43^ The Pleasure, or [Sept. 



. About the Michaelmas twelvemonth, they ihouid be 

 tranfplan ted into a bed of common. earth ; and in the 

 fprmg following they will nower ; when, perhaps, they 

 will afford you feveral new flowers that are double, and 

 of fine colours. 



As for the fmgle flowers, the befl of-them may be de- 

 pofited in cluilers about the common borders, &c. and 

 the refl ihouid be deflroyed. 



Carnation Layers, 



Take care now of the carnation layers : where there 

 are any flill remaining on the old plants, let them be 

 tranfplanted fome time before the middle of the month, 

 that they may have tim^ to take good root before winter. 



The choiceft kinds of thefe layers you may plant in 

 fmall pots for the more readily proteding them in win- 

 ter. The layers of the common forts you may plant into 

 nurfery-beds in a warm fituation, and fome of the 

 llrongeft layers may be planted out at once into the bor- 

 ders, or where you intend them to flower.. 



Where any^ of the above layers were planted in 

 pots or in beds, in the former month, let them now be 

 kept clear from weeds ; and, if the feafon proves dry, 

 do not fail to water them now and then. 



Auricula Plants in Pots* 



Auricula plants in pots demand an equal fhare of atten- 

 tion at this time, and particularly thofe that were fliifted 

 laft month ; but if they were not then Ihifted, it maynow 

 be effefted. 



Thefe plants (hould, if the weather proves at this time 

 very dry, be now and then moderately watered ; but if 

 there fhould fall much heavy rain about the end of the 

 month, it will be of advantage to defend the capital 

 forts occafionally ; for much wet is apt to rot auricula 

 plants on account of their natural fucculency. 



To proteft the choicer kinds of thefe plants in bad' 

 weather, let the pots, about the latter end of this month, 

 or in Oilober, either be placed clofe together in a bed,' 

 arched over with hoops, open to the full fun ; and when 

 autumnal and winter rains, or fnows, &c. are exceffive,. 

 let fome large thick mats or canvas be drawn over the 

 hoops to defend the plants ; or the pots may be fet clofe 



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