354 THE PLEASURE, OR [April. 
a declining state; these must be shaded and protected from its 
influence, by occasional coverings of mats, until they have established 
their roots, and obtained sufficient strength to withstand its force. 
Planting and Propagating Perennial Flowering-Plants. 
In the early part of this month, you may continue to remove and 
transplant, most sorts of fibrous, and tuberous rooted perennial flow- 
ering plants, and to slip and increase many of them by offsets. 
The following, together with those mentioned in page 300, may 
yet be removed with good success; that is, such of them as have 
not previously begun to shoot flower stems, viz. Dracocephalums 
of various kinds, but particularly the virginicum and dentatum, which 
are very beautiful; Penstemons, Podalyrias, Gentianas of sorts, 
Hibiscuses in great varieties, Cypripediums and Phloxes; Monar- 
das, Coreopsises, Sisyrinchiums and Gerardias; Aletrises, Aco- 
nites, Ranunculus aconitifolius, Dictamnuses, and Dodecatheon 
Meadia; Gaiega virginica, Hedysarums, Hemerocallises, Napsea* 
Pseonia, Saponaria, Silphiums and Rhexias, with many others. A 
great number of the above kinds, may now be taken up out of the 
woods and fields, and transplanted into the flower-borders and plea- 
sure-grounds; which will keep up a regular succession of bloom, 
during the whole summer and autumn. 
Let the plants be taken up carefully, with balls of earth about 
their roots, and planted where necessary; then water them, and re- 
peat it in dry weather, till they begin to grow freely: they will 
flower, generally, the same year, and those that are truly perennial, 
will continue to reward your labours, annually, with a new display 
of their beauty, as long as you deserve that compliment, by render- 
ing them a fostering care. 
Here again, would I call attention, to the necessity of introducing 
into our gardens and pleasure grounds, a variety of our beautiful 
field flowers; and not to suffer those departments to appear deso- 
lated, in the autumnal months, whilst nature displays a profusion of 
its glory in the fields, woods, meadows, and swamps; but in doing 
this, let it be observed, to give each kind, a soil and situation as 
nearly similar to that in which it grew in its wild state, as the na- 
ture and extent of your ground will admit. See page 79 and 80. 
Note. In page 62, Sec. you will find general designs, both ancient 
and modern, for laying out pleasure grounds, flower-gardens, and all 
kinds of ornamental planting, to which I refer you. 
Double Daisies. 
Double daisies may now be propagated abundantly, by dividing 
and slipping the roots; but these should be planted in shady borders, 
or rather in shallow frames, where they can be protected from the 
