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prove severe. When large enough, which will be by the beginning 
or middle of August, transplant them into a moderately rich soil, 
and water freely after planting if the weather is dry ; but, if possible, 
defer planting until showery weather. In making a selection for 
transplanting, first reject all the very strong-growing plants, because 
they are almost sure to be single ones, and also those with a single tap 
root, preferring only the smaller and stunted plants with horizontal 
fibry roots, as these in most cases produce double flowers. In plant- 
ing at this season, much of the success depends upon the kind of 
winter which follows ; and it is a very good plan to plant one portion 
on very poor soil, to stand if the winter should prove very severe, 
and another on rich soil (these should be the produce of the latter 
sowing), to produce fine flowers, in case the following winter should 
prove very mild. These plants will flower from the end of April to 
the middle of July, or even longer, and should be supplied with 
manure water once or twice in April and May, particularly if planted 
in rather poor soil. The next sowing should be of Ten-week Stocks, 
for potting or keeping in cold pits or frames during winter, to be 
afterwards turned out into the open border about the end of April. 
The seeds of these are best sown on a good rich border, about the 
beginning of September, in the same manner as those of the pre- 
ceding, and a selection should be made in the same manner, reject- 
ing the very strongest and tap-rooted plants as much as possible. 
When the plants are sufficiently large, pot them in five-inch pots 
(43’s), putting three or four plants into each pot, round the side, 
and in very rich compost ; they must be shaded for a very few days, 
and afterwards placed in a somewhat sheltered situation, so that 
they may remain out of doors as long as possible before they are 
placed in the pit for wiuter ; otherwise, if placed in the pit or frame 
too early, they get drawn, or lose their bottom leaves, and become 
unsightly. In spring, as soon as they begin to grow, allow plenty 
of air, and remove the lights entirely in very fine days, watering 
frequently with manure water, or, what is better, placing a portion 
of rotten dung on the surface of the pots. When the plants begin 
to show for bloom, the single ones can at once be pulled out, leaving 
only those that are double ; these plants will flower in April and 
May. In sowing in spring for a succession to flower from the middle 
of July until September, sow the various kinds of Ten-weeks in the 
open border, in very rich soil, about the middle of March, and thin 
out the strongest plants at first, and afterwards all the single ones, 
as they show bloom (unless you want them for seed), and by the 
end of July you may have nothing but a bed of double stocks'; bv 
transplanting some of the smaller plants about the end of May into 
very rich soil, you may have a later succession of bloom ; and finally, 
if some purple and white Queen Stocks are sown at the same time, 
and treated in a similar way, they will commence flowering in 
August, and remain in beauty until they are destroyed by winter 
weather. 
If the winter should not prove severe, however, these plants will 
keep on blooming until those sown in July take their place, thus 
producing a constant succession all the year round. In many cases the 
June. 
