2 2 7he Gardeners Kalendar. Jan. 

 this feafon, their leaves will be killed, where- 

 by the roots are many times deftroyed, or at 

 leaft greatly weakened ^ but in mild weather 

 they (hould be uncovered, and expofed to the 

 air as much as pofiible 3 for if they are too 

 clofely covered, they are apt to take damp 

 and mould, which frequently caufes them to 

 decay: wherever this covering is pradtifed, 

 it (hould be continued until the weather is 

 become warm, otherwife it is better not to 

 ufeiti for by being covered, the plants will 

 become tender, and fo will be lefs able to re- 

 fift the cold, than thofe which have been con- 

 ilantly expofed to the open air. 



The Hyacinths, Narciflufes, and other 

 bulbous-rooted flowers, whofe leaves do not 

 yet appear above ground, may be covered over 

 with tanners bark, which will prevent the froft 

 from penetrating the earth, which in fevere 

 winters, where there is no covering, frequently 

 deftroys the roots. And in wet land, where 

 the beds are raifed much above the paths, 

 there (hould be tan, litter, or dung, laid in 

 the paths to raife them, otherwife the froft 

 will enter through the fides of the beds to 

 the roots, and greatly weaken or kill thofe on 

 the out-fides of the beds .This method is con- 

 flautly pradtifed by the fiorifts in Holland, 



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