320 The Gardeners Kalendar. 0£l. 



Work to be done in the Flower-Garden. 



The middle or latter end of this month 

 finifh planting all the forts of flower roots, 

 which are defigned to be put into the ground 

 before Chriftmas ; as Tulips, Anemonies, Ra- 

 nunculufes, Crocufes, Jonquils, Hyacinthsj 

 NarciiTufes, Bulbous Irifes, Martagons, Orange 

 Lily, and all fuch as have been kept above 

 ground fince their leaves decayed in fummer ; 

 for if any of thefe roots are fuffered to remain 

 in the ground a few weeks after their leaves 

 are decayed, they will pufli out frefli fibres, 

 when it will be too late to take them up. Nor 

 fliould thefe roots remain long out of the 

 ground \ for if fome of the forts are kept long 

 out of the ground, they will decay : fo that 

 fuch bulbous rooted flowers as were not taken 

 up at the proper feafon, fhould not be now 

 difturbed, left' thereby they fhould be deftroy- 

 ed ; or, if they do live, they will be fo 

 much weakened, as to prevent their flowering 

 the following fummer 5 and fometimes they 

 are two or three years before they recover. 



Tranfplant into the borders of the flower- 

 garden moft forts of hardy tuberofe rooted 

 or fibrous rooted plants ; fuch as Hollyhocks, 



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