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time appear on the plants, let them be immediately taken 

 off; and, in dry weather, refrefh the pots often with 

 water. 



Remove the boxes, or tubs of feedling auriculas and 

 polyanthufes, to a fhady place, provided it was not done 

 before ; the place mull be open to the morning-fun only. 



They muft be often fprinkled with water in dry weather, 

 and ke^t very free from weeds. 



Care of Seedling "Bulbs. 



The feedling tulips and narciffus, and other feedling 

 bulbs, coming up this year, fhould be fcreened from th« 

 mid-day fun, when fcorching hot. 



Propagate Double Scarlet Lychnis y t^c. 



Now propagate perennial fibrous -rooted plant?, by cut- 

 tings of the young flower-ftalks. 



The double fcarlet lychnis, and feveral other fuch like 

 plants, which rife with ftrong firm flower- ftems, will 

 grow freely this way ; they Vv'ill be of a proper growth for 

 this parpofe fome time in the lall fortnight of this month, 

 andmoill weather is the bell time to plant them; and the 

 method is this : 



Let fome of the young flower-ftalks be cut off clofe, and 

 divide them into proper lengths ; each length muft have 

 three or four joints: and they are to be planted in a fliady 

 border of rich light earth. 



They mull be planted about four inches afunder ; and 

 two joints of the cutting is to be put into the ground, and 

 the reft left out. Clofe the earth well about them, and 

 then let the whole havea moderate watering; and if covered 

 down with hand-glaffes, it will- greatly forward their rooting. 



There are feveral other forts of the fibrous-rooted peren- 

 nial plants, that may be increafed by this method; fuch as 

 lychnidea, double rockets, and many others. 



Double Wall-foi.vers, 



Propagate double wall-flowers, by flips of the young 

 flioots of the head ; the plants raifed by this method, will 

 retain the double property and colour of the flowers, in 

 all refpedls the fame as the parent plant, from which they 

 were flipped. 



Choofe for this method of propagation, fuch flips of the 



young flioots as are of a fom.ewhat robuft growth, from 



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