KALENDARIUM HORTENSE 



MAY. 



To be done 

 In the Parterre, and Flower Garden. 



Now bring your Oranges, etc., boldly out of the Con- 

 servatory ; 'tis your only Season to Transplant, and Re- 

 move them ; let the Cases be fill'd with natural-earth 

 (such as is taken the first half spit, from just under the 

 Turf of the best Pasture ground), mixing it with one part 

 of rotten Cow-dung, or very mellow Soil screen'd and 

 prepar'd some time before ; if this be too stiff, sift a 

 little Lime discreetly with it. Then cutting the Roots a 

 little, especially at bottom, set your Plant ; but not too 

 deep ; rather let some of the Roots appear. Lastly, 

 settle it with temperate water (not too much) having put 

 some rubbish of Brick-bats,Lime-stones, Shells.or the like 

 at the bottom of the Cases, to make the moisture passage, 

 and keep the earth loose. Then set them in the shade 

 for a fort-night, and afterwards expose them to the Sun. 



Give now also all your hous'd-plants fresh earth at the 

 surface, in place of some of the old earth (a hand-depth 

 or so) and loos'ning the rest with a fork without wound- 

 ing the Roots. Let this be of excellent rich soil, such as 

 is thoroughly consumed and with sift, that it may wash 

 in the vertue, and comfort the Plant. Brush, and 

 cleanse them likewise from the dust contracted during 

 their Enclosure. These two last directions have till 

 now been kept as considerable secrets amongst our 

 gard'ners ; vide August and September. 



Shade your Carnations and Gilly-flowers after mid- 

 day about this season. Plant also your Stock Gilly- 

 flowers in beds, full Moon. 



Gather what Anemony-seed you find ripe, and that is 

 worth saving, preserving it very dry. 



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