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cowslips, primroses, polyanthuses, pansies, 
auriculas,and so on—may be planted 
during the latter part of the month. 
Violets, too, should not be forgotten, and 
they, especially the double varieties, come 
to the greatest perfeccion in our coolest 
climates, although the singles succeed 
fairly well almost anywhere, if there is 
sufficient moisture for them. 
Sow some seeds of ten-week stocks -in 
a bed, or in boxes, for transplanting when 
the seedlings are large enough to move 
‘The plants will flower in the spring, 
All sorts of hardy annuals and peren- 
nials may be sown, either in the garden 
where they are to flower or in boxes, or 
pots. It will probably be the best way 
to sow in boxes or pots, and afterwards 
transplant, because seedlings in the garden 
whilst very young and tender are soliable 
toinjury from insects and _ other 
causes. 
As numbers of readers of these 
directions may be new to fower-gardening 
-and the names are not familiar, they are 
advised to obtain seeds of some or all of 
the following: — 
Angallis grandiflora, or Pimpernel 
Anchusa carpensis, hardy perennial 
Anterrhinum, or Snapdragon of varieties, 
hardy perennials 
Aquilegea, or Columbine, 
kinds, hardy perennials 
Asperula odorata, or W oodruff, a very old 
English flower, hardy perennial 
Auricalas of varieties, hardy annual 
Campanula of varieties, hardy perennial 
Candyturft of varieties 
Coreopsis of varieties, hardy annuals 
Carnations of varieties, 
nials 
Centaurea of varieties, hardy annuals 
Annual Chrysanthemums of yarieties, 
Clarkia of varieties, hardy annuals 
Cosmos of varieties, hardy annuals 
Coreopsis of varieties, especially Grandi- 
flora, hardy biennial 
Dianthus Heddewigii 
Delphinium, or Larkspur, of varieties 
Digitalis or Foxglove 
Eschscholtzia, hardy 
__-varieties 
Freesia, bulb but easily raised from seed, 
will flower the first season 
-Hedysarum coronarium, French Honey- 
suckle, hardy perennial 
of various 
hardy peren- 
perennial of 
Gaillardia of varieties 
Godetia of varieties, hardy annuals 
extremely pretty free flowering 
plants j 
Senecio elegans, or Jacobia. hardy 
annuals / 
Everlasting Pea 
Sweet Pea of varieties 
Lobelia of varieties, hardy annuals 
Perennial Lobelia, Cardinalis 
Linum grandiflorum rubrum, nigella 
hispanica, or Love in a Mist, hardy 
annual 
Lupins of varieties, hardy annuals 
French and African Marigolds 
Mignonette, hardy annuals 
Nemophila, hardy annual 
Nasturtium of varieties 
Pansies, of varieties, hardy annuals 
Penstemon, of varieties, hardy peren- 
nials 
Phlox Drummondii of varieties, some of 
the prettiest of annuals 
Poppies of varieties, hardy annuals 
Perennial Poppies 
Polyanthus, hardy perennial 
Scabious of varieties, hardy perennial 
Sweet Sultan hardy annual 
Sweet William, and Wallflower. 
The seeds should be sown with care on 
a finely-prepared surface of soil which has 
been made fine as well aslevel. Sow very 
thin and barely cover with soil. Keep 
moist, but not too damp. When strong 
enough plant in the garden. 
Cuttings of roses, pelargoniums fuch- 
slas, geraniums, 
other plants will 
month, 
verbenas, and many 
strike easily this 
Shade well after planting, and 
keep them moist, but not too damp. 
Continue to maintain an attractive 
appearance in the garden by unremitting 
attention in the matter of removing dying 
blooms, seed pods, damaged shoots, and 
all untidy matter. Beds and borders 
composed of herbaceous plants and annuals 
should have regular soakings of water. and 
the grosser feeding subjects should be 
frequently given liquid manure. Tie up 
plants afresh that have broken from their 
confinement or have outgrown the strength 
of the original stake. With these little 
attentions the garden should afford delight 
for another two months. It is fatal to’ 
procrastinate in the matter of noting the 
colors and especial features of the various 
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Dahlias, 
subjects. 
Cannas, and other decorative - 
Each should be clearly defined 
and labelled before they go out of bloom 
and are assigned their winter quarters, so 
that next spring there will be no mistakes 
made in disposing of them, and they can 
be grouped to the best possible advan- 
tage. If ones collection is not sufficiently 
large and varied now is the best time to 
make a frcsh selection. at some nursery 
garden. Itismuch more satisfactory to 
have the order booked now than to leave it 
until the planting season arrives, when one 
has to rely on the florists’ catalogued des- 
cription, which, though helpful, is not quite 
allthat we desire, she most important 
thing is to see aplant growing before we 
can judge of its suitability to our own taste 
and surroundings, In the case of Dahlias 
some varieties that justify glowing des- 
criptions in the catalogues and are 
ecnspicuously handsome features of the 
flower shows are quite ineffective in the 
gardeu, because of their imperfect habit 
and an irritating disposition to droop and 
conceal their blooms. Where tho col- 
lection must necessarily be small it is- 
advisable to exclude the dusky shades, and 
give preference to the bright showry 
varieties of Dahlias 
Manure and Weeds. 
The question of the vitality of seeds in 
manure is one that sometimes forms the 
subject of discussion, and any new experi- 
mental evidence is therefore worth con- 
sideration. 
We learn that Mr. Oswald has been 
studying the influence exerted on seeds 
by the processes of fermentation that go 
on in stored manure, comparing  sucit 
effects with those produced on the seeds 
during their passage through the digestive 
tract of tho cattle. His results are of 
interest, as showing that whilst about 12 
or 13 per cent of the seeds of weeds fed 
to cattle germinated it the manure was 
it once spread as a top-dressing, only 
between 2 and 3 per cent. came up if the- 
manure was ploughed into the land, and 
‘none, or practically none, showed evidense 
of yitslity if the made had been previously 
stacked for six months in the yard.—The 
Gardeners’ Chronicle,” 
