BORDER VARIETIES. 
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Rooted Cuttings in Cold Frames. — .'\nother method of 
dealing with the young plants when they have been pro- 
pagated in boxes and pots, as advised earlier, and one in 
which a great saving of labour is effected, and the best 
interests of the plant considered, is that of dibbling them 
out in prepared beds in a cold frame, or in any such erec- 
tion from which the frost can be excluded. 
The soil should be of the same character as that pre- 
pared for the young plants in pots and boxes, and should 
be filled in the cold frame to the depth of, say, three inches, 
more or less. It is important that the subsoil, or the 
bottom of the frame, should be raised as high as possible, 
so that the dressing of prepared compost may enable the 
grower to arrange his plants as near to the glass as pos- 
sible. By these means weak and attenuated growth may 
be avoided. Transplant the young plants about three 
inches apart in rows, taking care that this is done firmly, 
otherwise soft and sappy growths will develop sub- 
sequently. A few of the stronger growing plants should 
have more space allocated to them. Commence by first 
inserting the label, following with all the plants bearing 
that name, until the batch is completed. Then insert 
another label, following with others in the same order. 
By this means quite a large number of plants may be 
quickly dealt with, and there is no other method to equal 
this where a large number of plants are required. They 
may remain in this position until the spring is well 
advanced, and by the admission of air on all favourable 
ocasions, a sturdy character of growth may be developed, 
and ideal plants, ready for planting out in their flowering 
quarters in late April or May, perfected. This is a some- 
what new method of treating the plants of the garden 
decorative kinds, but it must be distinctly understood that 
it refers only to those of the early-flowering varieties that 
are intended for border culture. 
Propagation by Division. — This more particularly refers 
to old plants of the early sorts for border culture, and, 
