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THE FLOEAL WOELD AND GAEDEN GUIDE. 
spring. To promote the formation of bushy plants, stop them once 
in the early part of the summer. With ordinary management in 
lifting carefully, and stopping moderately to keep them bushy, the 
plants may be employed for an indefinite number of years. In all 
cases the stopping must be done early in the season, to afford the 
young wood ample time for becoming well matured by the autumn. 
Seed of some of the kinds mentioned may be obtained, and sown in 
pans in the open border, according to the quantity. Two years will, 
however, be required before the plants are large enough to produce 
a distinct effect. 
Foeget-me-nots. — The pretty Myosotis dlssitijlora and M. 
sylvatica, both of which have blue flowers and attain a height of 
twelve inches, are most useful. To obtain a stock, it is simply 
necessary in July to sow the seed, in shallow drills twelve inches 
apart, and at the proper time lift the plants in clumps and transfer 
them to their summer quarters. Previous to sowing the seed, fill the 
drills with water if the soil happens to be dry ; otherwise it will be 
a considerable time before it germinates. 
Pansies, in moderately light or well-drained soils, are very effec- 
tive for spring, but in wet and heavy soils they frequently perish in 
winter. To insure the most satisfactory results, a fresh stock must 
be propagated annually, as young, vigorous plants are the best able 
to contend with unfavourable weather during the winter. The tops 
of the young shoots which pushup from the bottom must be selected 
for cuttings, and taken off just below the third joint, and the lower 
pair of leaves removed. They can then be inserted in boxes filled 
with light sandy soil, and placed in a cold frame. Shade and 
moderate waterings will be required, and to save the labour atten- 
dant on the use of shading materials, place the frame on the north 
side of a wall, building, or hedge. As soon as rooted, plant them 
out in a bed of well-prepared soil in a shady position, in rows nine 
inches apart, to afford them an opportunity of acquiring strength by 
the autumn. Not unfrequently, dividing old plants is resorted to as 
a means of increasing the stock ; but it is a most objectionable plan, 
for plants so raised are ill able to resist the effects of a wet or severe 
winter. The most showy and free-flowering sorts, which will give 
a blaze of colour, are alone suited for bedding. The best of these 
are Cliveden Blue, Cliveden White, Cliveden Yellow, Blue Kiny, 
Great Eastern, and Cloth of Gold. The first three are remarkable 
for their earliness and hardy constitution ; but are far inferior in 
point of quality to the three last on the list, which includes the same 
colours. Cliveden Purple is also very rich in colour and free- 
flowering, and the four colours here mentioned are quite sufficient for 
bedding in gardens of all sizes. 
Phloxes. — The dwarf-growing sorts are most valuable for small 
beds, and for edging those of large size. They give us red and purple 
colours when they are scarce. The most attractive are P. frondosa, 
pink ; P. Eelsoni, white ; P. verna, piuk. 
PvEETHEUii. — The Golden Feather is very useful for edging 
purposes, and to have it in perfection during the winter and spring, 
sow in August and plant rather close together. Old plants, which 
