THE SCOTS GARD'NER 



ing-time, before they flower, will help them to off- 

 set, and to last long too. 



The season for severing off-sets of hardie-trees 

 that lose the leaf, is the latter end of October, 

 and beginning of November; albeit, you may have 

 them also any time till March, if the weather is 

 open. 



For young tender trees, with hardie greens, let 

 the winter frost be over, and before the sap rise. 

 April is best for greens. 



Bulbous and tuberous-roots, when they have 

 done springing, i.e. their stalks and leaves begin- 

 ning to wither. 



All fibrous rooted herbes, when springing, and 

 before they run up to flower ; altho' you may plant 

 many after the flower is past, stalks and leaves cut, 

 and they springing afresh. But the first spring is 

 best. 



If drought, water shrubs and fibrous rooted 

 plants upon their first planting ; at least shade them 

 from the ensuing scorchings, by covering the sur- 

 face with some vegetable or litter, and water the 

 same thoroughly if needful. 



And though youmustwater fibrousand some bul- 

 bous roots in drought, once in two or three dayes ; 



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