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Deciduous shrubs may be planted at any time after 

 they lose their leaves, and before the buds begin to 

 expand in the spring, provided the ground can be 

 brought into good condition to receive them ; the 

 holes should be dug capacious enough to hold the roots 

 without cramping them, and some earth well pulveri - 

 sed must be thrown equally among the fibres of the 

 roots, which should be well shaken and trodden down 

 around the plants, until brought to the level required. 

 Evergreens should be removed carefully with a ball of 

 earth connected with their roots, and some good mould 

 should be provided to fill in with. 



OBSERVATIONS ON THE CULTIVATION OF 

 BULBOUS AND TUBEROUS-ROOTED PLANTS. 



These plants exhibit a striking variety of the 

 beauties of nature. It would seem as if every 

 change she was capable of forming, was included in 

 the radiant colours of the Tulip. Never was a cup 

 either painted or enamelled with such a profusion of 

 tints. Its tinges are so glowing, its contrasts so 

 strong, and the arrangement of them both so elegant 

 and artful, that it may, with propriety, be denomi- 

 nated the reigning beauty of the garden, in its season. 

 The Hyacinth is also an estimable flower for its bloom- 

 ing complexion, as well as for its most agreeable per- 

 fume and variety. 



The Double Dahlia, in its numerous varieties, fc* 



