158 The Gardeners Kale7idar, May. 



longer than if they are fully expofed to the 

 weather. 



Take up the roots of the Saffron and the 

 other forts of autumnal Crocus, as alfo Colchi- 

 cums, autumnal Amaryllis, Hicmanthus, Per- 

 lian Cyclamen, and Pancratium, whofe leaves 

 are by this time decayed, and fpread them on 

 mats in the fhade to dry^ after which fome of 

 the forts may be kept in bags until July, when 

 it will be a proper feafon for planting them 

 again. But the Perfian Cyclamen fhould not 

 be kept long out of the ground, and thofe other 

 roots Q:iould be guarded from rats and mice, 

 othervvife they will deftroy them. 



This is alfo a good feafon for to tranfplant 

 fuch of the bulbous and tuberofe-rooted flow- 

 ers as blow in autumn, which fhould be done 

 when their leaves are decayed 3 as the autumnal 

 Cyclamen or Sow-bread, Starry Autumnal 

 Hyacinth, Gfc. provided their leaves are decay- 

 ed, other wife this fhould be deferred a little 

 longer. 



Clean the borders of your flower-garden 

 from weeds, which, if permitted to grow at 

 this feafon, will be more difticult: to deflroyand 

 caufe a deal of trouble to extirpate afcervvards. 



About the middle of this month, ifthe fea- 

 fon proves favourable^ you may plant out your 



hardy 



