Apr. ^he Gardeners Kalendar. 127 

 , morning fun, -and a free air, without which 

 they rarely produce good feeds. 



This is alfo a good feafon for taking off the 

 flips of choice Auriculas, to make an increafe 

 of them. Thefe flips fliould be put into fmall 

 pots, and placed in the fliade, obferving to 

 water them in dry wxather gently, until they 

 have taken root; but if any of the flips takeri 

 off fhould be deftitute of fibres, they lliould 

 be clofely covered with fmall glaiTes, to for- 

 ward their putting out of roots. 



The beds of fine Ranunculufes, Anemo- 

 nies, Tulips, and Hyacinths, which are now 

 in flower, fliould be covered either with mats 

 or cloths, to defend them from wet, and the 

 heat of the fun ^ by v/hich method, they may 

 be preferved a much longer time in beauty 

 than they naturally remain when expofed to the 

 open air ; but the covers (hould be t^ken off 

 every morning and evening, when the weather 

 will permit, that they may enjoy as much of 

 the free air as poffible, without v/hich the flow- 

 ers will not continue long in beauty, and their 

 roots will be greatly weakened. 



Toward the latter end of this m.onth take up 

 the roots of Saffron, Colchicums, Yellow Au- 

 tumnal Amaryllis, and fuch other bulbous- 

 rooted flowers as blow at Michaelmas, whofe 



leaves 



