396 THE PLEASURE, OR [May, 
by the wind. As the stems continue advancing in height, the tying 
is to be repeated at about every five or six inches. 
The pots may now be removed to the stage, and remain there till 
the time of bloom. 
If any small, green, winged insects, appear on the stems or fo- 
liage of the plants, they must be effectually extirpated, either by 
washing the infested parts, with a strong infusion of tobacco-water, 
or dusting some Scotch or fine snuff over them early in the morn- 
ing, whilst yet wet with the dew of the night. 
The common carnations in the borders, will require to be kept 
free from weeds, and as their stems advance, they should be tied up 
neatly, to sticks placed for that purpose. For the further treatment 
of carnations, see the Flower-Garden next month. 
Finks. 
Your choice pinks in pots, will require due attention at this time; 
they must be kept free from weeds, — frequently watered, and not 
too much exposed to the mid-day sun in hot weather. For further 
particulars see next month. 
Tuberose and Scarlet Amaryllis. 
The first week of this month is, in the middle states, the best pe- 
riod for planting the roots of the tuberose, and scarlet amaryllis; 
for the method, see pages 357 and 358. 
Sowing Annual Flower Seeds. 
Most kinds of annual flower seeds may yet be sown, if done in 
the early part of this month; but the first week thereof, will be a 
very proper time to sow the seeds of the most tender kinds, such 
as the various sorts of flowering Dolichos, tricolours, mesembry- 
anthemums, IpomcEa Quamoclit, Browallia, sensitive plant, andVin- 
ca rosea, &c. the two last, however, though often considered as an- 
nuals, from their flowering the same season in which they were 
sown, are not truly so, as they will continue for several years, if 
preserved in a hot-house; to do them justice, they should be sown 
in pots and forwarded under frames and glasses, or else the sensi- 
tive plant will not display its sensibility so well, nor will the Vinca 
rosea flower in due time: the dolichoses should be sown to cover 
arbours, Sec. as may also the Ipomcea Quamoclit, convolvulus pur- 
pureus, scarlet kidney-beans, &c. or they may be sowed in small 
patches, and neat poles placed for them to climb on. 
For the various kinds, Sec. see page 351. 
Transplanting Annuals. 
You may now transplant various kinds of annuals from the early 
sowings, into beds, borders, or pots, as you think proper, observing 
to give them shade and water, till well rooted, or to transplant them 
in moist or cloudy weather. 
