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be imitated. Therefore, have all hedges and edgings taper- 
ing toward the top. 
CARNATIONS AND PINKS, 
If laid about the end of June, and have been properly 
attended, will, by the end of this month, be well rotted and 
fit for transplanting. Clear away the earth lightly, and cut 
them clean off from the parent plant, nearer the stool than 
the original slit. Kaise them neatly out of the earth, with 
as many of the root-fibres as possible ; cut off the naked part 
of the stem close to the fibrous roots, and trim away the 
straggling leaves. Plant the finest sorts in four-inch pots, 
and those more common, three plants in five-inch pots, in 
the form of a triangle, which can be separated in spring to 
plant in the garden. Any of the principal stools should be 
(if in the ground) lifted and put into seven-inch pots to be 
preserved : the others may be allowed to stand through the 
winter, covering them with a few dry leaves. Keep them in 
the shade a few weeks, when they may be fully exposed. 
Give gentle and frequent sprinklings of water until they 
have taken fresh root ; or, if in want of pots, mark out a bed 
that can be covered with a frame, preparing the soil therein 
properly. Plant them from four to six inches apart. Shade 
them from the sun until they begin to grow, giving sprink- 
lings of water over the foliage every evening. 
BULBOUS ROOTS. 
Look over the bulbs that are out of the ground, and exa- 
mine those that require planting. Of Fritillaria there are 
about twenty species, but few of them generally cultivated, 
except F. imperiCdis, Crown Imperial, and F. p&r&ica. Of 
the former there are many very splendid varieties, such as 
Crown upon crown, Lutca Maxima, Striped leaved, Double 
flowered, &c. These will require planting, and ought not to 
be lifted oftener than every third year. They require a deep, 
rich, loamy soil, and, if in beds, plant them from five to 
seven inches deep, and one foot apart. They will grow un- 
der the shade of trees, or in any situation where the soil is 
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