Nov. 
en Compofts, fome fuited to peculiar Flowers or 
Plants, but others that faye ferve' wee leveral 
se rot “Dia oti: se 
Soil ; and fo of all the reft.. 
moft of thefe Compofts in’ large’ Quantities : 
They are needful for the particular Plant on 
whofe Account they were named ; and the Garé | 
dener is to obferve this plain and, conftant Rue fees he defires. Nothing mellows aCompoft more! 
in their Ufe. 
Ofober and November are very good Times for 
preparing thefe; and he has Time for i it, ‘becaufe 
lefs hurried with the common a of a Gar- 
den at that Seafon. 
how near, for they are not offenfive: 
followed our Directions, he has already feveral 
Heaps of them, and will have more. = > 
Mixtures we have feverally found bett fuit 
them. 
Itis natural he fhould before have ftuck-a Stick 
in each, or fome other fuch Help to Memory : 
But fomething more fhould be now done. 
are to lie yet feveral Months. Anda Miftake 
would be of bad Confequence. 
Let him now cut as many thick and ftout 
Pegs as there are Heaps, and marking them 
by Notches, drive them into the Ground; one 
at the Edge of each Heap; and keep an Ac- 
count in Writing of what Kind they are, and 
for what papticular Plant intended ; 5 as alfo what 
_ for others they may ferve. 
This done let him now dig. up every one of | 
them: The Froft is not yet fo fixed moft 
Years, as to harden thefe Heaps too much for the 
Entrance of his Tools.; 5 and if at any Time ip] 
fhould, he muft defer it longer. | 
Let him. not judge. by this particular Year 
what will be the Courfe of all; nor try our Direc- 
tions by the Teft of the particular Weeks in which 
they are publithed : They are not written for — 
this one Year in particular, but for the Service of 
So arg: Py: 
We-have directed’ the making a Variety of | 
“That Mixture which iesbea one Phant, whole | 
orga Place of Growth'is ih a fine rich | ‘Mould, 
will ferve another naturally found: in: + the fame 
At this Time let him go the round of thofe 
he has, and mark them for Diftinétion. 
They © 
| Flower Borders ; 
all others s’ and they take in the feveral Inftances, 
Nov. 
not'as they» ‘may chance to’ occut one Year, “bua “——— 
| as they moft generally happen, »: 
‘In digging up thefe Heaps of done which 
; will always be a” needful Employment about 
| this Time, let him remember it-is his Bufinefs to 
| break all Clods ; to mix all the Parts: very well; 
| “<1 and to lay the sible up when he has done, in 2 
It is therefore we have directed ‘the making | ST AIO 
— Ridge.’ 
Then let him Give it a good ‘miéderate Water. 
ing? and leave it to the facceeding Frofts. They 
Will affeet it’ the more for ‘this Wet; and it is 
> This Work is to: be repeated once in’ three 
| Weeks, or at the utmioft once a Month during 
the whole Winter ; and’ by this: Means’ all ‘the 
Heaps will be well blended, and eo for Prefeh 
ing in Spring. 
The beft Place for’ laying thefe, is fome open — 
Spot on the outfide | of the Garden; no Matter | mild, let him look to fuch Parts of the Garden, 
If- he have | 
This done, if the Weather be any Mi 
as are planted: in a modern Tatte, with Clumps 
| of Shrubs, or any other, ns there are Shrubs 
~ | or fmall Trees.. 
Though what we have here named, might 4 
- ferve iol Plants, we fhall add to them occafio- | and fet right thefe in any Part where it may 
nally in treating of thofe we name hereafter, what 
Let him firft go through the Grotid; to prune 
have been omitted at an earlier Seafon ; or 
where fome Accident may have rendered it 
needful now. 
The Carefial ance. will find fomething ale 
ways to be done, to perfect Things in thefe Plan- 
tations. 
When the Shrubs are fet right, let him clear 
the Ground, raking off the Rubbith, and Gly 
down the decayed Stalks of Plants. | 
‘This done, let him go to work as in the vacant 
let him dig up the Ground be- 
tween one° Shrub and another, leaving the 
Flower Roots placed between unhurt, and when 
he has well broke the Earth, let him take of 
their dead Leaves, draw fome Mould about their 
Roots, and then rake all level. 
This will give a Cleannefs and a Look of Cul- 
ture: the digging of the Ground will be like ad- 
ding Manure ; me if there be any more Shrubs 
sondir than the reft, they may be defended as we 
have directed for the new-planted Ones in a pre- 
ceding Number. 
The Leaves of the Plants ‘daieetied will 
now make an agreeable Appearance, and all will. 
have that Air of F refhnefs and Life, which neyer 
fails to rife from any regular Culture. 
‘ 
PRIOR NONI HOI IORI HHH HII I IHR 
Il. 
The Bufinefi of the SEMINARY, for the profent Week, 
OTHING can be now added to the 
- Plantations in the Seminary ; therefore all 
me Gardener has to do, is to take Care of 
thofe he has fown and planted already. 
N&8, 612. . 3 
Let him place Hoops over all his Beds of 
tender and young Plants, and have Mats or 
Cloths ready to draw over them in the worfl Wea- 
ther, They muft be defended by this Methad, 
Rr Not 
