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Plants that increase by dividing the root may be dug 
up in the Fall with as much earth as will adhere 
to their roots, and placed under the stage of the 
Greenhouse and they can be divided and planted in 
pots any mild time during winter when convenient, 
and kept in the house till spring; they may then be 
planted out in the Garden where they are wanted to 
grow, and many bulbous and tuberous Plants may be 
potted to forward their growth, previous to planting 
them out to flower in summer. Seeds of Green¬ 
house Plants should be sown early in Spring, and 
placed on the shelf near the front window, or in frames, 
that they may be growing before the weather gets too 
hot, as when sown late in Spring or in Summer, they 
are liable to be killed with heat, and the sooner they 
are potted off when they have made a few rough leaves 
the better, as they will not suffer from moving so much 
as when they get larger. 
When Plants in a Conservatory or Greenhouse have 
been kept through winter rather cool, or in a mean 
temperature of between 40 and 50 deg,, they will be 
the more vigorous, and flower finer during the Spring 
months, and if desirable to have them flower in the 
house, it would be advantageous at the breaking up of 
winter to raise heat by fire at night to between 50 and 
60 deg., for as the sun begins to have more power it 
will cause heat enough by day. This will forward 
them and cause them to come early into flower, so 
that beautiful flowers can be had during the months of 
April and May, before there are many flowers in the 
Garden; and also such Plants as flower early and 
commence making their young wood, would be much 
