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Use well-decayed sod, adding about one third cow manure. 
Mix thoroughly together ; but do not make too fine, as the 
geranium delights in rather a rough compost. Place them 
in a shady situation, first putting about four inches of 
ashes under the pots. Keep them on the dry side, as you 
do not want to encourage growth. Should any flowers ap¬ 
pear, pinch them off, also the leading shoots, to keep them 
in shape. Toward the end of September repot them in 
six-inch pots—that is, six inches in diameter—in the com¬ 
post recommended above. They will now commence to 
grow freely. About the lOtli of October put them in win¬ 
ter quarters, selecting the window where they will get most 
sun and light. ” 
Heliotropes, carnations, bonvardius, fuchsias, and oth¬ 
ers are all used in large gardens as bedding plants; but 
in a small space they would come more appropriately, per¬ 
haps, under the head of winter flowers. 
