. (5») 



but many good and skilful Gardiners do? not ufc It; 

 then clofe the ground unto the flemme of the 

 plant. 



As for the time , If you flip and fet them in Sep- 

 tember ^ as many ufetodoe, or yet in Augufl,\s 

 fome may think will doe well , yet (unlefle they be 

 the moil ordinary forts which are likely to grow at a- 

 ny time and in anyplace) the moft of them, if not all, 

 will either affuredly pcriHi or neve-r profper well: the 

 feafon indeed is from the beginning of May to the 

 middle of June at furthell. 



Ferrarlus Lib. 2. c. 15. fayes,that from the moneth 

 of February to the middle of March (y\z)'m the time 

 of their gcrmination,is the beft time to flip this flow- 

 er. He neither will have them dipt , nor twitted in 

 the Roote, nor Early put under them to raife adulte- 

 rous fibres , but only advifes that they be cut off in a 

 joynt. The truth is , both the Spring and Auturrme 

 are good Seafons for makeing out Roots , the latter 

 requires that the flip be fo early fet as that they may- 

 have time enough to take Roote, before thecotdnefs 

 of winter : The former, that the plant fet in the 

 fpring, may have taken Roote before the Sun rifes 

 to emit violent and parching heats, which are gene- 

 rail Rules for Vernal! and Autumnall fettings. 



Woody plants that bear leaves mud be taken off, &• 

 planted fome time between the foil of the leafe and 

 the fpring , fome preferre the planting them in the 

 beginning, fome at the going out of the w inter a- 

 bout the beginning of February ) Immediately 

 when the great fro ; .is breake-, at the firft tewardneffa 

 to fpring is a good feafen according to generall be-* 

 kife., 



