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There let the pots remain all winter ; obferving at all 

 times, when the weather is very wet, or in fevcre frolls, 

 that the plants are to be covered with the glalTes, and 

 other covering, when the weather is exceffive fevere : 

 but when the weather is dry and mild, let the plants at 

 fuch times have the advantage of the open air. 



But where there is not the convenience of a frame^ 

 the pots maybe plunged in a raifed bed of dry compoft, 

 and the be^s arched over with hoops ; and, in bad wea- 

 ther, let fome thick mats, or canvas, be drawn over the 

 hoops. 



DreJ's the Borders and Clumps of Flo^wertng Shrubs^ i^c. 



The borders and clumps of plants in this garden fhould 

 now be thoroughly well cleared from weeds; and alfo, 

 at this time, let ail the dead llalks of flowering plants 

 be cut down clofe, and clear away dead leaves, and all 

 manner of rubbilh. 



'J his is now a proper time to begin to dig the borders 

 and clumps in this garden, which is not only the moft 

 eiFeduai method to dellroy the weeds ; but the ground 

 will then be ready to receive plants of any fort, and it 

 will appear frefh and neat during the winter feafon. 



Tran/planting fhrous-rooted Jlonuering Plants, 



Now tranfplant into the borders or places where 

 wanted, all forts of fibrous-rooted perennial plants. 

 Thefe' forts of plants will now take root freely, and in 

 a ihort time. 



The forts proper to plant now are rofe-campions and 

 fweet-williams, campanulas and catchfly ; and you may 

 alfo plant rockets, bachelor's buttons, double feverfew,, 

 fcarlet lychnis and lychnideas, and many other forts. 



The above plants grow nearly of a height, and are 

 very proper to be planted near the middle of the border; 

 they each have an agreeable appearance in their proper- 

 time of flowering, but efpecially the double kinds.. 



Some of the double wall-flowers, and Hock July flow- 

 ers, double fcarlet lychnis, double fweet-williams, dou-- 

 ble rockets, double rofe-campion, and the- like, fhould 

 be planted in pots, and removed to fome place where 

 the plants can be ftieltered in fevere weather. Thefe 

 flowers defer ve particular care.. 



Now 



