OF FLOWERS. SECT. XVIII. 



sort of which must be early forwarded upon heat) 

 tyignonette, nasturtium, and persicaria. 



THE CULTURE OF EACH CLASS FOLLOWS. 



I. OF ANNUALS. 



ABOUT Mid- March, is a general good time to sow 

 the TENDER (and in short all) sorts, though the cu- 

 rious and skilful being well furnished witn proper 

 frames, &c. may begin a month sooner ; the end of 

 March, or beginning of April, is, however, not too 

 late, and will (perhaps) better suit a young gardener 

 than if he sowed earlier. In order to succeed in this 

 business, there should be provided fine dry and rich 

 earth, good stable dung, frames and lights, or roomy 

 hand glasses, and mats to cover. 



A moderately strong hot-bed, for a one light frame, 

 may be prepared, and the violent heat being cer- 

 tainly over, the seeds cither sown thinly in drills, 

 two or;three inches asunder, on five or six inches of 

 mould, or less on a weak bed. May sow also in 

 pots, plunged to the rims. Cover the seeds from a 

 quarter to half an inch, or more, according to their 

 size. Some of them will appear in a few days, and 

 others will lie a fortnight or more, according to the 

 circumstances of their particular nature, age, and 

 the heat or moisture they meet with in the bed. 



Thin the plants a little in time, and soon after to 

 an inch, and then again to two, asunder. By no 

 means let them be crowded, which would draw them, 

 up weak, and occasion a crooked growth ; whereas 

 a robust and erect stature is the beauty of any plant. 



JVatcr, just warm, must be gently given, them, 



