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RoCe·mes, of which Ihcre are various Com, (uccced
btn in a Ilrong holdin~ grouncl, lolmbly moil!; Ihey
may eilher be railtd from iJym or fuckers, laid down and
laken from Ihe olel rOOIS in February or March, and
Iran(planted immediattly before Ihe rOOIS grow dry:
filould Ihere be a nmffily for keeping Ihem OUI of Ihe
ground lor (ome time, lay their rools in water five or fix
.hours before they are plam/d.
The rofe·me does wdl in borders, or in the quarters
of wildernels works, among olher flowering fhrubs ; and
(ome or other of Ihem will be in flower for leo mooths io
Iheyear.
The laburoum tree is commooly planled among the o·
Ilter Ao"criog fhrubs of Ihe lVildernef., and will grolV in
Ihe mon opeo expofure, as "eU as uoder the fhade of
luge trces: it may eafily be rai(ed from feeds folVo in
Ihis ruonlh, aod traofpl,nted two years after it comes
UD .
. The altr.a:a may be raifed from laym or feeds; there
lite (everal diffmnr colours of tbis flulVer, aod tltey may
bebudded fo as to have all the colours on one plant.
The pomegranate proCpers mofl in aIight foil; and be·
ing propagated by iaying down the foung fhoots in Ihis
mooth or March, may be trapCplanted eilher in the fpring
or aUlumn Ceafon, when they may be put in pOIS, or a·
.cainl! a Coulh lVall, whm Ihe fruit lVill ripen .
Thepomegranate may a1Co be raiCed from feed.
!he(yringa may be raifed from feeds; but it is hardly
thought 1V0rth Ihe Irouble, as it is very apt tOput fonh
(uckers; theCe, hOlVever, may \vilh eafe be takeo off an.d
lranCplanted at this lime of the ym, and in Seplember.
It is a fhady pofition IVhich make.s Ihis fh rub fhoo!,
and Ihe Cuo makes il flower; but il will grow almofl ~ny
whne.
The lilach is a plaot w~ich grows to apreny large trce,
bm:ng bunches of purple blolfoms, likcs plumes of fea·
Ihm, inMay; and is raifed by laying down tite young
~ranches in Ihis month or March, or by taking off the
fuckers, and plallting Ibem io a light (oil, aboul the fa me
lime, Or in Seplcmber
Thefe tr/el are highly ornamental io the quaners o(
wilderoefs works, and (ruall walks of tltem are very plea.
faol.
The Spaoifh broom il plaoted in wilderoefs 1V0rks, aod
may be raifed from feees (own io light eanh; al(o by
Iaving dowo Ihe tender braoches, and cUltiog Iltemal Ihe
joims, afler the maoner of Ibe carnatioo; but the lamr
¡nelhod is nOl fo cenain as the otlter, Ihough it is far
more troublefome.
The laurus ~ious is greatly admired for producing ils
.flower in lhe lIIinler; and may be raifed flom lhe berries,
managed as tbe holly; or from layers, which is the mon
expedilious way.
• Th~s plant is greatl yhurt by (rofl, and (ucmds befl
111 mDlfl fhady placel i it will fiourifh in loamy foil, wilh·
OUt the hclp of aoy rich manUle, which (ol'wards its
growlh 100 mucho
TIle laurus tintlS, is often Irained up as. headed pIJot,
tbou~h.it i, beíl planled 'gainn a wall, or in wilderneffcs ;
~nd It 11 obfcrvable, Ihat tbis plant, like all ollter exotics,
U oa!urally incliocdlo bloffom about ule fpring io ils OIVO
counlry, which isour autumo; for which reafon, it fhould
be pruncd in our fpring (cafoo afler it has none blowing.
The phillyrea, may in grneral be propagaled from tbe
perries, or raifed (roOl layers, which will prefcotly take
100t.
This plant, "hich (uccccds befl in a nalural light foil,
grows very fafl; and being well fupported wilh rails qr
lIakes, a oumber of Ihem makes a vely thlck and hand.
(ome hedge.
ne yew·tree delighu in a light barreo f~il, and is
more plentiCwlly produced 00 the coldefl mountaios Ih.n
io the richefl fpils.
The berries of the yew may be laiJ io fand, as thofe
of tite bolly, before they are (ollln ; and Ihm is no dif·
ficulty in propagating tltis plant, or remo,ing it, if t~e
roots are pruneel from lime tO time, by diggiog aboue
it while it flands io the nurfery.
The holly will grow 10 a very large me; but being a
rooted plant, does oot fucceed well when traofplaoted,
lIolefs the roots have been ofleo pruned in the nurfery.
The bcrries of Ihis plant, when ripe, are to be galher.
ed; and afler they have to fwea! (ome time, are
to be pUl in (and or eanh, lill Ihe autumn following,
when, and likeivi(e io Ihis month, they may be fowo io
ourfery beds.
They willlie iDthe ground for a loog lime before Ihey
begio 10 fpring, and it will be four or five years before
the youog fiocks will be fit to graft or inoculate upoo.
Thegra(lin~ mufl be done in March. and the inocula·
tiog in July; bUI for flandard trces or hedges, they muft
be planted at their proper difiances while m y young,
Ihat they may be accuflomed 10 the(oil.
The bay tree, which is managed as Ihe holly, is rai·
Sed by berries fuwo in this moolb, on a bed of earth frelh
dug, and covmd with fome (refh oatural eanb, well
fifted, about tWO ioches thick
In about fix weeks, the(eeds thusfolVo will come up,
fhould the wealher prove moil!; they fhould he covered
with nraw, or fern, for the three firfi wioters, after
which time they oru{~ betranfplanted.
When Ihefe plants are difcoloured by Crofl; cut off I~e.
!op·branclt io Ihe rpring, and they will fhoot afrelb.
Tite bay-me mayalfo be rai{ed from layers iaid down
in the momh of O.'lober, for Clltti~gs, fet io pots of ¡ine
emh, IWO or three inches deep; and from fuckers takeo
up wilh as much root as may be, anel planted in IheOtade,
in agravclly foil, bcing well watered tO fettle lhe earel!
about Ihcil roots.
The laurel is propagaled io the famc manner as the
bay.uee, loves fhade, refills the wealher, and will tbrive
in almoll cvery foil.
Towards the end of Ihis month,.if the fcaCon proves
favourable, flir Ihe (urface of the ground of your fiower·
beds, and e1tar tlteor from weeds, mofs, and IVhmver
61th may appear thmon, "hich will nOI only make your
garden look oeat, bUI be of peculiar fcrvic~ to Ibe
tlowcrs.
FRUIT·GARDEN.
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