==Pansy.==—­From the end of May to the end of July seedlings may be raised in the open ground.  Thin and transplant when ready.

==Polyanthus== to be sown from May to July on a shaded border.  Thin the seedlings boldly, and bed the thinnings.  Those raised early will flower next spring, but the later seedlings cannot be depended on for blooming in the first year.

==Portulaca.==—­The weather may have been too cold and wet for sowing in May, or seed then sown may have failed; happily, there is yet ample time for raising this flower, in either beds or pots.

==Primrose.==—­This fine old favourite may be grown from seed in various tints of yellow and almost any shade of colour from white to deep crimson; an effective blue has also been achieved.  Primroses make beautiful pot and border flowers.  Seed may be sown from May to July.  Seed-pans can be used, or the sowing may be made in drills in the open.  In the latter case, a free dressing of soot must be employed to render the spot distasteful to slugs.  When transplanting, give the plants a deep retentive loam if possible, and a shady position.

==Primula.==—­To insure a succession of flowers next spring, make another sowing as advised under May.  Seedlings which are ready should be got into small pots, and afterwards they must be re-potted when necessary; but never shift them until the pots are full of roots, and always put them in firmly up to the collar.

==Solanum.==—­The berried varieties may be grown entirely in pots, or they can be put into beds for the summer, from which they will lift for potting again just as the handsome berries are turning colour.  The spiny-leaved varieties are valuable for sub-tropical gardening.  Small plants are of little worth, hence they should be put into very rich soil, with a thick layer of manure on the surface, and have copious supplies of water to induce free growth.

==Stock, Spring-flowering.==—­This valuable section, which includes the popular Brompton strain, usually comes into bloom in May and June.  Seed is sometimes sown where the plants are to flower, but a certain degree of risk attends this mode of procedure, and Spring-flowering Stocks are so valuable that they are worth more careful treatment.  Either now or in July sow in pans, and place them under shelter until the plants are an inch high; then stand them in the open for a week before planting out.

==Stock, Winter-flowering.==—­For their refreshing colours and delightful perfume Stocks are highly prized during the winter months.  To have them in flower at Christmas, seed of Christmas Pink or Beauty of Nice should be sown in June.  It is usual to grow three or more plants in a pot, according to size.  At the fall of the year place them in the conservatory or a cool greenhouse, and give assistance in the form of weak liquid manure as soon as the buds appear.  Other suitable varieties, of which there are a number, may be sown in July or August for flowering indoors through the winter and spring months.