■2t?0 T H E P L E A S U H E, or [ JuHC. 



where it fhall fecm necenv.ry, (o as to promote the flower 

 {predding regularly each way around. 



This ihould be done juft as the flower begins to break 

 the pod. It is beft to do it with a imall pair of narrow- 

 pointed fciflars, cutting the pod therewith, a little way 

 down from each notch, or indenting at the top. 



Bat take good care not to cut the pod too deep at firft, 

 but rather open it but a little at each place ; and, in a 

 day or two after, if that is not fufhcient, cut it down a 

 little more. 



Eut in doing this, take care to leave fo much of the 

 bottom of the pod entire as will anfwer the purpofe of 

 keeping all the petals, or flower-leaves, regularly toge- 

 ther. 



Remember that the capital carnation plants in pots, 

 which you defign for ftage flowers, fliould, if not done in 

 May, be now placed upon the flage ; but the top of the 

 llage mull not be covered until the flowers are open, and 

 then the coven mjill be tonflantly kept on, to defend them 

 from the fierce fun, and from heavy rains. .See July. 



The pots mull: be pretty often watered; they will re- 

 quire it, at leafl:, three times a week. The rule is, to 

 keep the earth a little moill; that is, in a middling de- 

 gree. 



Likewife, let the flowcr-flalks of thefe plants, as they 

 rife in height, be nearly tied up to the flicks. The ftalk 

 ihould be tied in feveral places, bringing it to touch the 

 flick ; but do not tie it too flrait. 



Carnations and Pink Seedlings. 



The carnation plants and pinks, raifed this year from 

 {ttd, will be ready, by the middle of the month, to be 

 removed from the feed- bed into a nurfery-bed. 



Prepare for that purpofe a bed cr two of good earth, 

 three feet and a half v/ide, break the clods well, and rake 

 the furface of each bed e.en. 



In each bed, put in fix rows of plants by line, placing 

 them fix inches afunder.in the row. Water them gentiy 

 as foon as planted ; and in dry weatliCT, repeat the wa- 

 terings, at leail once ^^'^ry two days, till they have taken 

 good root. 



In ten or twelve weeks tinte, they fliould be removed 



;igain into another bed \ they are then to be planted a foot 



8 afunder 



