124 T/oe Gardeners Kalendar. Apr. 



In this month you (hould few mofl; forts 

 of hardy perennial and biennial plants in the 

 flower nurfery, which werfe not fown the for- 

 mer month; as Canterbury Bells, Sweet Willi- 

 ams, Pinks, Carnations, HoUihocks, French Ho- 

 neyfuckles, Stock Gilliflowers, Wall-flowers, 

 Centaureas, Everlafting Pea, with many other 

 forts, which are raifed in the flower nurfery 

 to fupply the borders of thepleafure-garden. 



The beginning of this month you may make 

 fome flender hot-beds, to fow fuch of the an- 

 nnals as require a little warmth to bring them 

 forward ; but will do better, if raifed under a 

 covering of mats, than under glafles, which 

 generally draw them too much ; and though 

 they are fomewhat later in this management, 

 yet there is no inconvenience in that, becaufc 

 they are defigned to come in autumn, wdien 

 there is a fcarcity of other flowers, which ren- 

 ders them the more acceptable : of thefe are 

 the African and French Marigold, Convolvulus 

 Major, Balfamines, Marvel of Peru, Sweet 

 Sultan, Indian Pink, with fome others. 



You muftnow make frefli hot-beds for tranf- 

 planting your tender annuals, as Araman- 

 thufes, Gomphrena, Hibifcufes, Double ftriped 

 Balfamines, &c, which muil: be brought for- 

 ward at thisfeafon ; otherwife they will not a« 



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