56 OF THE CULTIVATION SECT. IV. 



New bafs wetted, fine foft packthread, or green yarn are 

 proper for the ties, which fhould be twilled firft round 

 the ilick, and then round the flower : let the ends of the 

 firing be cut oft clofe. The flicks fhould have froooth 

 and fharps points, otherwife they may damage the foots, 

 and will not hold fo fail in the ground ; thrult them in 

 as far from the item as conveniently mav be. and let 

 attention be paid to bullous roots not to go fo near as to 

 wound them. Do not think of forcing all the branches 

 of a large bufihy head to a {ingle flick ; but let two or 

 more be ufed, as mav appear neceffarv, obferving that 

 there is fomething of an equality ot fize in the flicks 

 ufed to the fame flower. 



Some perfons are very incurious about their flower 

 flicks, which may rather be called Jtakes, even when 

 applied to the fmaller fort of plants. Sticks may alfo 

 be too weak for large ones, and a disproportion is there- 

 lore riecefikry to propriety and neatnefs. 



Decaying flowers ihould be timely trimmed or re- 

 moved, and perennials mould be regularly freed from 

 the parts running to feed, (except fo much as may be 

 wanted) as the production of feeds weakens the root 

 much ; fdmetimes even eaufirig death, and thus many 

 curious perennials have been loft, especially the firft 

 year of planting them. To preferve any particular 

 fort therefore, let the ft cms be cut down as focn as 

 the flowers appear to be going oflF, or to fecure the root 

 in ftrength, let them not flower at #// the 'firft year. 



Vegetables decaying aie ofFenfive, and thole prema- 

 turely fpindling, and fuperfiuous ones, fprouts, &c. 

 running for feed, ihould not be fuffered to continue in 

 the ground (as they often are) to exhaufi its ftrength, 

 and look unfightly. 



The management of a garden (fummarily fpeaking) 

 confifts in attention and application ; the firft Ihould be 

 of that wary' and provident kind, as not only to do 

 well in the prefent, but for the future ; and the latter 

 Ihould be of fo diligent nature as (willingly) " Never 



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