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protection to preferve the flowers in beauty, as a hand- 

 glajs may be advifeable. A plant or two potted (large 

 pots as it fpreads* is agreeable enough, at fuch a feafon, 

 to houfewhen in blow. 



Columbine comes in great variety, and the feed mould 

 be well chofen, which, when fown in fpring, is rather 

 apt to mifs. Autumn is therefore preferable; and 

 tliefe plants will from this lowing be much flronger. 

 The plants fhoukl not ftaftd above two years after 

 flowering, as afterwards they get unfightly, and plain. 



CowJIip American is commonly potted, as indeed 

 fome plants mould be, as it thus appears to advantage ; 

 but it is hardy, and grows befi in borders that are fome- 

 what fhady, not having the afternoon fun. 



Dragon s head mould have a moift fhady fituation. 



Figwort, the plants are fomewhat tender, and may 

 be only expected to ftand through ordinary winters, 

 in a warm foil and fituation. Let fome be potted, for 

 -houfmg, left thofe abroad be cut off. 



Fox -gloves do belt in a fomewhat ftrong foil, and 

 fhady fituation, and will be found a ufeful flower in 

 fhrubberies, &c. in all its varieties. 



Geranium, for crane's bill, fo called from the fhape 

 of the feed veffel). the exotic forts are tender, Africa 

 being their native climate. As favourite flowers, the 

 different forts are cultivated by all defenptions of peo- 

 ple, as opportunity affords to preferve them in winter. 

 They are properly gretn-hov.Je plants. The principal 

 kinds are as follow, claffed according to their ordinary 

 height of growth : 



1. Flaming, or Vervain mallow leaved, fcarlet. 



Three coloured ; i. e. red, black, and white. — Ladies 

 mantle leaved, whitifh and bluifh. — Sweet-fcented mal- 

 low-leaved, white. — Goofeberry-leaved, reddifh. — Ca- 

 raway leaved, or variable geranium, red, crimfon, pur- 

 ple, white, &.c. — Vine leaved, red and white. — Night- 

 imelling, yellowifh with dark fpots, three forts. — Pin- 

 nated, or proliferous, of different colours. 



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