May.] Flower Garden". 04.7 



Keep the glaiTes over them, but raif'e them behind every 

 day, to let out the ileam. 



Give very little water till the roots begin to pufh, then 

 let them be moderately watered, about three times a 

 week ; and at the fame time let the glaiTes be tilted a good 

 height at the back of the frame, to admit a coniiderable 

 deal of free air alfo to them; for this is neceffary to 

 llrengthen the flower- ft alks, as they rife in height. 



Obfcrve v/hen tlie plants have rifen near the glafs, to- 

 raife the frame, as diredled for the curious annuals, that 

 they may have room to Ihoot without being drav/n up 

 wesk." 



Where there Is the conveniency of a hot hcufe, or flov?, 

 thefe plants nny be brought to a very great perfectioiv 

 there, with very little trouble. 



The roots are to be planted in pots as above ; and the 

 pots are to be plunged to their rims in the bark-bed, 

 wateiing them as above-mentioned. 



Tranfplant Perennial Flower Plants. 



Tranfplant the perennial and biennial flower plants 

 which were fown in March ; fome forts will be grown to a 

 proper fize to remove by the third or fourth week of the 

 month. 



The wall-flowers, in particular, and flock July flowers, 

 will be ready to tranfplant by that time ; and alfo colum- 

 bines, and fweet-willianis, lingle fcarlet lychnis, rofe- 

 camplon, and catch-fly, and the pyramidal campanulas, 

 or Canterbury bells, and Greek valerian, with the tree- 

 primrofe, fox-gloves, French noneyfuckles, and holly- 

 hocks, and fach other forts as were Ibwn early in the 

 fpring. 



They mufl all be planted now info nurfery-beds, where 

 they mufi; remain to get ftrength, before they are planted 

 cut for good. 



Dig for this purpofe, a fpot of good c'ean ground, and 

 divjde it into beds, three feet a. id a half broad, and rake 

 the fur face even. 



Then put in the plant? by line, fix inches diilance 

 each way, and each Ibrt feparate. As foon as they are 

 planted, let them be moderately watered, to feitle the 

 earth well about their roo.o. 



All thefe are to iiemaiii in the narfery-beds till Septem- 

 N4 • ber 



