132 The Englifh Gardner. 
bring as I oft admonifh, to water and fhadow at fird plant¬ 
ing, if occafion require 5 thefeafon to lay flowers is,and may 
be, from the beginning of March until Michaelmas , if your 
roots have fqfficient branches for the purpofe 5 it is bed 
laying hold on the fird and mod feafonable opportunity, 
by fo doing you occafion your old root to make a farther 
improvement, befides the advantage you have in the for¬ 
ward nefs of your young roots. 
Very much more might be laid concerning thefe kinds of 
flowers, as to their advancement and prefervation, as allb 
concerning the Artificial reparing and mixture of earths, 
tending to the aforefaid end. But I {hall fay but little more 
than this, that a good midling tempered mould or earth that 
is frefh, and hath not been ufed in and about plants of like 
nature or temper is naturally bed 5 for it is an unquedionable 
truth, that feveral kinds of Plants draw feveral forts of juice 
or nourifhmentfrom the earth, even that which is mod natu¬ 
ral to them, as is commonly to be obferved amongd Huf 
bandmen in changing their crops upon one and the fame 
ground, being frefh and good for one fort of Grain, and 
not for another fort that grew on the fame ground the year 
before, except in cafe the ground be new and in very good 
heart, and thereupon may bring one fort of crop two years 
together 5 but if you think your earth be not quick e- 
nough, or otherwife defective, there are feveral forts of 
earth or mixture eafily to be had to amend the defed > as 
in cafe it be too heavy or cloggy, fine fand with a little wil¬ 
low mould or lime rubbifh of old walls, &c. and fo on the' 
contrary, as need requires 5 many good Flowrids make ufe 
of a little Willow mould to drew in the hole where they fet 
their flowerss to draw root the quicker ; overmuch may do 
harm, in cauflng your flowers to be fomewhat the more apt 
to canker, &c. a nother thing to be taken notice of concerning 
thefe flowers, is their Situation, which tendeth much to 
their advancement, as to the continuing of them longer in 
their Beauty, and more large and dately in their Flower $ 
