574 THE PLEASURE, OR Sec. [D*:C. 



Polyanthus-narcissus, anemones, or ranunculuses, should not be 

 planted in the middle or eastern states at this season, unless they 

 are effectually protected afterwards from rain, snow, and frost ; I 

 would rather advise to preserve them carefully in dry sand till the 

 early part of March, or even the middle of that month. 



Protect Seedling Bulbs, &c. 



The various kinds of seedling bulbs, should now be carefully pro- 

 tected as directed in page 559, otherwise many of them will be in- 

 jured. The boxes in which were sowed, in the preceding months, 

 the seeds of bulbous rooted flowers, should be treated in like manner. 



Protecting Stocks, Wallflowers, &c. 



Your double stock-gillyflowers, wallflowers, and other plants of 

 similar constitutions, which are in frames, must have protection 

 from rain, snow and severe frost ; and it will be necessary during 

 winter, to give them the full benefit of the air for a few hours in the 

 middle of mild days, but by no means to expose them or any other 

 tender plants, to a hot sun whilst in a frozen state. 



Neiv-filanted Shrubs and Trees. 



The more tender or choise kinds of shrubs and trees which were 

 planted last spring, or in the preceding month, should now have 

 their roots well protected from frost by laying some wispy dung, or 

 long litter all round the plants. Some kinds may even require to 

 have their tops matted round, or each to be completely enveloped 

 in a coat of long straw, reaching from the ground to the top of the 

 plant, and terminating there in a point, the whole assuming the 

 form ot a sugarloaf. The straw is to be supported by placing 

 slender sticks in the earth round the shrub, the tops of which are to 

 be tied together over it ; a few willow twigs should be worked in 

 between these sticks to prevent the straw from falling in, which 

 when laid on, is to be bound round by hay bands, willows, or the like. 



Hydrangea hortcnsis, China and Otaheite roses, Prunus 

 Lauro-Cerassus, and small plants of Magnolia grandiflora, Lager- 

 strcemia indica, double pomegranate and many other valuable shrubs 

 may be preserved in good condition by this means ; and ultimately 

 inured to the winter frosts without much injury ; observe that the 

 covering is not to be disturbed before the middle of March, in the 

 middle states, or the beginning of April in the eastern states ; and 

 even then, it is to be taken off by piece-meal and not all at once, 

 for too sudden an exposure might do them considerable injury, 

 should a hard frost or cutting winds ensue.* 



Other Useful Work. 



Should the weather prove open in the early part of the month, 

 you may continue to prune hardy shrubs and trees ; spread your 



