400 DECEMBER. SECT. XX 



FLOWERS, 



Take care of but neither fow nor plant; yet fome 

 chufe to low auriculas in this month, 35 9. 



Covering of every kind is to be w clofer, or longer kept 

 on than nccefjary, ior great clanger arifes from much 

 nurfing, when plants come to be expofed again. 

 See laft month. 



Auriculas fee to, and take off dead leaves, 358. 



Carnations guard againft mice and much wet, 361, 



Pots of hardy flowers, to protect, fee laft month. 



NURSERY. 



Vroietl, as the weather may require : all new planted 



tilings, cover the roots of them well, 99. 

 Seedlings of tender things may be covered lightly all 



over, but uncover in time, G9, 73. 

 F'-oft -cracks in feedling beds, fill up with lifted mould. 

 Wet (much of) gives fro ft fo great hold, that it fhould 



be particularly guarded againlt. 3.38, 360. 

 Vermin muft be attended to, particularly mice, which 



are apt to bark, and fo kill young trees, 73. 



CLOSE. 



Nature attend ! join every living foul, 

 Beneath the fpacious temple of the iky, 

 In adoration join \ and, ardent raife 

 One general fong. 



Soft roll your incenfe, herbs, and fruits, zti&Jtptoerfj 



J n mingled clouds tOHiM, whofe fun exalts, 



Whofe breath perfumes you, and whofe pencil paints. 



Thomson, 



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