Jan.] The Flower Garden. 31 



over, lay on feme earth ; then bring in the plants, and 

 plunge the pots into the earth up to their rims, and cloie 

 together as can be, filling up alio all the interiVices between 

 with earth. 



When all the pots are plunged, put on the glalTes, and 

 keep them clofe till the ftcam arifes in .the bed, when it 

 will be neceflary to raiie them a little, to let the fleam 

 pafs oC 



When the plants begin to pufli, let them have air at all 

 opportunities, when the weather is favourable ; for if they 

 are kept too clofe, the bloiTom will drop, without being 

 fucceeded by any tolerable crop of fruit : and let them be 

 frequently refrelhed with a little water, and cover th& 

 glalles every night with mats. 



N. B. In forcing flrawberries, the plants may be takeii 

 up out of the natural ground with balls of earth, and placed 

 immediately in the earth of the hot-bed without potting 

 them. However, when it is intended to force llrawberries, 

 either in a common hot-bed, or in the hot-houfe, it would 

 be a good method to pot fome plants in September or Octo- 

 ber, and fo place the pots clofe under fome warm wall till 

 the time they are to be placed in the hot -bed. 



But where there is the convenience of a_pine-apple ftove^ 

 or any kind of fruit forcing- houfe, or hot-wall, &c. may 

 raife plants of early flrawberries in great peifecflion, with 

 but very little trouble : having the plants ready in pots, 

 place them in the hot-houfe, any where near the glafTes^ 

 giving frequent light waterings, they will fruit early in 

 great abundance. 



The Pleasure, or Flower Garden. 



R E A T care fhould be taken to protect the choiceH 

 flowers, at this unfavourable feaibn. 



Auriculas* 



Let your auriculas in pots be well protected from ex- 

 ceffive rains, fnow, or fharp frofls j all of which would in- 

 jure them. 



Thefe plants fhould always be removed in their pots, 



about the end of Oftobcr, or beginning of November, and 



placed in frames, or in a bed arched over with hoops, iir a 



C 4 warni 



