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: a few of the ftrongeft be pull’d up: 
————— Field, in Refpeét of fuch Plants, is, that wild let the Ground beeieees them be very well clear 
they grow irregularly; and, in the Borders the | from Weeds, firft: by: ‘Hand ;.-and-when the Plants 
March, The Difference in Afpect of a Garden ed a 
free Ground is feen between them. ‘hele are a 
after this, March. 
are ftrong by hoeing, and breaking the Surface. 
kind of Plants which have more of the Weed | From Time to Time let them have gentle Wa- 
than the Flower Afpect; and, if not thus ma- 
nag’d, the Spots where they rife will have an Aur 
of cnade Wildnefs. 
Therefore, when the Plants appear, let all but 
terings, and particularly when the Buds appear 
for flowering: upon a good Supply at that Time 
| depends in a very great Meafure the Luftre and 
the Bignefs of their Flowers. 
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Te Moment of te SEMINARY, fr the Wok. 
EL ‘the Gardener this Week continue the : 
fowing of biennial and perennial Flower- 
Sel for a Supply for the Borders in fucceeding 
Seafons. .We have direéted the Manner of this 
in the laft Number, and there is little Trouble. | 
“The Kinds proper for this Sowing, are the | 
great Scarlet Lychnis, with other of the Lychnis 
Kind not ‘annual; and the Stocks, oe 
and Greek Valerian. 
“The common Method of propagating the laf, 
and indeed moft other of the fibrous-rooted Pe-- 
rennials, is by parting the Roots: but we have,’ | 
in other Inftances, fhewn the Preference of raifing , 
Plants from Seed, ‘and’ it holds true ina greater 
or lefs Degree in all. 
tion from parting. 
“Remove out of ite Bead Bier they are too | 
clofe, the Yews, Hollies, and _Cyprefies, plant- || of Moifture;, neither dry; nor. crumbly; and Peis: 
" ing them to a greater Diftance, if" they be not. yet 
wanted i in the Garden, . or ready for i it. i : 
‘This Removal will be attended with. no sel : 
zard, if done with Care, and the Earth covered | | 
about their Roots; and we have fhewn how ufe- 
ful the frequent. Remoyal of young ‘Trees. in’;a. 
Nurfery is from its. making them .fhoot many || 
Roots in a fmall Compas ; and fuffer lefs at their, | 
laft Removal. 
In another "Red. 
Cornus on other Spots. 
‘The. fame Care is requir’d for all hel 3 in the 
firft raifing, and it is very. little}, 
be defended by a few Buthes ; 
from: Weeds, .refrefh’d with Water when too dry 5 
‘| the: Mould very. well; 
The Trouble is nothing, 
and Plants lofe themfelves by reas Paceapae: 
ee fs Seeds” of the. F ral 
and Pine Kinds, carefully feparated from their |’ 
Cones, be fown; and the Safafras and | ) 
the Bed fhould. 
and the Ground, || 
when the young Trees appear, kept very Seas 
and the Plants, if in Danger from a too hot Sun,. 
are to be fhaded by fome of the Buthes. | 
The particular Management for each Kind we 
fhall give under its feparate Head ; here we remind, 
| the Gardener only what is to be done in general. 
Whatever Exotic Trees and Shrubs we have. 
directed to be rais’d from Cuttings, in the open 
Air, will now come under ite Monnens Hand 
for that, Purpofe. 33-0); + 
- Let him feleét.a Part or at occa white the 
Ground is not too dry. let him dig and break 
and, dividing; it into as. 
“many. Parts. as he intends Kinds, let him plant 
'thefe carefully, fix and,gather up the Mould well ~ 
about them ; ,; and if the Place have'not a fufficient 
natural Shade,, let him defend the new Plantation 
by a Reed-Hedge. | ij | 
‘Let. the Ground. be kept i in a online Degree 
feétly clear from. Weeds s they will thus root in 
due Time, and after one Year will be fit for re- 
moving. . = 
+4 the Gardener now look carefully over the 
‘Beds where he fow’d the Seeds and Fruits of 
Trees. and Shrubs the preceding Autumn ;. many. 
of them will be now up, and he mutt cherith and 
protect them. — | : 
oe oie. Ground be too ae let fe i it 
with Water. _ “This muft. be done in a Morning, 
‘two Houts after Sun- rife, and with a 2 light and 
careful Hand. 
_ ~He'mutft let no Weeds ftand among them ; ; and 
he” muft bait Traps’ for Vermin, thd ftick up 
' Scarecrows, “or hane Lines of Feathers, to keep 
\off Birds. “ | 
» The Growth. that will foon be’ out of Danger, 
‘is’ now ofall others the’ ‘€afielt of Deftruction, 
| and the awe mp os, | 
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