18 THE FLOWER GARDEN COMPANION. 



kinds of bulbs, should be planted so that the roots find their 

 way into deep, rich soil. 



In the act of planting, place the crown of the roots an inch 

 or two deep, and close the fine earth well about the fibres, 

 with either the hand or foot, observing well the nature of the 

 roots : and if the ground is very dry in the spring, give a 

 quantity of water to settle the earth about them. 



ART. 5. Location or Position of Plants. 



Plants in their natural state have their peculiar location : it 

 is also requisite to see them in perfection, to place them in 

 similar locations, under the hand of the cultivator : hence, 

 running vines, such as Honeysuckles, Clematis, Bignonias, 

 and so on, are most proper for covering arbors and trellises ; 

 Ivy and Virginian creepers for walls ; tall shrubs for conceal- 

 ing old boarded fences, and unsightly objects; and the pretty 

 dwarf flowering shrubs, as the Double Almond, Mezereon, 

 and Roses, should be brought nearer the eye of the observer. 

 Their position should also be such, as to give the effect of 

 variety of color, and so arranged that a variety is always in 

 blossom, which can be effected, by referring to the Descriptive 

 List, of the several varieties enumerated therein. 



ART. 6. Plan and Management of Trellises and Arbors. 



In many flower gardens, trellises, arbors, and summer 

 houses, may be introduced to a very good purpose for con- 

 cealing offices and unseemly appendages. 



The form and disposal of these must greatly depend on the 

 size and situation of the garden. 



In city gardens, trellises are mostly introduced on entrances 

 to the back offices, in which cases, they are generally covered 

 with the Native grape, or other running vines, as the Honey- 

 suckle and Clematis. Such vines should always be pruned 

 in the spring, and trained with the greatest care, to guide the 

 summer shoots, which is often too much neglected, to the in- 

 jury of the plants. 



