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carefully protected from severe frosts, by giving each sort suitable 
covering. 
Auriculas. 
The best auriculas in pots should be well protected from exces- 
sive rains, snow or sharp frosts; which will preserve them in 
strength to flower in great perfection. 
The choicest varieties of these plants should always be removed 
in their pots, about the beginning of November, and placed in 
frames, or in a bed arched over with hoops, in a warm dry situation 
in the full sun, where they can be occasionally covered when the 
weather is unfavourable; but let the covers be kept constantly off 
in the day time when the weather is mild and dry. 
Care of Carnations. 
Take great care to protect your fine carnations that are in pots 
from hard frosts, excessive rains and snow; for notwithstanding 
the plants being hardy enough to stand the winter in the open air, 
it is advisable to defend the choicer sorts in bad weather, to preserve 
them in good strength for flowering in the greatest perfection. 
These pots should be plunged in a raised bed of dry compost, in 
the beginning of winter, and the bed arched over low with pliant 
rods or hoops at that time; this will be of great advantage to the 
plants, if you are careful to draw mats over the arches when the 
weather is severe. 
But if the pots were to be placed in garden frames it would be 
still better, if you take care to put the glasses over them in rigor- 
ous weather and at night; but be careful to give them as much free 
air as possible by day, when the weather permits; either by taking 
the glasses totally off for a few hours, or tilting them up behind. 
Care of choice Hyacinths and Tulips. 
In severe frosty weather it would be of beneficial advantage if 
the beds, wherein you have deposited the choicest kinds of hya- 
cinths and tulips, or any other curious bulbous roots, be covered 
either with an awning of mats, or, in default thereof, with straw, 
fern, leaves of trees, or dry long litter; but it must be removed as 
soon as the severe weather is over. 
Old decayed fine tan is a good article to cover hyacinths, tulips, 
and other bulbs with; it may be laid on one inch, or one inch and 
a half deep, immediately previous to the commencement of the se- 
vere winter frost, and need not be removed, as it will keep down 
the weeds in spring, and protect the roots from intense heat and 
drought during their period of ripening. - 
Ranunculuses and Anemones. 
The beds or frames in which are planted your choice kinds of 
ranunculuses and anemones, should be carefully protected from 
