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The sorts proper to sow at this time are larkspur and flos Adonis, 
scarlet pea, sweet-scented and Tangier peas, candy-tuft, dwarf 
lychnis, Venus's looking-glass, Lobel's catch-fly, Venus's navel- 
wort, dwarf poppy, Nigella, annual sun-flower, oriental mallow, lava- 
tera, and hawk- weed, with many other sorts. 
Some of these, if sown now, particularly the larkspur, flos 
Adonis, sweet and Tangier peas, will flower much better, than if 
sown at a later period. 
All the above seeds must be sown in the places where you intend 
the plants to flower, in beds, borders, pots, &c. They must not be 
transplanted, for these sorts will not succeed so well by that practice. 
The following is the method: — 
The flower borders having been previously dug, dig with a trowel 
small patches therein, about six inches in width, at moderate dis- 
tances, breaking the earth well, and making the surface even; draw 
a little earth off the top to one side, then sow the seed therein, each 
sort in separate patches, and cover it with the earth that was drawn 
off, observing to cover the small seeds near a quarter of an inch 
deep, the larger in proportion to their size; but the pea kinds must 
be covered an inch deep at least. 
When the plants have been up some time, the larger growing- 
kinds should, where they stand too thick, be regularly thinned; ob- 
serving to allow every kind, according to its growth, proper room 
to grow. 
For instance, the sun-flower to be left one in a place; the orien- 
tal mallow, and lavatera, not more than three; the rest may be left 
thicker. — See May &c. 
Plant hardy hwbaceous fibrous-rooted flowering Perennials. 
Towards the end of the month, if the weather be mild and open 
and the ground dry, you may plant, where wanted, most sorts of 
hardy fibrous-rooted flowering plants, both of perennials and bien- 
nials, such as Lobelias, Phloxes, Dracocephalums, polyanthuses, 
primroses, London-pride, violets, double chamomile, thrift, gen- 
tianella, hepaticas, and saxifrage. 
Plant also rose-campion, rockets, catch-fly scarlet-lychnis, double 
feverfew, carnations, pinks, sweet-williams, columbines, Canterbury- 
bells; monk's-hood, Greek valarian, tree primrose, fox-glove, 
golden rods, perennial asters, perennial sun-flowers, holyhocks, 
French honeysuckles, and many others. 
In planting the above, or any other sorts, particularly at this ear- 
ly period, observe to preserve balls of earth about their roots, to 
dispose them regularly, and intermix the different kinds in such 
order as there may be a variety of colours, as well as a regular suc- 
cession of flowers in every part during the flowering season. 
Auriculas. 
The choice kinds of auriculas in pots must now be treated with 
more than ordinary care, for their flower-buds will soon begin to 
