanulacae. 
G. Car)’opIiyllac£e, 
7. Cistaccae. 
8. Compositcc. 
9. Ci’assulaceie. 
10. Cruciferae. 
11. Cyperaccae. 
12. Datiscacea:. 
13. Dipsaceae. 
14. Ehretiaceae. 
15. Galiaceae. 
16. Gentianaceac. 
17. Geraniaceje. 
18. Hypericaccae. 
19. Illecebraccae. 
20. Iridaceae. 
21. Labiatm. 
22. Legumino.'ae. 
23. Liliacea3. 
24. Linaceas. 
25. Lobeliaceae. 
26. Lythraceae. 
27. Malvaceae. 
28. Onagraciae. 
29. Papaveraceae. 
30. Phytolaccaceie. 
31. Plumbagineae. 
32. Polemoniucew. 
33. Polygonacem. 
34. Primulaceac. 
35. Ranunculacece. 
36. Rosaceae. 
37. Kutaceae. 
38. Saxifragaceae. 
39. Scropliulariacem. 
40. Umbelliferm. 
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A70 
071 
5. *2 
073 
574 
675 
5?a 
578 
580 
581 
582 
5BS 
584 
585 
686 
587 
689 
590 
591 
592 
593 
594 
596 
597 
599 
600 
601 
603 
604 
605 
606 
607 
608 
609 
610 
612 
613 
014 
bI6 
618 
619 
620 
621 
OUR OWN SELECTION. 
1"2 varieties 2s. Gi/., 18 do. 3s. Gd., 25 do. 5s. Gd., 50 do. 10s. Cd., 100 do. 21s., 200 do. 42s., 300 do. G;Ss. 
ODK CUSTOJIERS’ SELECTION. 
arietics 3s Gd., 18 do. 5s. Gd., 25 do. 7s. 6d., 50 do. 1.5s., 100 do. 30s., 200 do. GOs. Per packet 3d. to G(/. 
Those which require the protection of a frame in winter are marked with an * 
12 v 
Ac«na millefolium (36), light green, ^ ft, 
„ Nova; zcalandla; (36). crlinaon, 4 in. 
i» SiingiiUorbae (36), I fl, 
Achillea Eupatorlum (8), jellow, 3 fl. 
„ rosea (8), pink, 2 ft. 
Aconltum Cammarum (35), dark blue, 4 ft. 
„ Gmelinii (35), yellow, 3 ft. 
„ ferox (85). light blue, 4 ft. 
I, SIneme (85), dark blue, 1^ ft. 
Adenophora percskiicfolia fS). light blue, 11 ft. 
AlclienUlla alpinu (36), grecuish, ^ ft. 
.UstroCmerla aurea (23), bright orange. 2 ft. 
,, I'elcgrina (23), shades of orange, lift. 
Alyssum alpestre (10), yellow, 4 in. 
„ spathulatum (10), yellow, 1 ft. 
"Anarrhfnum bellidifollum (39), lilac, 1 ft. 
Anebusa Ualica, rich deep blue. 4 ft. 
,t sempervlrens, azure blue. 2^ ft. 
Anemone rlvularJs (35), white, li| ft. 
vUlfolia (35), white, li ft. 
AnthemU rlgcscens (8). yellow mid white. 5 ft. 
Anthyllis vulneraria ruiira (22), pink, | fl. 
Antirrhinum asarina (89), yellow, ^ ft. 
Arabia Caucasica (10), white, ^ ft. 
„ liickla (10), white, j ft. 
„ Soyerl (10), white, j fl. 
Arenaria ionglfolla (0), white, | ft. 
„ norvegica (6). white, 2 In. 
Armcrla alliacea (31), pink, f ft. 
„ grandlflora(31),plnk, 1 ft. 
,, longiaristata (31), pink, 1 ft. 
„ pubcsccns (31), pink, 1 ft. 
„ purpurea (31), crimson, 4 ft. 
„ Welwitscliii (81), pink, J ft, 
Aspcrula clllata (15), white, | ft. 
Asphodelus liilcus (23). yellow, 2j ft. 
Aster maci'ophyllus (8), pinkish white, 2 ft. 
„ steDarls (8), blue, ^ ft. 
Astragalus ulopecuroldet (22), light yellow, 3 ft. 
arcnarlus ( 22 ), purple, 1^ ft. 
,, leacophreus ( 22 ), yellow, ft. 
„ ponilcus (22), greenish yellow, 3ft. 
„ vlrescens (22), yellow. 1 1 ft. 
Astrantia int^or (40), pink, I ^ ft. 
„ maxima (40), yellow pink, IJ ft. 
622 Aurlnla corymboaa (10), yellow', | ft, 
623 r>clllum bellldioldes (8). white, 3 in. 
624 IJoyainIa aconitifolia (38), white, 1^ ft. 
626 Htiplcurum Kraminifullum (40), greenish yellow A ft. 
627 Calimerls diplopappus (8), lilac, ft. 
628 Caniussia csculenta (3), purple, 1 ft. 
029 Campanula botmrlensis (5), blue, 2 ft. 
681 „ Cauca*ioa (8), light blue, | ft. 
682 „ glomerata (5), purple, 1 ft. 
633 „ Infuiidibuliforinls (6), blue, 2 ft, 
635 ,, macrantha (5 , lilac, 4 ft. 
636 „ iiepslensis (5), lilac, J ft. 
639 „ Sarmatlca (5), lavender, 1 ft. 
610 Cenlauren orlentalls (8), yellow, 3 ft. 
641 Ceplmlaria alplna (13J, light yellow, 3 ft. 
642 „ procera (13), light yellow, 4 it. 
643 ,, radlata (13), yellowish, 3 ft. 
614 M tatarlca (13), yellowish white, 6 ft. 
645 •Chammpuce Casnbonas (8), purple, 4 ft. 
646 Chrysobaclrou ilookcrii (23), bright yellow, (4 ft. 
647 Clematis pulchella (35), blue, 3 ft. 
618 „ stricla (35), white, 2^ ft. 
649 „ VIorna (35), purplish, 12 ft. 
650 „ viticella (35), purple, 8 ft. 
661 Coreopsis lanueolala (8), golden yellow, 2 ft. 
652 CoroniUa varia (22), lilac, ft. 
653 Cynanclmm nigrum (8), dark brown, 3 ft. 
054 Cyperus vcgelus (11), green, ft. 
H55 Datlsca cmmablna (12), yellow, 4 ft. 
656 Delphinium dasycurpmn (25), blue, 4 ft. 
657 „ datum (35), i>luc, 6 ft. 
658 „ Jlendcrsonl i35), bright blue, 3 ft. 
659 „ viilomn (35), pale blue, 4 ft. 
6r.O ., Whceleri (35), dark blue, 3 ft. 
661 Dianihus alpcstrls (6), pink,| ft. 
662 arenimus (0), wldie, ^ ft. 
6G3 „ Corsicus (6), while pluk eye,3 ft. 
065 „ petrteus (6), pink, ^ ft. 
660 „ ]>ruinosuH (6), crimson* 8 ft. 
667 ,, ngldub (6), pink, 1 ft. 
668 Seguicrll (6), carmine, 1 ft. 
069 Dlgtlalii fuiva (39), brownish yellow, 2 ft. 
670 „ slbiriea (39), yellow, 3 ft. 
671 Dodecatheun meadid (34), purple, 1 ft. 
673 Drabii borealis (10;, white, I ft. 
