1()(5 THE KITCHEN GARDEN. [Feb. 



and, if desired, this is the time to begin to introduce therein some 

 pots, of good bearing plants. 



The scarlet and alpine strawberries are the kinds that succeed 

 the best for forcing; for this purpose they should be taken up and 

 planted in proper sized pots, either in the months of September or 

 October, as then directed, and protected in garden-frames, till want- 

 ed for forcing; but, if the weather permits, you may take them up 

 at any time, with balls of earth about their roots, planting one good 

 plant in each pot; always observing to choose those of two or three 

 years old and which are full of bearers. 



Place these pots towards the front of the hot-house, near the 

 glasses, and let them have water frequently, especially when they 

 are in blossom and setting young fruit; but observing at these 

 times not to water too freely over the flowers, for fear of washing 

 off* the impregnating farina, giving it chiefly to the earth in 

 the pots. 



Of Flowering Plants in the Hot-house. 



You may now introduce into this department many kinds of 

 flowering plants, to be forced into bloom at an early season; such 

 as honey-suckles, African heaths, double-flowering dwarf almonds, 

 and cherries, &c. ; also pots of pinks, carnations, daisies, double 

 sweet-williams, rockets, wall and stock-gilly flowers, &c, and pots 

 or glasses of any kind of bulbous roots, planted either in earth or 

 water, may also be introduced, with a variety of curious annual 

 flowers, which may be sown in pots, and forwarded there to early 

 perfection. 



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DESIGNS FOR A KITCHEN GARDEN. 



The Kitchen Garden is a principal district of garden-ground 

 allotted for the culture of all kinds of esculent herbs and roots for 

 culinary purposes, &c. 



This may be said to be the most useful and consequential depart- 

 ment of gardening, since its products plentifully supply our tables 

 with the necessary support of life: for it is allowed that health 

 depends much on the use of a proper quantity of wholesome vege- 

 tables; so that it is of the utmost importance for every person 

 possessed of a due extent of ground, to have a good kitchen garden 

 for the supply of his family. This garden is not only useful for 

 raising all sorts of esculent plants and herbage, but also all the 



