94 ^^ Gardeners Kalendar. Mar. 

 the fun and wind from penetrating the ground, 

 and drying their roots ; but if this month be 

 cold, and north or eaft winds reign, with dry- 

 weather, it will be better to wait till the begin- 

 ning of next month, when the feafon may be 

 more favourable. 



In this month the feeds of the Arbutus or 

 Strawberry tree may be fown on a moderate 

 hot-bed, which will greatly forward its growth, 

 provided the bed is duly watered and fiiaded 

 from the fun in the heat of the day. 



You may now fow the feeds of Firs, Pines, 

 Bays, Cedars, Alaternufes, Phillyreas, and 

 other evergreen or hardy exotick trees, in fuch 

 places where they may be expofed only to the 

 morning fun 5 obferving, if the place is w^et, 

 to raife the borders fo much above the level of 

 the ground, as not to have any water remain 

 near the furface, as alfo to cover the feeds with 

 light earth ; but if the feeds of mofl: of thefe 

 forts of trees are fown upon a very moderate 

 hot-bed, it will be a more fure method of raif- 

 ing the plants, and it will greatly forward their 

 growth. But there muft be great care taken 

 when the plants appear, to admit the free air 

 to them at all times in favourable weather, 

 otherwife tbey will drav/ up weak, and come 

 to little. 



