THE AMATEUR’S FLOWER GARDEN. 
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pot off the young plants in a light rich compost. Do not he 
in haste either to turn them out to harden or to plant them in 
the beds. The middle of May is early enough to put them in 
frames, and the first week in June early enough to plant out. 
The best of all the varieties is G. Yerschaffelti; but Emperor 
Napoleon , Frincess of Wales , and Baroness Rothschild are useful 
where more than one sort is required. 
Dianthus, or Indian Pink. —The varieties of Dianthus 
Heddeioegi are so wonderfully showy, and so easily raised, 
that it is surprising they are not more generally grown. D. 
II. diadematus fl.-pl. and D. H. laciniatus fl.-pl. are, perhaps, 
the most valuable. A packet of seed of each of the varieties 
will yield a number of colours of the most attractive character. 
They are not so suitable for geometric schemes as many other 
things, and should be planted in beds that stand out singly 
upon the" lawn. Sow seed in February or March, and if any 
of the plants produce peculiarly fine flowers, take cuttings of 
them in June or July, in order to keep them true. 
Echeveria. —The species of echeveriaare valuable in eccen¬ 
tric bedding, and for edgings to leaf-embroidery. They may 
be propagated by seed, offsets, cuttings, and leaves. Plants 
raised from seed sown in spring will not attain a size large 
enough to be of service in the flower garden during the en¬ 
suing summer, but they will be valuable for the following 
seasons. Echeveria seed is so minute that, like calceolaria 
seed, it will perish if buried too deep. Previous to sowing, it 
is essential to make the surface perfectly level with a piece of 
board, or one part of the seed will be buried to a great depth, 
and the other will not be covered at all. The seed-pans should 
be placed in a brisk temperature. Offsets may be taken off 
and potted at any time, except the depth of winter. To pro¬ 
pagate by leaves, take them off the plant by a snap with the 
thumb, so as to have the base complete. To fix them base 
downwards on the soil, drive through every leaf a wooden 
peg; this should be done in July and August. To winter 
these plants, pot them in very sandy compost, with plenty of 
drainage in the pots, and keep them as near the glass as pos¬ 
sible, and allow them but a moderate supply of water. 
Fuchsia. —This most elegant of greenhouse plants is of 
small value for bedding, but is occasionally employed with 
good effect in beds that stand apart from groups, and there 
can be no finer subjects than large pot fuchsias for the terrace 
