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WINDOW

GARDENING.—NO.

II.

BY 'rnn “non-novrrunaa znt'ron."

W: give, this month, an engraving of a basket 1 prevent the soil from dropping through, but not of double primroses, blue and white. To pre- 3 so as to impede the drainage. A layer of rich pare this basket, get four roots each; next take l soil may then be added.

Take the primrose

a common pie-dish, or any other cheap earthen t roots, leaving some of the fibres rather free, and

§tplace them according to your taste in the dispo isition of color, in the pan. Then fill more soil I/,I’MA~¢-'/, »~/'’. 2 in between them, pressing it slightly down round each plant. The next process is that of lining your basket with moss, and, having placed the pan within vessel suited to the form of your basket; then it, and covered the whole with moss, place it get e piece of thin board, and having cut it to neatly between the plants. Water may be given, but not too profusely. The basket should then 4. s tend in a situation where there in not too much light, and no sun, for about three days, after t which it may be placed in the situation which the size of the bottom of the dish, perforate it 3 it is imended m occupy. when, it will, if all with a number of small holes, about a. quarter

me premrmngcmenm have been duly observed,

or In inc}! in diameter-

flourish luxuriantly till the whole of the flowers

Then Place in the bot

tom of the dish, at equal distances, three strips have expanded,

But care should be taken to

of wood, about three-quarters of an inch deep shield it from a mid—day sun until the plants are each way. If upon these the flat perforatedithoroughly established. piece is lodged, an empty space below will beg We have also given this month an engraving provided, which will ensure thorough drainage. of one of the square term colla flower-pots, which

Place over the holes a slight layer of moss, to Fare becoming fashionable, and which produce an VOL. XXXV.—28 467