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where it will flower in February and continue a long time in bloom. 

 It may now be propagated in like manner as the other species. 



PLANTING VARIOUS KINDS OF BULBOUS ROOTS. 



Spring crocuses, snowdrops, fritillaries, crown-imperials, dens- 

 canises, dwarf Persian, English, and Spanish bulbous irises, scarlet 

 martagons, white, superb, Canada, and red lilies, and all other kinds 

 of bulbs that do not agree with being kept long out of ground should 

 now be planted if possible: for although these roots may be kept up 

 much longer if preserved from the air, in dry sand, sawdust, dry chaff 

 or the like, yet they would not flower near so well next season as if 

 planted in due time. 



Common tulips, hyacinths, narcissus, &c., may now be planted in 

 the borders of the pleasure grounds, in small clumps of four or five 

 in a place, covering the roots about four inches deep if the soil be 

 dry and light ; if stiff and heavy, three inches will be sufficient ; but 

 the latter kind of soil should not be chosen for this purpose if pos- 

 sible : where the borders are naturally inclined to clay, proper earth 

 should be brought on barrows, and holes made in the spots where you 

 intend planting about a foot in diameter, and at least the same in 

 depth, which fill with the good soil and plant the roots therein, cover- 

 ing as above. 



Van Thol and other early tulips may now be planted in a warm 

 soil and exposure for an early spring bloom. 



FLOWER BORDERS AND SHRUBBERIES. 



Towards the latter end of this month begin to dig the vacant beds 

 and borders where the plants are mostly declined in their flowering, 

 to prepare them for the reception of any plants or roots, to kill weeds, 

 and to give a neat and becoming appearance to the whole ; if they 

 require it add some fresh earth or very rotten dung to them, and in 

 the planting of flowers in borders along the principal walks observe 

 to dispose them in such a manner as that there may be a regular suc- 

 cession of flowers throughout the season in the different parts, plant- 

 ing the low growing kinds in front and the taller more remote from 

 the walks. 



Continue to keep the general flower borders, clumps, and other 

 similar districts very clean, and in neat order, and go around all the 

 beds, borders, and shrubbery compartments once a week to cut down 

 decayed flower stems, for such detract much from the beauty of the 

 plants in flower as well as from that of the general appearance. 



Regulate disorderly growths, tie up straggling branches, and pick 

 off all decayed leaves; likewise prune or cut away any branches or 

 twigs that appear in a mouldy or declining state on any of the flower- 

 ing plants or shrubs. 



