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fome of the ftror etl m?y be tranfplanted with balls into 

 the borders, ^'c. r 



Sc^jj Seeds cf bulbous Flo'zvers, 



' Now fow (ctds of buihous flowcr roots. The proper 

 tim^ to do this, is fome time between the twentieth and 

 iaft day of the month. 



The forts proper to be fown, are tulips, hyacinths, nar- 

 ciflus, iris, crown imperials, fritillarias, and lilies, the 

 feeds cf martagons, crocules, and fome other bulbs. 



Tiiefe feeds may be fown either in beds or in boxes. 



The convenience of boxes is, they can be removed 

 readily to a different fituatiort as the feafon requires. 

 The boxes for this purpofe mull be about fifteen or eigh- - 

 tQtn inches broad, and ten or twelve deep. 



They m.uil be filled, within an inch and an half of the 

 top, with fine light earth, making the topfmooth; thert 

 fow the feeds thereon moderately thick, and cover thent- 

 Vv'ith fifted earth about half an inch deep. 



The boxes are then to be moved to a fome what fhady 

 fnuation ; and, if the weather proves dry, mui^ be at 

 times lightly watered : they are to fland there till- the lat- 

 ter end of September, and then be removed to a warm 

 part of the garden. 



But thefe feeds may alfo, if you choofe it, be fown in 

 beds of light earth, and will fucceed tolerably well. The 

 beds muil be prepared in a dry warm fituation, and 

 ihould be about three feet broad.. 



The boxes or beds mull: be defended in winter from fe* 

 vere frofts and great fnows ; and this is to be done by 

 liiyingdry litter over and about the outfidss of the boxes^ 

 or on the furface of the beds. 



The plants will begin to appear about the latter end 

 of next March, andmuft be then kept clear from weeds,, 

 and in dry weather refrefhed pretty often with water. 



In June or July their leaves will decay, and then the 

 furface of the earth mufl be cleared from weeds and lit- 

 ter, and about half an inch of frefh earth llrevved over 

 the furface of the box or bed. 



Thus let them remain till the fame time the fecond 

 fummer, and then it will be proper to tranfplant them. 



Then at that time, prepare a bed or two in a clean dry- 

 fying fpot, and where the earth is light, and each bedn 

 £p be three feet broad. 



Then. 



