Dec] Flower Garden. §^'/ 



Care of Auriculas. 



The choicer kinds of auricula plants, in pots, muH 

 now be well defended in very wet weather, great ihows, 

 and hard frofts. 



If thefe plants are placed in frames, as was directed 

 two months ago, let the glaffes be kept conftantly over ■ 

 them in bad weather; or if they are in a bed under, 

 hoops, let mats or canvas be drawn over them in fuch 

 weather, or in default of ftielters, lay the pots down on 

 one fide, if not done laft month. 



But when the weather is mild and dry, let the plants < 

 be conftantly uncovered. 



Carnation Layers. 



The carnation layers of the curious forts, v/hlch are 

 in pots, fhould alfo be covered in hard rain, fncw, and 

 fevere frofts ; but thefe plants mull have the free air 

 conftantly when the weather is open and not very wet. 



Protesting Hyacinths, Tulip-roots, Anetnones, and Ranun- 

 cuht/Jes, 



The bed wherein the fine hyacinths and tulip roots 

 are placed, fhould, when the weather is fevere, be co- 

 vered, to prevent the roots from being damaged. 



For that put pole either cover with mats, or providc- 

 fome kind of long dry litter, peas.-ftraw, fern, or fuch 

 like, and, when the froft difcovers to fet in hard, lay a. 

 tolerable warm covering over the furface of the beds; 

 but when the weather is lefs fevere, the covering muft be 

 removed. 



Where any of thefe plants appear above ground the 

 beds fhould be arched over with hoop?;> and fome large 

 and thick mats be get ready to draw over them in hard 

 weather. See January and Fcbruury. 



The more curious and valuable ranunculuses and 

 anemones, which, are planted in beds, fliould alfo have 

 fome proteftion when the froft is fevere ; by coverin"-. 

 the beds with litter, or mats, &c. See January, 



Care of Seedling Plants,: 



Small young or tender feedling fiovver plants, orrootSj 

 alfo demand care at this unfavourable, fcafoa. 



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