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full sun, where they can be occasionally covered when the weather 

 is unfavourable ; but let the covers be kept constantly off in the day- 

 time, when the weather is mild and dry. 



Care of Carnations. 



Take great care to protect your fine carnations that are in pots, 

 from, hard frost, excessive rains, and snow ; for, notwithstanding the 

 plants being hardy enough to stand the winter in the open air, it is 

 advisable to defend the choicer sorts in bad weather, to preserve 

 them in good strength for flowering in the the greatest perfection. 



These pots should be plunged in a raised bed of dry compost, in 

 the beginning of winter, and the bed arched over low, with pliant 

 rods or hoops, at that time ; this will be of great advantage to the 

 plants, if you are careful to draw mats over the arches when the 

 weather is severe. 



But if the pots were to be placed in garden frames, it would be 

 still better, if you take care to put the glasses over them in rigorous 

 weather and at night ; but be careful to give them as much free air 

 as possible by day, when the weather permits : either by taking the 

 glasses totally off, for a few hours, or tilting them up behind, 



Care of choice Hyacinths and Tulips. 



In severe frosty weather, it would be of beneficial advantage, if 

 the beds wherein you have deposited the choicest kinds of hyacinths 

 and tulips, or any other curious bulbous roots, be covered either 

 with an awning of mats, or, in default thereof, with straw, fern, 

 leaves of trees, or dry long litter; but it must be removed as soon 

 as the severe weather is over. 



Old decayed fine tan is a good article to cover hyacinths, tulips, 

 and other bulbs with ; it may be laid on, one inch or one inch and 

 half deep, immediately previous to the commencement of the 

 severe winter frost, and need not be removed, as it will keep 

 down the weeds in spring, and protect the roots from intense heat 

 and drought, during the period of their ripening. 



Ranunculus's and Anemones. 



The beds or frames in which are planted your choice kinds of 

 ranunculus's and anemones, should be carefully protected from 

 frost, by laying tan, earth or litter round the outside of the frames, 

 and carefully covering them at nights and in severe weather, with 

 glasses, or with boards laid lengthwise or across the frames, with 

 mats or other covering on top, but carefully observing to give them 

 plenty of air every day that the weather is tolerable mild, for if too 

 much confined, they will draw up and be good for nothing. 



Plant ranunculus's and anemones in mild, dry, open weather, if 

 you have any now out of the ground, and that the frost will admit 

 of your working it ; these now planted will succeed those which 

 were put into the ground in October or November, 



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