2 88 T^he Gardeners Kalendar. Sept. 

 Plant early Tulips in a warm fituation, 

 where they may be defended from cold winds 5 

 in which places they will flower in March, or 

 earlier, according as the feafon is more or lefs 

 forward. 



The choice Hyacinth roots fhould now be 

 planted; in doing of which, after having pre- 

 pared the beds with good earth (mixed up ac- 

 cording to the directions given in the Gar- 

 deners Dictionary), about three feet 

 deep, you (liould take the earth out of the 

 beds about fix or eight inches deep ; then make 

 the bottom level, and draw the Tines lengthwife 

 and acrofs the beds, at the diftance which the 

 roots are to be placed, that they may ftand 

 equally in rows ; then place the roots upright 

 exadlly in the middle of each fquare, and lay 

 the earth on them gently, being careful not to 

 dr^lace the roots : thefe beds muft be filled up 

 about five inches thick with earth, above the 

 top of the bulbs. This is a much better method 

 of planting thefe roots, than that of making 

 holes for each root with a dibble or other in- 

 ftrument. 



The Box edgings, which are grown too tbick, 

 ftiQuld now be taken up and parted, planting it 

 down again according to the diredtions given in 

 the Gardeners Dictionary; and thofe 



edgings 



