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through a fine rose, to prevent the stems being broken or 
bruised. Weeds must be drawn out as soon as they ap- 
pear. 
HARDY ANNUALS. 
Many annual plants, though of short duration, are pos- 
sessed of much beauty of hue and elegance of form : they 
are farther valuable from their adaptation in filling up va- 
cant spots through the flower-garden or parterre. They arc, 
besides, of easy culture, many requiring nothing more than 
to have the seeds sown in the spot where they are to grow. 
The first sowing may take place about the end of the month, 
when the ground is prepared and the weather fine ; but avoid 
it at all times when the ground will not pulverize properly. 
The neatest and most expeditious method is to take a rod 
about one foot long and one inch in diameter, rounding at 
the end, with which draw a circle from four to nine inches 
in diameter, and from one-eighth of an inch to an inch deep, 
according to the size of the seeds. Many very small seeds 
will grow best, if sown on the surface of fine mould. When 
sown, cover with fine mould, placing a small twig or tally, 
with the name, in the centre of the circle, to prevent mistakes 
either in sowing, planting, or hoeing. When they have 
grown from one to two inches, the first moist day should be 
taken to remove such as are too crowded, which can be gene- 
rally transplanted to some other situation ; taking care to 
shade them a few days, with flower-pots, or some other 
substitute. A few kinds do best with removing, such as 
Balsams, China Asters, Marigold, ten week stocks, Hibis- 
cus, Zinnias, and several others of a free-growing and 
strong-wooded nature. Annuals are such plants as grow 
from seed, flower and perfect their productions, and then die 
within one year. The following sorts are well deserving of 
culture : — 
Adonis miniata, Flos Adonis or Pheasant's eye, red. 
Amaranthus caudatus, Love lies Bleeding, red and yellow 
variety. 
hypochondriacus, Prince's Feather, red. 
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