PERENNIAL FLOWERS, I37 



to remove thefe plants for general planting, 

 either in the Spring before they begin to 

 Ihoot above, or advance confiderably in tiieir 

 top growth, efpecially in their flower flems, 

 or in Autumn, after they have done flower- 

 ing, as before obferved, in which period 

 they may be removed, either fome with balls 

 of earth, or moftly without, as may be con- 

 venient, taking them up with their full 

 roots ; however, in many forts it will be of 

 advantage to tranfplant them with moderate 

 balls of earth, where they can be conveni- 

 ently removed therewith ; but numerous, or 

 Bnoiliy all the fores will alfo facceed by re- 

 moval with the naked roots, at the proper 

 feafon, in Spring, and Autumn, before they 

 begin to fhoot, or after they have done flow- 

 ering, as above mentioned ; fo either method 

 may be occafionally praclifed, as it may feem 

 expedient, or as required. 



Where any principal forts are to be fent to 

 any confiderable diftance, if taken up without 

 balls, it would be eligible to wrap fome light 

 mofs round the roots to preferve them as freih. 

 as poflible, till arrived at their places of defti* 

 nation for planting. 



In planting the different forts, always allot 

 a portion of the moft beautiful ornamental 

 flowering kinds in the principal borders, &c. 

 adjoining the main walks and lawns, difpofed 

 in a diverfihed order, of fuch as flower fuc- 

 ceflionally in the difl^erent leafons, from early 

 in Spring till the end of Autumn, placing 

 the loweit more or lefs forward, larger forts 

 N 3 towards 



