84-1- THE PRACTICAL GARDENER. [Jan, 



inactive state, will not hurt from being confined under cover, 

 provided ihey be kept dry ; as, in their native habitats, they 

 are covered with snow for several months annually. 



florists' flowers. 



Under this head we comprehend tulips, pinks, carnations, 

 auriculas, polyanthuses, anemonies, ranimculuses, hyacinths, 

 &c. The tulip-beds, planted in autumn, should be pro- 

 tected from much wet, as well as from severe frosts ; both 

 of which would be very injurious to them. Those pinks and 

 carnations, which are in pots or beds, should also be attended 

 to, and all decayed leaves removed, and the beds protected 

 from too much wet by occasional coverings of canvas or reed- 

 mats, which can be readily applied by having the beds hooped 

 over in a neat and secure manner. Those which are in pots 

 should be protected by being plunged in coal-ashes, or saw- 

 dust, up to their rims, or removed under cover of frames and 

 glasses. Auriculas and polyanthuses require at this time to 

 be also protected from severe cold and heavv- rains. It is of 

 material consequence that both, particularly the former, be 

 kept dry, and placed in an airy situation, for, if placed in one 

 which is wet, they are liable to damp off. 



PLANTING ANEMONIES, RANUNCULUSES, &C. 



biRa of these as were not planted in autumn may be now 

 planted, if the ground be drv', and the weather mild ; but it is 

 only in very light soils that they will succeed at this time, the 

 proper time of planting being October and November, and in 

 wet heavy soils in February and March : the latter planting 

 will prolong the season of flowering. 



PLANTING BULBS. 



Various bulbs^ such as hyacinths, jonquils, prancratiums, 

 narcissuses, frittillaries, crown imperials, &c., may still be 

 planted in light dry soils, if not planted in October and No- 

 vember ; but, in heavy" wet soils, it is better to defer planting 



