May ] 



THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



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TRANSPLANT SEEDLING PERENNIAL AND BIKNNIAL PLANTS. 



Perennial and biennial seeds sown last month, or in March, 

 will now be ready to transplant or prick out into nursery-beds 

 in the reserve flower garden, there to attain sufficient strength 

 to fit them for being finally planted out for good. The most 

 convenient mode of cultivating these, is to prick them out in 

 beds four feet \vide, and place the plants about six inches 

 apart each way. After they are planted, they should be shaded 

 both from drying winds and powerful sun-shine, and liberally 

 supplied with water as they may require it. These are to re- 

 main here till autumn, when they may be planted out in the 

 flower borders. 



SOWING BIENNIAL AND PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS. 



Such of these seeds as were not sown before, should be 

 sown as early this month as convenient, that they may attain 

 a sufficient size to be planted out early in autumn. 



PROPAGATING HERBACEOUS PLANTS BY CUTTINGS. 



Many of the more delicate herbaceous plants are propagated 

 by cuttings of the young shoots, particularly those sorts that 

 are not readily increased by dividing their roots ; as these 

 plants advance, their propagation should be attended to. A 

 shaded situation in the reserve garden will be found the most 

 convenient place for this purpose. When the operation of 

 propagation is to be carried to a considerable extent, narrow 

 beds should be prepared for the purpose, of light sandy peat, 

 or light sandy loam, and some of pure white sand, to the 

 depth of from three to nine inches, according to the size of the 

 cuttings to be used. These beds should be of the breadth of 

 the garden hand-glasses, which should be placed over them as 

 soon as the cuttings are planted, and kept carefully shaded 

 until they have all struck root ; when they may be either 

 planted out into nursery-beds, or otherwise, according to 

 circumstances. 



