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of the leaves a little : they are then 

 ready for planting, either into beds or 

 pots, but rather into nursery-beds of 

 good earth, to remain six vveeiss, and 

 then the fine sorts may be potted. 

 Therefore, choosing a bed or border of 

 rich light earth, let it be then neatly 

 dug, and the surface raked smooth, and 

 here plant the layers, %fith a dibble, at 



tirely off, for if much covered it would 

 draw them up weak and tender. 



Be careful also that the drainage in 

 the pots is very good. 



Thus continue your care of the potted 

 plants till spring, and then shift them 

 into large pots, to remain to blow, as 

 directed in tiieir spring culture. 



In respect to those in the open beds, 



six or eight inches distance; give di- | although they commonly stand the win- 

 rectly a good watering, and repeat it, [ ter tolerably, yet, if you have any spare 

 in dry weather, every day or two, for a i frames, or the beds arched over, to be 

 week or a fortnight, when the plants ^ covered with mats or long dry litter in 

 will have taken fresh root, and begin to ] severe frosts, it will be of much advan- 



advance 



In this bed let them take their growth 

 ^till October, then the fine varieties may 

 be potted insmall pots (forty-eights) for 

 moving to occasional shelter from hard 

 frosts, till spring, then into large pots, 

 to remain to flower; therefore, at the 

 above-mentioned time in autumn, take 

 up the layers of the prime sorts from 

 the nursery beds into small pots, and 

 give a moderate watering, and place 

 them in a warm situation, in the full 

 air, till November, then move them to 

 occasional shelter, as directed in their 

 winter culture. 



The more common sorts may either 

 at the above time in autumn be trans- 

 planted into the borders or other com- 

 partments ofthe pleasure ground, where 

 they are to remain to flower, or may be 

 continued in the beds until spring; and 

 then a due quantity may be disposed in 

 the borders, or retained in the same 

 bed, for flowering. 



IVinte?- Culture. — In November, the 

 varieties in pots should be moved to a 

 sunny, sheltered situation for the win- 

 ter ; and if placed in a frame, &c., to 

 have occasional protection from hard 

 frost, it will be of much advantage. 

 The pots may be placed close together, 

 or if the bod is raised three, four, or 

 six inches, with a light dry earth, sand. 



tage. 



Spring Culture, Shifting, SfC. — In 

 the latter end of February, or some 

 time in March, the layers in the small 

 pots, or such as are in beds, and that 

 you intend shall blow in pots, should 

 be transplanted with balls into the large 

 pots, where they are to remain. 



The pots proper for their reception 

 for flowering, should be nine or ten 

 inches at least in the clear at top, but 

 if a foot the better, that there may be 

 due room to lay the layers, at the pro- 

 per season, for a further increase, 

 which is an essential point to be con- 

 sidered. 



The pots being ready, put some 

 pieces of tile or oyster shells over the 

 holes at the bottom; add plenty of 

 drainage, and fill them halfway with 

 earth, then turn the plants out of the 

 pots, &c., with the ball of earth about 

 their roots ; and after taking away a 

 little of the earth around the sides of 

 the ball, place one plant in each of 

 the large pots, filling up the vacancy 

 around the ball with fresh compost, 

 bringing it also close up about the 

 body of the plant, which should stand 

 nearly as high as the rim of the pot ; 

 and finish each pot with a moderate 

 watering. 



Being thus potted, place them in a 



or ashes, and so plunge the pots in it to sheltered sunny situation in the full air, 

 their rims, it will be a greater protec- ] and in dry weather supply them with 

 tion for their roots, covering them oc- 1 water twice a week, and here let them 

 casionally with the glasses in hard | remain till they are considerably ad- 

 frosts, &c.; but for want of frames, a j vanced towards flowering, then the fine 

 bed prepared as above may be arched sorts may be placed on the Carnation 

 over with hoops, to be covered occa- ! stage. 



Summer Culture. — During dry warm 



sionally with mats. 



Under either of those shelters the ! weather continue the care of watering 

 plants are to be covered with glasses | those in pots every day or two. Like- 

 or mats only in time of severe frost, j wise clear out all weeds, and at times 

 but must enjoy the full air in all open i lightly stir the surface. In May and 

 weather, by having all covering en- | June the flower-stems of the plants will 

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