292 THE PLEASURE, OR [MARCH. 



Dig the JB orders, &c. 



Dig the borders and flower compartments, Sec. and rake them, 

 smooth : they will then be ready to receive the seeds of annual flow- 

 ers, and plants of ether kinds ; besides, they will appear fresh and 

 neat. 



Transplanting fiercnnial Plants. 



Where there are vacancies in any of the beds, borders, or other 

 parts of jthe garden they may now be filled up with many different 

 kinds of perennial and biennial flower-plants, and Mill all blow the 

 same year. 



Many principal sorts may now be planted, such as lychnis's, rose 

 campions, rockets, catchrfiy, campanulas, carnations, pinks, and 

 swec- -williams, double feverfew, golden-rod, perennial sun -flowers, 

 perennial asters, and French honeysuckles ; also columbines, Can- 

 terbury-bells, monk's-hood, fox-gloves, tree-primroses, scabious, 

 snap-dragon, Lobelia's Irises, bee-larkspur, double ragged robin, va- 

 lerian, and most others of the like sorts. 



Plant also dwarf fibrous-rooted flowers in the borders, Sec. they 

 will take root freely in a short time ; such as polyanthus's, double 

 chamomile, London-pride, violets, hepatica's, thrift, primroses, 

 saxifrage, gentianella, lily of the valley, &c. 



In planting the intended different kinds, dispose them variedly ; 

 the larger growing sorts more or less back, and the smaller for- 

 ward towards the front and middle. 



Give water at first planting, and afterwards occasionally in dry 

 weather, till the plants are fresh rooted ; by which, they will grow 

 freely, and all flower the same year in their proper seasons. 



Hoe and rake the Borders. 



Loosen with a hoe or small spade, the surface of those beds or 

 borders, which were dug and planted with flowers of any kinds last- 

 autumn, or any time since. 



Let this be done in a dry day, hoeing, or lightly digging and stir- 

 ling the earth carefully between the plants, taking care of the shoots 

 of bulbous roots, &c. which are now just peeping through the 

 surface ; clearing away all decayed leaves of the plants, weeds, and 

 every sort of rubbish, and then let the beds or borders be neatly 

 raked even and smooth. 



By thus loosening the surface of the borders, the first growth of 

 seed-weeds will be retarded, it will greatly promote the strength of 

 the flowers, and the whole will appear clean and agreeable. 



Pruning Shrubs > and digging the Clumfis in the Shrubbery. 



Finish pruning all sorts of flowering shrubs and evergreens which 

 require it, observing the directions of the two former months. 



