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replanted as quickly as possible. The seeds of bulbous plauts are 
generally sown in August. They should be sown in either beds or 
boxes, in very light sand loam, and slightly protected during winter. 
They are, however, scarcely worth sowing, as they are generally a 
long time (from three to five years) before they flower. 
The seeds of annuals may be sown in August to stand the winter; and 
thus treated, many kinds will become very fine. Mr. Woodhouse, at 
whose house I am now staying, (Crosslee Cottage, near Paisley,) tried 
this plan some years ago, with the common candytuft (Iberis umhellata ). 
He sowed the seed in the open ground in August, and took up the plants 
and potted them about the end of October. He kept them in a frame 
during winter, and planted them out in spring. Thus treated, one plant 
was three feet and a half high, and nearly six feet in circumference; and 
the others very nearly as large. The flowers were magnificent, and the 
only difficulty was to prevent them from being broken by the wind, which 
is very high in this part of the west coast of Scotland, but which would 
probably not be troublesome in a more sheltered situation. The plan is 
worth trying with other plants ; and I strongly recommend it to all lovers 
of annuals. 
August is the usual month for pruning Geraniums; they should be cut 
dow T n to within a few eyes of the wood of the last year. They should 
then be turned out of their pots, the balls of earth somewhat reduced, 
and they should be replaced in pots of nearly the same size as before, and 
the space supplied with abundant drainage, and some fresh loamy soil. 
They should then be gently, but regularly, watered for a few weeks, and 
kept in the shade till they begin to grow. They should then have the 
advantage of a little heat, and plenty of light; and the pots should be 
turned daily, to keep the plants well shaped and bushy. 
