==Petunia.==—­Towards the end of the month the seedlings raised in January for pot culture will be ready for transferring to seed-pans.  It will also be time to sow for bedding plants, although the beginning of March is not too late.

==Phlox Drummondii.==—­The attention devoted to this flower has made it one of the most varied and brilliant half-hardy annuals we possess.  The =grandiflora= section includes numerous splendid bedding subjects which flower freely, and continue in bloom for a long period.  These and others are also valuable as pot plants, and even in the greenhouse or conservatory they are conspicuous for their rich colours.  All the varieties may be sown now in well-drained pans or shallow boxes.  Press the seeds into good soil about an inch apart, and as a rule this will save transplanting; but if transplanting becomes necessary, take out alternate plants and put into other pans, or pot them separately.  The remainder will then have room to grow until the time arrives for bedding out.

==Polyanthus.==—­Either now or in March sow in pans filled with any fairly good potting soil, and do not be impatient about the germination of the seed.  Many sowings of good seed have been thrown away because it was not known that the Polyanthus partakes of the slow and irregular characteristics of this class of plants.  As the seedlings become ready, lift them carefully and transplant into pans or boxes, from which a little later they may be moved to any secluded corner of the border, until in September they are put into flowering quarters.  While in the seed-pans they must be kept moist, although excessive watering is to be avoided.  Should the summer prove dry, they will also need water when in the open ground.

==Primroses== of good colours are admirably adapted for indoor decoration, and there is no occasion to grow them in pots for the purpose.  Lift the required number from the reserve border without exposing the roots; pot them, and place in a cool frame until established.  Plenty of space, no more water than is absolutely essential, and progressive ventilation, comprise all the needful details of cultivation.  Seed sown in this month or in March, in pans or boxes, will produce fine plants for flowering in the succeeding year.

==Primula==.—­The elegant half-hardy varieties =P. obconica grandiflora= and =P. malacoides= may be sown any time from February to July, the earliest of which will commence flowering in the succeeding autumn and winter.  The aim should be to keep the plants as hardy as possible, giving them air whenever conditions are favourable.

==Ranunculus.==—­Although it is not usual to grow this flower from seed, it is both easy and interesting to do so.  Sow in boxes containing from four to six inches of soil, and as there need be no transplanting, each seed should be put in separately, about an inch and a half apart.  A cool greenhouse or frame will supply the requisite conditions for growing the seedlings.  When the foliage has died down, sift out the roots, and store in dry peat or cocoa-nut fibre for the winter.