94 HARDY AND TENDER ANNUALS. [JUNE. 



as they come through, although I have a large 

 piece of ground to take care of, it is not neces- 

 sary to weed and rake it, as regularly as it is 

 to sweep it : this should be done once a week. 

 After a shower, as soon as the gravel is suffi- 

 ciently dry to prevent its sticking to the roller, 

 the walks should always be rolled. 



When the herbaceous flower stems begin to 

 shoot up and appear to require support, they 

 should be tied with twisted bass to sticks, of 

 different length, according to the height the 

 plant will attain; the bass being previously 

 soaked in water, to make it tough. 



Continue to sow both hardy and tender an- 

 nuals, to keep up a succession of flowers. This 

 is an important point to attend to : it will re- 

 quire some experience and forethought, to pre- 

 vent your flowers from being so sown or plant- 

 ed, as to blow all at one time. 



