i2$ The Englijh Gardner . 
alfo take notice, that for fiich things as ordinarily indure the 
Winter, and are hardy, as Pinks, Violets and many others $ 
for fiich you may begin in February to fet them, as Idrave of¬ 
ten, whereby they have gained fo good rooting, that the 
trouble of watering them hath been faved. 
Of Carnations and Gilly-flomrs , and their ordering. 
A ND firft of the fowing of their feed, from whence ari- 
feth very many varieties according to the goodne(s of 
the feed fown, and nature of the air in which they are fowns 
and indeed few would believe the different inclination of one 
and the fame fort of feed, being fown in the feme ground 
where it was feved, and of the fame fort in a contrary air 
and ground 5 the obfervation I will leave to each Praftitioner, 
and to the end you may have good varieties, your care muff 
be to get or feve filch as come from good double flowers, 
or elfe it will hardly be worth your labour to Sow and Plant 
them: having procured fome feed, you are to prepare a bed 
which ought to be both rich and well prepared, and in a 
temperate lituation 5 do not fow your feed very thick, and 
then cover it about an inch deep or lels with fine mould, 
or you may fpittle it in with your Spade $ or you may fow 
it in trails, but not very thick 3 or which is a more feving 
way, you may fow it in fome old half tubs or boxes for 
the purpofe, and be careful to keep them clean weeded 
and watered if occafion require, and when your Plants are 
about two or three inches high, you may take them up 
and plant them in fome thinner order, giving them fome 
water at the planting and afterwards, until they have taken 
new root, and in cafe they have been fown very thick, you 
muft begin the fooner to Plant them out, but if they are too 
Imallto Plant out on beds, then it were good to prick them 
out in fiich like things as I named, that is, tubs, &c. if you 
remove whilft they are very fmall,you may fet them the near¬ 
er together, and take up every other Plant afterwards when 
