OF FLOWERS, 



SECT. XVIII 



The proper difpojkim of battKjus and tuberous roots ; 

 is either in beds fa trifle rounded) of from three to four 

 feet and a half wide, for the curious forts ; or in patches \ 

 to form chifters of three, four, or five, agreeable to the 

 room they require. There fhould be only one in a place 

 (generally) of the white, or orange lily, crown impe- 

 rial, and fuch like large bulbs. 



In teds, the fancy forts of bulbs, and tubers, may be 

 fet in rows, eight or nine inches afunder, and from 

 five t; r ;ven inches in the rows, according to their 

 fize. Tl ::ce of four inches apart is, however, 



I \ foifse . .its, thought fufficient for anemones and 

 ram- - ; but certainly more were better, where a 



fhoi;f is a firft object. Hyacinths fhould be 



planted 2* -even, or eight, though they are more com- 

 monly fet at fix inches. Tulips hhould be at eight, or 

 nine, though fix is often all that is allowed them. 



When planted, if rain does not come in about four 

 days, beds of bulbs and tubers fhould be watered* to 

 fee them growing, that they rm.y not mould and rot. 



Though bulbs may be planted by a dibble, (taking 

 care that the earth does not lay hollow about the 

 roo*s) a better way is, to draw drills, and place them 

 in, giving them a gentle preffure into the ground, and 

 covering neatly up. A little free jand mav be ftrewed 

 along the bottom of the drills, under hyacinths^ anemo* 

 nes^ and ranunculujes , it the foil is not a dry and light 

 one. The befl way of planting bulbs is, however, to 

 draw the mould off the bed to a fufficient depth ; then 

 lay the furface perfectly level ; give a watering ; and 

 %\hen the top is a little dry, mark it out into proper 

 fized fquares ; then place a bulb in the middle of each, 

 and carefully cover up, fo as notlo throw them on their 

 fides : Give the whole a little preffure with the back of 

 a fpade to faften the mould. 



Bulbs and tubers in beds> may conveniently be fm* 

 tefced) when in flower, from rain and fun, by an awn~ 

 ing H which will continue them in perfection of blew 

 4 much 



