126 PERENNIAL FLOWERS; 



The feed is fowed commonly in the Springs, 

 ©r feme forts alfo in Autumn, about Auguft, 

 or as foon as ripe, fuch as anemone, auricula, 

 polyanthus, ranunculus, &c. However, the 

 Spring months, March, April and May, is a 

 good feafon for fowing all the forts, which 

 may be performed in any beds or borders of 

 common moderately-light earth ; each fort fe^ 

 parate, either on the furface, and raked in 

 evenly, or if beds, iirft raking them fmooth, 

 and with the back of the rake ftiove a little 

 earth evenly oif the furface, half an inch to 

 an inch deep, into the alley, fow the feed, 

 fmooth it down with the fpade, and with the 

 rake proper, draw the earth from the alley 

 evenly over the feed a regular depth ; or, for 

 fmall portions of any particular forts of fmall 

 feed, raking the earth fine, fow the feed, and 

 fife earth over it : or any large feeds, as holly- 

 hock. Sic. or any of the other forts, may be 

 fowed in flat Ihallow drills, and earthed over 

 rsgularly ; or feme may be. fowed in pots or 

 boxes. After fowing, if dry warm weather, 

 -give frequent waterings, both before and after 

 the plants are up. 



When the young plants, in June, July, or 

 Augufl, are two to three or four inches high, 

 lhey,except the anemone and ranunculus kinds, 

 ftiould be pricked out in three or four-feet 

 wide beds, or in borders, performing it gene- 

 rally in fhowery weather ; drawing out the 

 ftrongeft plants, and prick them in the beds 

 four to five or fix inches diftance. Give water 



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