The Englijh Gardner. 105 
In the fetting of Herbs, &c. either of Hips or parting the 
Roots to let, obferve thefe few dire&ions; firft, top them a 
little for handfomnels, and if there be any luperfiuous leaves 
that may unneceflarily draw away any lap from your Hip be¬ 
fore it is rooted, top them or cut them off, yet not fo as to 
rob your flip of all its leaves, elpecially the youngeft ; alio if 
they have any Roots, top them a little 3 alio do not let too 
many in a heap or duller together: allb thole that are long. 
Wall-flowers or Rofemary, give them a little twill or turn 
near the lower-end to make them tuff and not to break in 
the letting: allb thole herbs or flips that are Ihort, brittle, or 
fappy, you are to let them with your finger if the Ground 
be eafie or loft, or with a Trowel,or holes made with a flick 
to fet them in as need requires 5 allb whatloever you let after 
you have doled the earth to them, water them throughly ex¬ 
cept in cafe of a foaking Rain, allb in cafe dry weather hap- 
peneth upon your new fetting, you are to keep a conftant 
courfe in watering until the Weather change, or atleaft till 
your herbs are welltaken in the ground. Remember that flight 
and feldom watering daily, and but flight watering, yea, 
in a hot and dry time, will do more hurt to young-rooted- 
Herbs, than if you did not water at all: therefore I lay, that 
what you water in a dry feal’on, do it throughly and pretty 
conftant; do not water thofe things that are throughly and 
well grown in a dry time, except you do it as I laid before 
throughly and conftantly : allb if you are neceffitated to fet 
any plants that are choice in a dry or hot fealon, either fet 
them in the fhadow, and after remove them in more conveni¬ 
ent places, or at leaft fhadow them where you would have 
them to grow, not negleding watering as need requires: allb 
take notice, that on good watering of any herbs, <&c. in a 
clofe or gloomy day, is better and more effectual than two 
in hot Sun-lhine-Weather,in cafe the ground be dry; allb for 
all ordinary or hardy things, the Evening watering is more 
effeftual than the Morning; allb be careful to take the firft 
opportunity to weed your herbs, &c. although in dry weather, 
P though 
