300 THE PLEASURE, OR [March. 
Dig the Borders, Sfc. 
Dig the borders and flower compartments, &c. and rake them 
smooth: they will then be ready to receive the seeds of annual flow- 
ers, and plants of other kinds; besides, they will appear fresh and 
neat. 
Transplanting perennial Plants, 
Where there are vacancies in any of the beds, borders, or other 
parts of the garden they may now be filled up with many different 
kinds of perennial and biennal flower plants, and will all blow the 
same year. 
Many principal sorts may now be planted, such as lychnises, rose 
campions, rockets, catch-fly, campanulas, carnations, pinks, and 
sweet-williams, double feverfew, golden-rod, perennial sun-flowers, 
perennial asters, and French honeysuckles; also columbines, Can- 
terbury-bells, monk's-hood, fox-gloves, tree-primroses, scabiouses, 
snap-dragon, Lobelias Irises, bee-larkspur, double ragged robin, va- 
lerian, and most others of the like sorts- 
Plant also dwarf fibrous-rooted flowers in the borders, &c. they 
will take root freely in a short time; such as polyanthuses, double 
chamomile, London-pride, violets, hepaticas, thrift, primroses, 
saxifrage, gentianella, lily of the valley, &c. 
In planting the intended different kinds, dispose them variedly, 
the larger growing sorts more or less back; and the smaller forward 
towards the front and middle. 
Give water at first planting, and afterwards occasionally in dry 
weather, till the plants are fresh rooted; by which, they will grow 
freely, and all flower the same year in their proper seasons. 
Hoe and rake the Borders. 
Loosen with a hoe or small spade, the surface of those beds or 
borders, which were dug and planted with flowers of any kinds last 
autumn, or any time since. 
Let this be done in a dry day, hoeing, or lightly digging and stir- 
ring the earth carefully between the plants, taking care of the shoots 
of bulbous roots, &c. which are now just peeping through the 
surface; clearing away all decayed leaves of the plants, weeds, and 
every sort of rubbish, and then let the beds or borders be neatly 
raked even and smooth. 
By thus loosening the surface of the borders, the first growth of 
seed-weeds will be retarded, it will greatly promote the strength of 
the flowers, and the whole will appear clean and agreeable. 
Pruning Shrubs, and digging the Clumps in the Shrubberry. 
Finish pruning all sorts of flowering shrubs and evergreens which 
require it, observing the directions of the two former months. 
