MODERATELY TENDER ANNUALS. 3I 



into the open air, fome tranfplanted into the 

 borders and beds of the flower-garden, others 

 planted in pots, for placing occafionally to 

 adorn any principal compartments ; but as 

 ibme of the plants of this tribe are moderately 

 tender that may be raifed in a gentle hot-bed, 

 or occafionally in a bed of natural earth, un* 

 der a frame, or hand-glaiTes, &c. or in a 

 3varm border, fowed in April, others are of a 

 more tender nature, requiring to be fowed and 

 raifed in more fubilantial hot- beds, under 

 frames and glafles, till the end of May, or 

 beginning or middle of June; they are di- 

 vided accordingly, into two claiTes, 'vix, 

 moderately-tender annuals, — moll- tender an- 

 nuals. 



MODERATELY TENDER ANNUALS. 



TH E annuals of this clafs are of a mode- 

 rately tender nature, requiring either 

 the affiHance of a gentle hot-bed, in which 

 to few the feed in March or April, and to 

 bring them forward in growth, or, in want cf 

 this, they will moftly fucceed in a bed of 

 natural earth, defended with a frame or hand- 

 glaiTes, or even in a warm border, if not 

 fowed till the beginning or middle of April ; 

 all for tranfplanting into the open borders, 

 beds, and in pots, in the middle or latter end 

 of May, or beginning of June; and which 

 clafs of annuals comprife many very curious 

 and beautiful ornamental flowers for decora- 

 ting the difl*erent compartments of the flower 

 garden, fiawerin^ fwm June, July, and 



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