THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



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meet such demands, it is well to have a stock of such plants 

 as are peculiarly interesting either in their flowers or general 

 habits in a portable state. At this season, therefore, ever- 

 greens for this purpose should be potted into large pots, and 

 those of greater sizes planted into sti'ong rough boxes, and 

 plunged in the reserve-garden, or any convenient part of the 

 shrubbery. When they are wanted, they can be taken uj) 

 and plunged in such situations as their presence will decorate ; 

 and if neatly plunged, will appear as if planted for years. It 

 is impossible to urge sufficiently the necessity of having plants 

 in a portable state, so much being capable of being done by 

 adopting that method. A few fine specimens of plants, ca- 

 pable of being removed at pleasure, will afford sufficient op- 

 portunity of changing the character of a considerable sized 

 garden as often as the proprietor chooses. 



The species of evergreens which are best calculated for 

 removal at unusual seasons, are the common and Portugal 

 laurel, Aucuba, evergreen privit. Rhododendron, Daphne, 

 hollies, yew, and laurestinus. The success of all planting 

 depends a good deal upon the length of time the plants are 

 out of the earth, and no doubt often on the size of the plant. 

 For extensive plantations, or large shrubberies, the plants 

 should be rather small than otherwise ; but for smaller plan- 

 tations, and where immediate effect is required, evergreen 

 trees and shrubs of considerable size may be made use of, and 

 if properly taken up, planted, and frequently watered during 

 the first season after planting, their success will be complete. 



PLANTING BOX EDGINGS. 



This is a good time for making new plantations of box 

 edgings, or for repairing such as may be in want of it. The 

 plants will succeed almost equally well whether rooted or put 

 in as cuttings, by splitting the old plants into small pieces, 

 and planting them about two inches apart with a dibble. 

 Rooted plants should be laid, and not dibbled, in order that 

 the roots may be properly placed in the ground. 



