dh-i\nell & GS^uide. 
ABBREVIATIONS. 
H.A. Hardy Annual I H.B. Hardy Biennial I H.P. Hardy Perennial 
H.H.A. Half-hardy Annual | H.H.B. Half-liardy Biennial | H.H.P. Haif-lmfdy Perennial. 
HARDY ANNUALS he some from Fchruai-y till the end of Septemtcr ; March, April, and May 
arc the best months for general summer display; J unc and .July for autumn blooming ; August and 
September for spring ftoivcring. Half-hardy Annuals sow from the beginning of March to end of May, 
place in a frame on a gentle bottom heat. When sowing from the middle of April to the end of May, 
they may be easily raised without artificial heat by selecting a warm, sheltered situation, and c&ccring 
tiicrii with a hand light till they arc strong enough to bear transgdanting. 
BIENNIALS AND PERENNIALS . — The most select and tender rarielics for summer and autumn 
llooming, may be sown in a gentle heat in March and April, and gnicked out into pots until fully 
established, and then potted off singly, or traruplantcd into the open ground, as required. The hardier 
varieties may be sown in the open ground, in grrepiarcd beds, in June and July, and when strong enough, 
transplanted to where they are intended to bloom the following year. 
Aiii TiLox. (Sec page 9.) 
V. ABUTILON — ^Saved from the finest collections ever brought together by u.s. 1«. per pkt. 
Half-packets at half-price of all 
Seeds where priced Is. and upwards. 
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