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to flower in, and water them with caution, always 
selecting a fine day for the purpose, that the plants 
may have the benefit of a little air and sun afterwards, 
to dry their leaves and prevent their mildewing. If 
placed in warm room windows and the seed pods and 
dead leaves picked off as soon as they appear, they 
will continue in flower a long time. 
For February sowing, the pots should be placed on 
the shelf in the greenhouse, but they do not require 
so much caution with regard to watering, &c., because 
they derive more benefit from the sun than those 
sown in Autumn, and if plenty of air be admitted in 
fine weather, and they are safely preserved from frost, 
there is little danger of their perishing, and they w 7 ill 
flower finely in the Spring. 
When pots of Mignionette are wanted for the win¬ 
dow, in Summer, the seeds may be sown in April, 
and the pots placed on any warm sheltered border, 
where they will require the common care of hardy 
annuals; and when in flower, can be removed where 
wanted. 
NERIUM, (or oleander.) 
The Oleanders are fine plants for standing on a 
veranda, or in the approach to a house, where they 
will flower nearly all Summer, if freely watered. 
There are several varieties with both double and sin- 
