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THE MANUAL O'F GARDENING. 
middle of February, or in the open ground in the beginning of 
April. They require a moderately rich and light garden 
mould ; the seed must be covered about half an inch with light 
sandy earth. If the weather is mild the plants will appear in 
about a fortnight, and will only require to be watered when the 
weather is dry. They may be removed either into pots, or be 
put in clumps, or separately, in the flower bed : by the beginning 
of July they will blossom. Those raised from the tubers will 
flower earlier. When left in the earth through the winter, it 
will be necessary to cover the roots with a few inches of sand 
or ashes; but they may be taken up and preserved in sand, like 
as Dahlias: which see. 
Cheiranthus (Stock-jilly flower). — There are two biennial 
kinds, the Brompton and Queen's , which require to be sown in 
the spring, and will stand our winter, protected by a cold-frame, 
or by an inverted box, or keg, partially filled with leaves or 
straw, flowering the succeeding summer; and there are three 
annuals, the Ten Week , bearing double as well as single flowers, 
all the summer, generally forwarded in a frame, or may be sown 
in April, in a pot, and brought into the house till fit to plant out, 
or in a south border: it is very fragrant, and a general favourite, 
of various colours, red, purple, and white. There are also the 
Wall-flower leaved, and the Indian , treated in the same manner. 
The Wallflower. — A very sweet-smelling and early-flower- 
ing biennial, both single and double flowered. The former 
grows well on old walls, or any brick and lime rubbish. The 
double is not very hardy, as it requires protection during severe 
frosts, as recommended for the etock-jilly; it grows well in pots, 
and is propagated by cuttings. The seed of the single Wall- 
flower will grow readily. 
Chrysanthemum Sinense, is an interesting plant, as one of 
the last to blow, being in perfection in November and December. 
It is much attended to at present, and is found of various colours, 
from pure white to dark chocolate; a few of each, neatly trained 
in pots, will, if removed to the house in October, or on the 
approach of severe frost, continue to give pleasure after all out- 
door flowers have ceased to bloom. It is easily propagated, 
either by cuttings, or by dividing the roots. There is an annual 
bearing this name, a variety of the Corn Marygold, which is 
propagated by seed. 
Colchicum autumnale, Autumnal Crocus, produces flow- 
ers in autumn, not unlike the Vernal Crocus. 
Crocus yernus, Spring Crocus , one of the most pleasing, 
because one of the earliest flowering bulbs. There are several 
varieties, and when judiciously mixed, and planted in rows, or 
