FRUITS, FLOWERS AND SHRUBS. 



campion, catch-fly, Canterbury bells, French honeysuc* 

 kle, scabiouses, columbines, Greek valerian, stock Julj 

 flowers, carnations, wall -flowers, puifple rag-wort^ 

 dwarf sun flowers, snap dragons, kc. These seeds 

 and others of the^ame class should be sown in an opea 

 situation — sown thin, and raked regularly — the smaller 

 seeds a quarter, the larger half an inch deep. Water 

 the beds lightly in drj weather. In May or June 

 the flowers must be transplanted into richj, light earth 

 where they will flower. 



Perennial flowers may €nis month be transplanted 

 into beds or borders, from the beds where they were 

 planted last year, viz. such as have been mentioned, 

 and rockets, campanulas, batchelor's buttons, goldea 

 rod, double fever-few, monk's hood, foxgloves, 4^c. 

 They will require watering often till fresh rooted, and 

 will flower this season. Dwarf flowers with fibrous roots 

 may also be planted, and watered till well rooted, viz. 

 London pride, violets, double daisies, primrose'', thrift, 

 hepaticas, &c. • 



FLOWERING SHRUBS AND TREES. 



This month you may plant jessmines, lilacs, roses, 

 4warf, almond, double flowering cherry, bladder nuts, 

 mezercons, laburnums, &c. &c. In planting shrubs, 

 open the ground so as to receive the roots (having 

 pruned off stragglers) without being cramped ; in filling 

 the holes shake the trees, that the earth may close 

 round the small roots — If the soil is poor, mix dung or 

 compost with the earth you put in the holes, after filling 

 the holes tread down the earth, water the plants and 

 support the tall ones with stakes : if planted in clumps, 

 place the tallest plants in the rear, the smallest in front, 

 planting at such distances as the ultimate natural growth 

 of the plants require. Sow seeds of all kinds of flower- 

 iog shrubs and evergreens to raise plants. 



