56 OF THE CULTIVATION SECT. IV. 



New bafs wetted, fine {oh packthread, or green yarn are 

 proper for the ties, which ihould be twilled firft lound 

 the Hick, and then round the flower : let the ends of the 

 firing be cut off clofe. The flicks ihould have fmooth 

 and fharps points, otherwife they may damage the roots, 

 and will not hold fo fan 1 in the ground ; thruft them in 

 as far from the flem as conveniently may be, and let 

 attention be paid to bulbous roots not to go fo near as to 

 wound them. Do not think of forcing all the branches 

 of a large bufhy head to a fingle Hick ; but let two or 

 more be ufed, as may appear necefTary, obferving that 

 there is fomething of an equality of fize in the Hicks 

 ufed to the fame flower. 



Some perfons are very incurious about their flower 

 flicks, which may rather be called/lakes, even when 

 applied to the fmaller fort of plants. Sticks may alfo 

 be too weak for large ones, and a due proportion is there- 

 fore necefTary to propriety and neatnefs. 



Decaying flowers fhould be timely trimmed or re- 

 moved, and perennials fhould be regularly freed from 

 the parts running to feed, (except fo much as may be 

 wanted] as the produ6lion of feeds weakens the root 

 much ; fometimes even caufing death, and thus many 

 curious perennials have been loft, efpecially the firil 

 year of planting them. To preferve any particular 

 fort therefore, let the flems be cut down as foon as 

 the flowers appear to be going off, or to fecure the root 

 in ftrength, let them not flower at «//the firft year. 



Vegetables decaying are uffenfive, and thole prema- 

 turely fpindling, and fuperfluous ones, fprouts, &c. 

 running for feed, Ihould not be fuffercd to continue in 

 the ground (as they often are) to exhauft its ftrength, 

 and look unfightly. 



The management of a garden (fummarily fpeaking) 

 confifls in attention and application ; the firft fhould be 

 of that wary and provident kind, as not only to do 

 well in the prefent, but for the future ; and the latter 

 fhould be of fo diligent nature as (willingly) " Never 



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