582 THE PLEASURE, OR [Dec. 
this place to repeat all the instructions given in November for that 
purpose, and therefore I refer you to page 5 56, &c. for information. 
Some of the Van Thol, and other early tulips, which were plant- 
ed in pots in October, may towards the end of this month, be placed 
in the Hot-house, or in any other forcing department, to produce a 
winter bloom of flowers. Early hyacinths, spring crocuses, snow- 
drops, dwarf Persian Iris, and polyanthus-narcissus, may now be 
forced in like manner: but observe, that you are to i-eserve a suffi- 
ciency of each sort for several successions, so as to have a constant 
supply of flowers until those in the open ground begin to blow. 
When the plants are just beginning to flower some of them may 
be taken in, to decorate parlours and other rooms. 
Care of Auriculas and Carnations. 
Your choice auriculas and carnations must now be defended from 
heavy rains, frost, and snow; but large portions of air must be 
admitted to them at every favourable opportunity, otherwise the 
auriculas will start to flower at an untimely season, and the carnations 
will draw, become weakly, and be good for nothing. Neither of 
them are very tender, and consequently should not be kept too 
closely shut up. 
Polyanthuses and Double Primroses. 
The fine polyanthuses and double primroses, require exactly the 
same treatment as the auriculas and carnations, which need not be 
repeated; the common polyanthuses and primroses, vi'ill succeed 
very well in the open borders, but will be the better of a slight co- 
vering of straw during the continuance of severe frost. 
Sowins: Anemone and Ranunculus Seeds. 
The double varieties of the jinemone horCensis, or broad-leaved 
garden Anemone, and Ayiemone coronaria, or narrow-leaved, as well 
as of the Ranunculus ftcrsica, or Persian Ranunculus, being generally 
extremely beautiful, are peculiarly deserving of attention; as all 
those delightful flowers, displaying such a diversity of shades and 
colours, are only seminal varieties, and as the number of them may 
be annually increased, and superior varieties obtained, no good 
florist will neglect to sow seeds of each sort every year. 
The seeds of either kind, should be procured from semi-double 
flowers, for the full double seldom bear any, and those produced 
by the single, rarely give double flowers. Care should be taken to 
save the seeds from flowers possessed of good properties, that is, such 
as have tall strong stems, a considerable number of well-formed 
petals, of rich, good, and brilliant colours. 
The seed of the ranunculus should remain on the plant, till it 
has lost its verdure, and becomes brown and dry, it may then be 
cutofi'and spread upon paper, in a dry room exposed to the air; 
when perfectly dry, it should be put into a paper bag and kept free 
