CULTIVATION OF ANNUALS. 
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1. Those requiring strong heat, as the Globe Amaranth us, (Gom- 
phrena globosa,) Cockscomb (Celosia cristata,) Centroclinium reflex- 
urn, Indigofera endecaphylla, Martynia lutea, Cleome rosea, &c. &c. 
The Globe Amaranthus should he transplanted first into thimble pots, 
and shifted regularly, until, finally, they are placed in forty-eights, 
in these they will flower; the soil most suitable is a mixture of peat, 
loam, and leaf-mould or rotten dung, they should be allowed to stand 
near the glass, and be subjected to a moist heat of not less than 75 
degrees. Cockscombs may be grown with strong short stems, and 
very large heads, if they are allowed to remain in small pots until 
the flowers are formed, then potted in larger pots, and supplied with 
as much liquid manure, and moist heat, as possible. Sow the seeds 
in pots, filled with a compost of three quarters of leaf-mould, and 
one quarter of sand, and place them in the frame; when they are up, 
and have become large enough to transplant, pot them singly into 
sixty-sized pots, adding to the above compost a good portion of rich 
loam; subject them to a very close humid heat, and by no means 
allow them to stand further off the glass than one foot and a half, and 
occasionally syringe them over the head with clear water. When 
the roots begin to shew themselves through the bottom of the pot, 
shift them into forty-eights, and let them stand in these until they 
show flowers; then select some of the best shaped, and pot them in 
thirty-two’s, in a compost of one-half of rich loam, one-fourth of leaf- 
mould, and one quarter of sand, mixed and broken together, but not 
sifted ; when the roots have grown considerably, shift into twenty- 
fours, the size they are to flower in; give them a very strong moist 
heat, and plentifully supply them from the time they show flower 
with water, in which sheep, fowls, or pigeons’ dung is dissolved. 
When the flowers are come to perfection, give them very little wa¬ 
ter, which will greatly prolong their beauty. The Centroclinium 
reflexum, Indigofera endecaphylla, Martynia lutea, cleome rosea, 
&c. will do in any common light soil, provided they receive a good 
degree of heat in their early growth. After the flowers have come 
to perfection, they may be placed amongst the green-house annuals, 
where they will continue to flower throughout the whole summer. 
2. Requiring only a moderate heat .—Amongst these, the Lobelia 
hypocrateriformis, Manulea argentea, Nierembergia linarisefolia, &c. 
require to be potted in sandy peat; the Salvia foliosa, Browallia 
grandiflora, Commelina cucullata, &c. thrive in a mixture of peat, 
loam, and a small portion of well rotted dung; Salpiglossis integri- 
folia, S. linearis, Loasa volubilis, L. hispida, &c. do best in a light 
sandy loam, with a little rotten dung, without any mixture of peat; 
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