14- HARDY ANNUALS. 



months, being always raifed from feed in tlie 

 fpring, flower the fame year in fummer and 

 autumn, and wholly deca)', top and root, at 

 the approach of winter, none Surviving to 

 flower again the year following, fo that frelh 

 facceHional fupplies mull be raifid from feed 

 ahnually; and which tribe of annuals, pro- 

 ducing very ornamental flowers for adorning 

 the fl0wer-beds, borders, ,5tc. and to fow and 

 plant in pots, they are highly deferving of 

 culture, as beautiful fummer ornaments to 

 the garden, from May or June till November, 

 fucceeded by plenty of ripe feed in autumn, 

 for fowing the following fpring, and have this 

 particular merit, of their all flowering the 

 fame year they are raifed, which in all the 

 fores is eafily efl^efted, by fowing the feed in 

 February, March or April, fome in the bor- 

 ders, beds, pots, &c. of common earth, at 

 once, where they are to remain to flower, as 

 in the numerous tribe of hardy annuak ; 

 others, that are of a temier nature, require 

 to be fowed and raifed in a hot-bed, or undtr 

 a frame and lights, or hand-glaftes, &c. or in 

 a warm fouth border, for tranfplanting vn^o 

 the open borders, beds and pots, in May and 

 June, at the commencement- of warm feakd 

 weather : as hereafter fully explained, under 

 iheir proper heads. 



As the annual flowers -are of different tem- 

 peratures, in refpeft to fome being hardy for 

 fcwing in the open ground, others tender, 

 requiring to be .raifed in a hot-bed, or under 

 cccaiional fhelter during the cold feafon q6 

 9 Spring* 



