172 GENERAL DIRECTIONS. [OCT 



spring, and then be put out into other pots or 

 borders, where they are to continue, being oc- 

 casionally watered in a moderate manner. 



In cases where the parting of the roots is 

 practised, care should be taken not to divide 

 them too much. 



Continue to clear the borders of decayed 

 annuals, &c. ; to divide and transplant herba- 

 ceous plants, taking care to mark all roots with 

 sticks, lest, in digging, they should be injured 

 by the spade : in fact, I must advise you to 

 leave no work of this kind undone, as there is 

 always more general business to do in the 

 spring than at this time of year. You may also 

 cut back such flowering shrubs as have grown 

 too large, as soon as they lose their leaves ; put 

 sticks to those that require it, taking care 

 to suit the sticks to the size of the shrub, so 

 that they may be seen as little as possible. 



