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of the rim of the pot with turfy soil, over which put sand and peat 
earth, of equal proportions, sufficient to fill the pot; then press it 
down, and take shoots for cuttings, rather firmer in texture than 
otherwise, prepare them with a sharp knife, allowing two joints to be 
inserted in the soil, water them, and then set the pots in the pits, 
not at a great distance from the glass, and keep the pits close till 
the cuttings are rooted, when occasional airing will be necessary, 
and in frosty weather additional covering will be required ; but 
by all means admit air and light whenever it can be done con¬ 
veniently. When greenhouses are accessible, much of what we 
have said may be obviated, as after the plants are rooted they 
may be put on shelves, and may be either kept in the cutting-pots, 
or potted, off singly until May, when they should be planted out 
into the flower-garden, and then pegged on the ground, if they are 
naturally of a creeping habit of growth ; and even if they are not 
so, instances occur in which it may be done with propriety. 
The figure which we have given in connexion with these re¬ 
marks is merely to illustrate our view's of grouping; and if any 
person will take a little trouble in studying it, the justness of the 
principle will soon become apparent, and consequently its advan¬ 
tages as compared with the promiscuous method of planting beds. 
When figures are seen in their length and breadth, it is a sure 
criterion that they ought to be a mass of one colour ; for if not so 
planted, the first view is removed in looking after other objects in 
the figure, and consequently trouble is the result instead of 
pleasure. 
REFERENCES TO THE FIGURES. 
1. Eschscholtzia croeea,* 
2. Verbena picta. 
3. Verbena Tweediaua. 
4. Verbena Neillii. 
5. Calceolaria rugosa. 
(3. Verbena teucrioides, 
7. Frogmore scarlet Geranium. 
8. Petunia erubescens. 
9. Verbena Lambertiana. 
10. Calceolaria angustifolia. 
11. Verbena Tweediaua grandiflora. 
12. Verbena incisa. 
13. Petunia nyctaginiflora. 
14. Verbena Hendersoni. 
15. Verbena pulchella. 
16. Calceolaria integrifolia. 
There are many more plants allied to these, but which will 
show what is meant. 
* Is a North American annual, and which, as well as many others from the 
same country, if sown in the autumn, will produce a gay appearance in the 
flower-garden, at a time when the summer flowering plants cannot be expected 
to be seen in perfection, namely, the spring months. 
