Dec. The Gardeners Kalehdar. 36'g 



and in fevere froft cover their tops with peas 

 haulm, fern, ftraw, or other light covering 5 

 but this mufl not remain after the froft is over, 

 leaft it caufe a mouldinefs upon the tender 

 fhoots of the plants for want of the free air. 



Cover the beds of feeds and Acorns, which 

 were fown in Odober, fo as to prevent the 

 vermin from getting at them, and alfo to keep 

 the froft out of the ground, which might great- 

 ly injure fuch of them as are fprouting. 



You fliould now plafti hedges round your 

 nurfery or orchard, and repair your other 

 fences, for this is the moft leifure time of 

 the whole year in the nurfery. 



Work to he dons in /^^Pleasure-Garde n. 



The beds of choice Ranunculufcs, Ane- 

 monies, and Hyacinths, fhould be carefully co- 

 vered in very wet or frofty v;eather, both which 

 are equally prejudicial to them. 



The pots or boxes of feedling flowers fliould 

 alfo be covered in very h-ard rains or fevere froft, 

 otherwife they vvill be in danger of being d(^- 

 ftroyed thereby. 



Cover the choice Carnations and Auriculas, 

 to prote(5l them from great rains and fnow, 

 which are very injurious to them 5 but in mild 



B b weather 



