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< Musk you may now begin to water, or to sow 
in pots, if you want it to be green very early; but 
it is a pity to set it growing if you have not a 
light place afterwards to keep it in, so if you are 
pressed for room you can keep its pots almost dry 
and standing in some dark corner till it is warmer 
weather. 
Arums are likely now to be in blossom, if you 
are ambitious enough to have some. They should 
have a good deal of water, and be kept in a nice 
light place. 
Some people might even now sow a few pots of 
seeds, but if you must have early ones, they are 
best sown in autumn, and seedlings are things 
that take up a good deal of room which might be 
filled with flowers. It all depends, however, on 
what your ambition is. 
If you sow the seeds now, mind that the pots 
are drained well, and the soil put in firmly nearly 
to the top of the pot, and only water your pots by 
putting a little water now and then in the saucer 
just whenever the pot itself looks dry. The soil 
sucks up moisture enough in this way, or from the 
sand or moss in an outer box. 
Mignonette, Sweet Peas, Tropaeliums, and a few 
such things are the only seeds you should think of 
