348 THE PLEASURE, OR [APRIL. 



Stakes should be immediately placed, to such as require them, 

 firmly fixed in the ground, and the plants tied thereto. 



Planting Roses. 



Roses of every sort may still be planted with great success. But 

 for some remarks worthy of attention, see that article in page 294. 



Planting Edgings. 



There is no plant, that makes so neat and permanent an edging, 

 as box ; it may be planted, for that purpose, in the first week of this 

 month, but if slips or cuttings are to be used, they will require very 

 frequent waterings, till they throw out and establish fibres or young 

 roots. Rooted plants, however, or slips with the roots attached to 

 them, will succeed well in the early part of the month, if watered 

 occasionally. For the method of planting and forming box edg- 

 ings, see page 294. 



Thyme, hysop, winter-savory, and lavender, are sometimes plant- 

 ed for edgings ; but these grow rather out of compass, or get 

 stubby and naked, by close clipping. 



Pinks may likewise be occasionally planted for edgings; and 

 will grow in tolerable close order for a year or two, and produce 

 abundance of flowers. 



Thrift, if neatly planted, makes handsome edgings to borders, or 

 flower-beds, both in its evergreen property, and as a pretty flower- 

 ing plant in summer. This may be planted either in a close edg- 

 ing as directed for box, or with a dibble, setting the plants near 

 enough to touch one another, so as at once, to form a tolerable close 

 row, or, however, not above two or three inches apart, giving oc-f 

 casional waterings for a week or two, if necessary. 



London-pride, that is, the Saxifraga umbrosa, will make a very 

 neat edging, and is to be planted as directed for thrift. 



Double daisies are made use of in many parts of Europe for edg- 

 ings, and form very neat ones, but they are not able to bear the 

 heat of our summers, which seldom fail to destroy them, when fully 

 exposed thereto ; nor can they survive, without some slight pro- 

 tection, the severe winters of the middle and eastern states. 



Any of our Sisyrinchiums^ but particularly the mucronaturn^ will 

 make beautiful edgings, they keep blowing a long time, look very 

 gay, and may now be propagated by parting their roots, and plant- 

 ing them, as directed for thrift. They are indigenous, and bear our 

 summers and winters well. 



Strawberries may be occasionally used, to make edgings for large 

 Walks, and answer the double purpose, of pleasure and profit. 



Where box-edgings want trimming, it should now be done, al- 

 though this is not the general season for clipping them ; but not- 

 withstanding, when they appear in need of it, let them be hand- 

 somely dressed with a pair of garden shears, which will add mucji 

 |p their neatness. 



