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be removed to the garden beds or borders where they are designed to remain. This 
should be done on a dull, showery day, if possible, or in the evening after sunset; 
if not, the plants may require shading after removal until they become established. 
In transplanting in dry weather always give the plants as they stand in the seed-bed 
a good soaking with water, and also the soil to which they are to be removed, an 
hour or so before removal ; in removing disturb the roots as little as possible. If the 
plants are not too thick, there is no need of injuring the roots ; and in sowing it is 
well to have this in view, and sow evenly and thinly. As soon as the young plants 
come up, if too thick, a portion should be removed. A few plants with long tap¬ 
roots will not bear removal well, such as the Larkspurs, Poppies, Candytufts, Sweet 
Peas, and a few others of a similar character. 
The Cold. Frame is a simple construction of boards for wintering Cabbage, 
Lettuce, Cauliflower, Brocoli, etc., for planting out early in the spring. Select a 
dry southern exposure. Make a frame from four to six feet wide, and as long as is 
required. The back should be fourteen inches, and the front six inches high, with 
a cross-tie every six feet. Seeds of the above named vegetables, sown in open bor¬ 
ders early in September, will be ready to plant in the cold frame about the last of 
October. The soil should be well prepared and smoothly raked before planting. 
Admit air freely on all pleasant days, but keep closed in severe weather. 
Amateurs in the Cultivation of Flowers should remember that the 
selection of seeds is an important matter. Be careful about trying too many of the 
tender varieties in a single season ; otherwise the cultivation of the same may be 
unjustly given up as a failure. If the object is a brilliant bed on the lawn, or in the 
border, the Petunia, Phlox, Portulaca, Verbena, etc., will answer, while a bed of 
the smaller or less showy flowers, such as Mignonette, would be entirely out of 
place. The tall, showy varieties, including the Gladiolus, Zinnia, Marigold, and 
others are more desirable for the background. It may be here mentioned that the 
best soil for flowers is a rich, mellow loam, although fair success has been attained 
on clay which has been well worked and mixed with sand, ashes and manure. 
Fertilizers, Insect Des¬ 
troyers and Garden Tools, 
including the latest inventions,, 
are described and pi iced in the 
back part of this Catalogue. 
I 
Mushrooms 
i 
an 
Their Culture. 
We are so often asked for ad¬ 
vice on the culture of Mushrooms 
that we have published a pamphlet 
of instruction for Mushroom 
culture, which will be sent free 
with all orders for Spawn. To all 
others on the receipt of 10 cents. 
MUSHROOMS ON SHELVES. 
