May. 
: ftir’d ; 
let the Glaffes be let down. Till the Leaves 
- begin to appear, let them have no Water; and 
one a little Air, by opening ‘the Glaffes in the 
Middle of the Day. 
When the Leaves appear they muft be wa- 
-terd, and this repeated every two or three ie 
and ‘they muft be harden’d to the Air. 
Their Management after this muft be the fame 
with the others: they muft be brought up by 
repeated ‘Waterings to a Condition of flowering ; 
and then they muft be kept out of the Sun, and 
out of the Way of other Accidents. ‘They will 
thus continue a long Time in flower. 
_ We have fhewn how the Tulip, and other ele-- 
gant Flowers, preferve their Beauty when kept 
from the Sun and Rains, and tis the fame in 
this; indeed in all. Winds rock the Stalk, it be- 
comes loofe at the Root; 
from their Hold, afford no Nourifhment.. This 
Way it decays: Rains beat it down, or drench 
the Flowers irrecoverably: beating in the Duft 
of the Buttons upon the Surface of the Petals. 
This Way alfo the Beauty is all loft, and often 
| the Lodging of a little Wet deftroys it yet more 
effectually. The Sun exhales the Juices, and 
draws on the ripening of the Seeds. 
Thefe three Ways the tuberous, and thefe all 
other Flowers, are brought to decay. Once fot the 
whole Number therefore let the Gardener take this 
Leffon; faften them up to Sticks to guard againft 
the’ Winds, and fhelter them from Sun and 
Showers, except when both are moderate. 
coos temas a aaa 
eoers 
i, 
The Manegsinets of the Green-bonfe and Stove. 
r rf 1B Seafon now points forth iin lasing | 
into the open Air, thofe Natives of warmer 
‘Climates which we have been oblig’d to fhelter 
from our Winters : and to. admit more Air to 
thofe which will not at any Time endure the free 
Breath of our Country. 
The Green-houfes are to be emptied into pto- | 
per Parts of the Garden, and the Stoves to be 
refrefh’d with proper Airings. 
This Week. let the Orange, Lemon, and Ci- 
trons, and all the others of their Quality, be 
brought out into a warm and fhelter’d Situation ; 
where they will ftand open to the Sun, and 
where no cold Winds reach them. | 
The Preparation for this fhould be made a 
few Days before; and if the Gardener pleafe, he | 
__ may begin: with that the firft Days of the Week, 
and bring them out at laft. 
- We have told the Method of cleaning them, 
let it now be repeated ; 
done before, the lefs Trouble it will give now; 
but ftill let it be done: 
left upon any Branch, no decay’d Leaf on the 
‘Tree. 
This done, let the rae of dies Mould be 
and lay on it an Inch Thicknefs of fome 
lig] it Compoft, mix’d with a Handful of Wood- 
common Care did not reach, and refrefhes.the 
hy: Give a gentle Watering when all this: is 
finifh’d : not only the Mould. muft be. water’d, 
but the whole Shrub - Bis Cleans thofe Leaves’ the 
Shrub. 
‘ This done, let all the Air that can be admitted 
have free Courfe,into the-Green-houfe for three or 
them out, and place them where they are to ftand 
for the Summer. . 
In the fame Manner treat all thofe which bear | 
_ abfolute Expolire, 
ite | 
the better it has been — 
no Filth fhould be | 
_ greatly affifted in their Growth by moderate Sun- 
four Days ; and then in a mild Evening bring | fhine ; but there. are. Days in which they cannot 
| bear it. entirely, 
-open’d, 
} Warmth. 
Thee will be yet a Number which will not - 
ftand the Cold of our Nights unthelter’d, but yet 
will at this Time endure a great deal of the na- 
tural Quality of our Climate. Thefe will re- 
quire a great deal more Air now than they had 
in Winter, and there will be Opportunities of 
giving it. 
_ The greater Part of the Green- houfe Plants 
are thofe we have treated of already, which will 
now require abfolute Expofure: thefe taken out 
the ethers will have Room; and they muft now 
be brought to the Windows, and have as much 
Air as poffible with any degree of Defence: 
{ all Day. they muft be Betealy expofed at the 
‘| Windows, 
| Heat, 
except two Hours in the extream 
when that is. peek and there are no 
Clouds. | 
Jn this Time the Glaffés muft be a little 
-fhaded, at all others they may have the free 
Air; and the Building defending them from the 
Cold of the Nights, they will ave Encourage- 
ment to grow freely and ftrongly, and be in no 
Danger of chilling. ‘They will get a frefher and 
| ftronger Colour, a, their Shoots will be more 
firm. | 
- Thefe fhould now be treated as the others, 
clean’d in every Part, freed from decay’d Leaves, 
| and-refrefh’d by fome new Mould, after ftirring 
the Surface of that in which they grow. 
This Care is all requir’d in the Green-houfe, 
and for the Plants which properly belong to it; 
thot of the Stove are to come under Confidera- 
- Thefe will require Air, and they will be 
The moderate Hours: the Glaffes. muft be 
and free to admit that temperd 
a , 
May. 
and the ‘Fibres’ torn. +" 
