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evergreen shrubs, such as phillyreas, alaternnses, laurels, 

 laurustinus, pyracanthas, cistuses, &c. Let there be a ball 

 of earth round their roots, when you take them out of the 

 ground. 



If box edging is required, plant it now : water it, and the 

 plants will soon root. 



Dig the borders carefully and lightly, with your garden 

 fork; make the garden look neat, and free from weeds; 

 clear away dead leaves ; sweep the lawn and walks ' T and let 

 spring advance in its proper order. 



Now plant away. Evergreens cannot be moved at a bet- 

 ter period. Deciduous flowering shrubs may also be still 

 planted, such as Althaea frutex, syringas, roses, honeysuckles, 

 mezereons, sumach, laburnums, lilacs, jasmines, candleberry, 

 myrtles, guelder roses, &c. 



Where the borders require filling up, the following plants 

 may still be moved, but do it early in this month : 



Lychnises, campanulas, Canterbury bells, tree primroses, 

 rockets, sweet-williams, wallflowers, columbines, monk's- 

 hood, rose campions, perennial asters and sunflowers, fox- 

 gloves, &c. 



Sow perennial and biennial flower seeds about the last 

 week in this month. Stake your hyacinths, when the flower 

 stems are tall. 



Plant out layered carnations of last year, into the places 

 where they ought to remain. 



Give fresh earth to any plants in pots, such as carnations, 

 pinks, auriculas, double sweet-williams, double stock gillr- 

 flowers, rockets, &c. 



Sow annuals of all hardy kinds. 



Transplant any hardy roses, which you may wish should 

 blow late in the year. 



Plant box, for edgings, still ; and roll the lawn and grass 

 walks. 



Transplant any tenderer kinds of annuals which you may 

 have been at the pains of raising in, or procuring from, a hot 

 bed. 



Keep the garden quite free from weeds and dead leaves. 



Now place sticks to every plant or stalk requiring support. 

 Fix the sticks, or light iron rods, firmly in the ground ; and 

 tie the stems to each stick neatly, in two or three places. 



