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Flower Garden. 



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In planting the diiFerent forts of flowering fhrubs, ob- 

 •/crve to plant them at fuch diftances, that each plant, 

 according to its growth, may have full room to grow, 

 and to ihew themfelves to advantage. 



When it is intended to be planted in clumps, or quar- 

 ters, let the plants in general be fet at leafl iive or fix 

 feet diflant from one another; and fuch plants as are of 

 an humble growth^ fhould not be planted promifcuoufly 

 Among tall grov/ing plants; for was that to be praftifed, 

 the low plants would be loll to view. 



Let this, therefore^ be well obferved at the time when 

 the fhrubs are to be planted, and let the low-growing 

 plants be fet towards the front, or outfide of the clump ; 

 and the taller the plant, the more backward in the clump 

 it Ihould be planted. The (hrubs fhould alfo be dif- 

 pofed in fuch regular order, that every plant can be re- 

 gularly viev/ed v/ith diftinftion from the walks. 



This is the method of order that fliould be praflifed In 

 planting and decorating the clumps or quarters of the 

 Jhrubbery; llrait lines are not to be regarded, but rather 

 to be avoided ; but fome regularity mull, notwithftand- 

 ing, be obferved, both with regard to the diftance and 

 advantageous difpofition of the difterent forts of plants, 

 for that is of great importance. 



In fmall gardens it is cuftomary to plant rofes, honey- 

 fuckles, fpira^as, althaea frutex, fyringas, and other fuch 

 like ilirubs, in the flower-borders near the walks; but the 

 Ihrubs are generally planted a great deal tooclofe in fuch 

 places, and alfo permitted to run fometimes into fuch 

 diforder, both at top and bottom, as not only to flarve, 

 darken, and hide the bulbous, tuberous, and fibrous- 

 rooted flowering p'ants in the border, but it alfo looks 

 ill to fee fuch deformed and rude grown plants. 



Therefore, where you intend to plant any kinds of 

 fiirubs in fuch borders, let them be fet at leaft twelve or 

 fifteen feet dillant from one another ; and for that pur- 

 ppfe you fliould always choofe llrait Hemmed, and regu- 

 lar grown plants. 



The plants fliould be kept conllantly trained up with 

 iingle Items, and their heads fliouId be pruned every year 

 with a knife, and always kept fom.ewhat regular and 

 within due bounds, and all fuckers from the roots mull 

 fee conftantly taken up. 



Planting 



