88 FRUITS, FLOWERS AND SHRUBS. 



tneir roots : all those require watering after being 

 planted, and should be planted in light, rich earth, 

 m a warm situation. 



BULBOUS FLOWERS. 



Sow in beds or boxes of rich, light earth, seeds of 

 tulips, hyacinths, crown imperials, fritiilarias, and 

 other bulbous rooted flowers- — sow the seed, sepa- 

 ratsij, pretty thick, and cover them lightly with rich; 

 free earth, about half an inch deep. 



BOX. 



This is a good time to plant box edgings. Take 



short, bushy box, slip and part it, cut the long roots 

 off, and trim the tops even — cut a trench about six 

 inches deep along the border where you intend to 

 plant, one side of the trench perpendicular — ^place 

 the plants, along this so close as to form a continued 

 edging, of equal height, about three inches above 

 the ground — As you plant, draw earth to the roots to 

 keep the plants in their places, and when done, fill 

 the trench and tread down the earth. 



FIBROUS-ROOTED PLAjYTS. 



Campanulas, rose-campions, scarlet lychnis, catch- 

 fly, kc. &c. should now be slipped and planted out. 

 Take up large tuft, part them, plants the best slips 

 where they are to remain, and the weakest in a nur- 

 sery bed. 



Polyanthuses, daisies, thrift, camomile, London 

 pride, gentianella, double rocket, batchelor's buttons, 

 double ragged Robin, and other fibrous-rooted tiow^ers 

 that are done flowering, maybe parted and planted in 

 like manner. All require watering after being planted. 



KNOB-ROOTED FLOWERS. 



Flag-iris, monks-hood, fraxinella, p»ionies and other 

 kaob-rooted flowers may now be taken up, parted and 

 J >] an ted. 



