lyo The Gardeners Kalendar. May. 



fituation for a fortnight or more; but thofe which 

 are tender muft be planted in pots, and plunged 

 into a moderate hot-bed of tanners bark, ob- 

 fcrving to (hade the glafles in the heat of the 

 day, and refrefli them with water as they may 

 require : the hardy forts may alfo be planted in 

 a bed of light earth, where, if they are fcreened 

 with mats, they will freely take root. 



Cleanfe the leaves of Aloes, and other ten- 

 der exotick plants, from duft and filth, which 

 they have contrafted in the houfe during the 

 winter, and cut off all decayed leaves of thofe 

 plants, for now the wounds given to them will 

 foon heal : this is alfo a proper time to cut off 

 the heads of thofe forts of Aloes which grov^ 

 with large flems, and feldom afford off-fets ; 

 fo that there is no other method to propagate 

 them, than by taking off their heads for plant- 

 ing, and thereby caufing their ftems to fend 

 forth a frefli fhoot or two ; but you muft ob- 

 ferve to leave three or four good leaves upom 

 the ftem to draw the fap, otherwife the ftem 

 will decay without producing any new head ; 

 you muft alfo icep them in the houfe, and not 

 cxpofe them abroad to the wet, until the 

 wounds are perfeflly healed; and if you 

 plunge them intp a moderate hot-bed, it will 



facilitate their ihooting, 



Tara 



