CATALOGUE OF FLOWER SEEDS. 
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As soon as the seedlings have made three or four leaves, and are an inch high they should be 
thinned out. If they are kinds which will bear removal, they may be replanted in vacant spaces 
in the border. Tall growing plants with spreading branches will require more room than slender 
growing dwarf kinds. Stir the soil around the plants from time to time; and, if they appear 
crowded, a second thinning will be of great benefit to those that remain. If the growth is not 
strong from the nature of the soil, apply occasionally a very small amount of guano or bone dust. 
Transplanting should if possible always be done in cloudy weather, and toward evening. If the 
soil is dry the plants will require a light watering, to settle the earth around the roots, and if warm, 
sunny days succeed the operation, they will root all the better to have shade for a day or two. All 
large growing plants should be transplanted singly; but many of the smaller may be removed in 
patches without any trouble. After the plants are established, they will need no other care than to 
tie up the taller growing sorts to stakes, to prevent the wind and rain from beating them down, and 
injuring their blossoms. 
GARDEN REQUISITES. 
There are several aids to the economical management of the garden, which are almost indis¬ 
pensable, one of these is the hot-bed frame for the forwarding of plants for early planting. A frame 
made of various sizes, according to the size of the garden, from four sashes upward. The length 
of sash is generally seven feet by three and a half wide, the size of glass six by eight inches, 
making the entire frame of sashes fourteen by seven feet. The frame should have a southern or a 
southeastern exposure ; should be made up of fresh horse manure, and a few leaves mixed with 
it; this must be laid in a heap preparatory to being used, and when in proper state of fermentation, 
prepared for the reception of the frame. A few inches of rich, loamy soil must be spread over the 
manure; then cover the frame with the sashes, and after standing a few days to allow the rank heat 
and steam to pass off, the seed can be sown. Where the ground is well drained, a better plan is to 
dig out a space the size of the frame, one or two feet deep, according to the season and the heat 
required, in which the manure is placed, care being taken to pack firmly and evenly. 
SEEDS FOR ASSOCIATIONS OR CLUBS. 
The following seeds may be selected from our Catalogue, at the prices named, and will be for¬ 
warded, postage free, to any part of the United States: 
Purchasers remitting $1.00 may select seeds in packets at Catalogue prices, amounting to $1.25 
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“ “ 3.00 “ 
“ “ 4.00 “ 
“ “ 5.00 “ 
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2.50 
4.00 
5.50 
7.00 
Seeds when ordered by the ounce or pound will not be included, nor for 
plants or bulbs. 
