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than either of the Persian, or European kinds. The former kinds 
will require no bottom heat, but should be carefully protected by a 
good frame and glasses, well covered at night and in severe weather, 
so as to prevent the earth in the inside from becoming frozen, but 
more particularly after the plants appear; the latter kind must be 
sown in a box, which is to be placed in a good hot-bed, as directed 
for Anemone seed, and constantly treated as a Hot-House plant; 
or it may be plunged in the bark-bed of any forcing department, and 
there taken proper care of. 
Double Daisies. 
Continue to protect and treat your double daisies as directed in 
page 567. You may now place a few of the best plants which you 
have in pots, in some of the forcing apartments, to promote an early 
bloom. 
Planting Bulbous Roots. 
In the early part of this month, should the weather continue 
open, or that it is practicable to work the ground, you may plant 
hyacinths, jonquils, tulips, double narcissus, star of Bethlehem, 
crocuses, snowdrops, or any other hardy kinds of bulbs that yet re- 
main out of ground; but it is wrong, if it can be avoided, to defer 
the planting of them to this time. However, it will be better at all 
events, to plant the above kinds now, should it be practicable, than 
to keep them up till spring; but it will be very proper, and indeed 
I may say necessary, to cover the newly-planted beds immediately 
with straw, or other light covering, for such roots as have not pro- 
duced fibres before the setting in of frost, are much more vulnerable 
to it, than those that have. 
Polyanthus-narcissus, anemones, or ranunculuses, should not be 
planted in the middle or eastern states at this season, unless they 
are effectually protected afterwards from rain, snow, and frost; I 
would rather advise to preserve them carefully in dry sand till the 
early part of March, or even the middle of that month. 
Protect Seedling Bulbs, &'c. 
The various kinds of seedling bulbs, should now be carefully pro- 
tected as directed in page 566, otherwise many of them will be in- 
jured. The boxes in which were sowed, in the preceding months, 
the seeds of bulbous rooted flowers, should be treated in like manner. 
Protecting Stocks, Wallflowers, Sfc. 
Your double stock-gillyflowers, wallflowers, and other plants of 
similar constitutions, which are in frames, must have protection 
from rain, snow and severe frost; and it will be necessary during 
winter, to give them the full benefit of the air for a few hours in the 
middle of mild days, but by no means to expose them or any other 
tender plants, to a hot sun whilst in a frozen state. 
