64 BULBOUS-ROOTED FLOWERS. 



felves, each fort feparate, in order both to 

 have occafional proteftion in Tevere weather in 

 winter, and to give protedion bv an awning 

 of mats to the fiowers when in full blow, to 

 defend them from the hot fun and great rains, 

 to preferve them longer in perfeftion, as well 

 as to have the opportunity of beholding a 

 grand blow of each fort together. Any of 

 the other defireable forts may be planted in 

 beds in the fame order. 



In planting them in the general flower bor- 

 ders, place the low-growing forts forward, 

 fuch as crocufes, fnoiv-drops, wint'^r-aconite,' 

 anemones, ranunculufes, ccc. The others dif- 

 pofed lefs or more towards the middle and- 

 back part, according to their fize of growth ; 

 and generally plant the fmaller and middling 

 growing forts in little clumps, three to four 

 or five roots together, in a fmall patch, each 

 fort feparate, in which they wiJ make a more 

 confpicuous appearajice when in flower, hav- 

 in^ the clumps three, to four, five, or fix feet 

 diilance, in a varied order ; but the large 

 roots of lilies, martagons, crown-imperials, &c. 

 fhould be planted fingly, for as thefe produce 

 tall ftems, large fiowers, many on each ftalk, 

 fmgie plants will appear fufHciently confpi- 

 cuous in their flowering. 



The planting irt the borders may be per- 

 formed, in the fmall and middling roots, with 

 a thick blunt-ended dibble, infertino; them two 

 or three inches deep, making a hole for each 

 root, fufficiently wide all the way down to ad- 

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