BULBOUS-ROOTED FLOWERS. 6^ 



ciit the root clean to the bottom ; or larger root5 

 may be planted with a garden trowel, opening 

 a hole therewith tor each root, to admit them 

 three or four inches in the ground ; covering 

 the whole in with the earth a regular depth. 



When defigned to plant in beds any parti- 

 cular forts by themfelves, allot them a lightilh 

 moderately dry foil, well digged, the earth 

 broken fine, and -form the beds three and a 

 half or four feet wide; and in which plant 

 the roots in rows lengthways, fix to nine 

 inches afunder for tulips and hyacinths, &c. 

 by the fame dilliance in each row, and three 

 or "four inches deep: or fmalier bulbs, and 

 the aHemones and ranunculufes, may be 

 planted only fix inches afunder, and not more 

 than two or three inches deep. The planting 

 may either be efrefled with a thick round- 

 ended dibble ; or draw drills with a hoe, the 

 depth as above, placing the roots in the drills, 

 and earth them over ; or, for the principal 

 forts, the earth may be raked off the bed 

 evenly three or four inches depth into the 

 alleys; then fet the roots on the furface of 

 the bed at regular diftanccs, preffing each a 

 little into the ground, and then with the 

 fpade fpread the earth out of the alley evenly 

 over the roots an equal depth ; and in either 

 method of planting, when iiniihed, rake the 

 beds even, drawing oiF all hard clods and 

 Hones, forming a fmooth regular furface. 



Any defirable forts may alfo be planted in 



pots, either to place in the garden, or to 



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