2o6- The Pleasure', or fApr^ 



They will now readily take root, and as the plants are' 

 now in bicom,. you have the opportunity of -feeing the" 

 fiowers, and taking the flips from the plants of thofe 

 you like beft, obferving to flip them oiF clofe with as muchi 

 root part as pofTible. 



Plant the flips either in" a fhady border, for two or threer 

 months, then potted, or let each flip be planted fmgly,- 

 m a fmall pot oi frefli earth, and fet the pors m a fhady 

 place, and then give the whole a moderate watering; .re- 

 peating it often in dry weather. 



The propagating the fe plants by flips is the only method to 

 increafe the forts you like ; for the flips or fuckers, will pro- 

 duce exaftly the fame kind of Piowers a^ thofe of the plants 

 from whence they were taken ; which is not fo with the 

 feedling plants ; for the principal intention of florifls by 

 raifing them from feed, is to procure new forts ; for there = 

 are always varieties obtained from feed, although there- 

 may not be one like the flower from whence the ieed: was 

 ikved ; and, perhaps, out of fome hundreds, very few that 

 have the properties requifite for a real good flower; but 

 thofe that are curious in flowers, are well fatisii^d with the 

 acquifition of one or two nev/ flowers that have all tlie due 

 properties; and, as above hinted, wh'en-ahy new flower is- 

 thus obtained, the next care is to propagate it by the flips 

 or fuckers which arife from the fide of the main plant. . 



Seea.'ing JuricuJas, ^jfc. 



Seedling auriculas, which were fov/n laft autumn, now 

 demand attention ; thefe plants, when newly come up or 

 while quite young, will fucceed befi if they have fome 

 prcte£lion from the full fun when it is powerful: th^-y mufl 

 therefore be fnaded from it occafionally. 



The boxe?, or tubs, wherein thefe plants are. growing, 

 ihould be removed to the fnade, towards the latter end of 

 this month : the place fhouid be open to the morning fun, 

 till about nine or ten o'clock, but fliaded the reft of the 

 day, and watered often in dry^weathei-. 



Note, Auricula feed may Hill be fown ; but it muft be 

 done in the firfl or fecond week in this month. 



Such auricula plants as were raifed iafl')^ar from feed, 

 will now many of them begin to flower, x^hen you fhculd 

 examine them ; and fuch as produce the largeil flowers, 

 and have good colours, fliould h.e marked and planted 

 in pots for Itage flowers 5 but the plain flowers, that is, 



thofe 



