Jan.] Flower Garden. ^3 



of much advantage to have the beds arched over with hoops; 

 and when the weather is unfavourable, fuch as in fevere 

 ftoils, let the mats be drawn over the archv^s, and fallened 

 down, that the wind may not blow them olf; but whon the 

 weather is open, let them be confhintly uncovered. 



Thefinell kinds only, of hyacinths, tulips, ranunculufce, 

 and anemones in particular, merit this care. 



Planting RaTiunculufes^ Anemones, &:c. 



Plant ranunculufes and anemones, if you have any now 

 out of the ground ; thcfe now planted will fuccccd tho/e 

 which were put in the ground in Odobcr or Noveipber. 



For their reception, choofe a dry iituation, where the 

 ground is of a light pliable nature. Let it be well digged, 

 breaking the earth fine, and form it into beds of three feet 

 and a half or four feet wide, and rake the furface fmooth ; 

 then, taking opportunity of a dry mild day, when open 

 weather, and plant the roots in rows nine inches diftant, 

 and allow the dilhmcc of fix inches between j)lant and 

 plant in the rows ; and plant them about two inches and a 

 half deep. 



for the particular method of preparing the beds, and 

 planting the roots, fee the work of Scpicmhcr and Odober, 



Thefe Howers make a very agreeable appearance, when 

 they arc planted in fmall patches in the borders among 

 other flowers. In a fmall circle of about fix inches dia- 

 meter, you may plant four or live roots : that is, one in the 

 middle, and the refl round the extreme parts of the ciiclc. 

 Let the patches be from two or three to five, ten, twelve, 

 or fifteen feet afunder. 



The above pradlice, however, of planting thcfe roots in 

 jiatchcs about the borders, is meant principally for the 

 common forts ; for it is ncceflhry to plant the fine forts to- 

 gether in narrow beds, as above, efpecially when planted 

 early, in order that they may be protected in bad weather 

 in winter ; and alfo in the Ipring, when the plants are in 

 bloom, they can be more readily flieltered from great rains, 

 or too much fun, both of which haftcn the decay of the 

 flowers ; and as the pleafure of admiring the bloom is the 

 only intention of cultivating thefe -flowers, no pains fliould 

 be Iparcd to proted the more beautiful forts. 



Planting Tulips. 



Tulips, if vou- have any out of the ground, fliould now 

 C 5 be 



