To be done In the Orchard, and Olitory-Garden.

TRench the Ground, and make it ready for the Spring: prepare also Soil, and use it where you have occasion: Dig Borders, &c. uncover as yet Roots of Trees, where Ablaqueation is re­quisite.

Plant Quick-sets, and Trans­plant Fruit-trees, if not finish'd: [Page 12] Set Vines, and begin to prune the old: Prune the branches of Or­chard-fruit-trees; especially the long planted, and that towards the decrease: but for such as are newly planted, they need not be disbranched till the Sap begins to stir, that so the wound may be healed with the scar, and stub, which our frosts do frequently leave: In this work cut off all the shoot of August, unless the nakedness of the place incline you to spare it: Consult my French Gard'ner part 1. sect. 3. for this is a most material Address: You may now begin to Naile, and trim your Wall-fruit, and Espaliers.

Cleanse Trees of Moss, &c. the Weather moist.

Gather Cyons for Graffs before the buds sprout; and about the later end, Graff them in the Stock, Pears, Cherries and Plums, and re­move your Kirnel-stocks to more commodious distances in your [Page 13] Nursery, cutting off the top-root: Set Beans, Pease, &c.

Sow also (if you please) for early Colly-flowers.

Sow Chervil, Lettuce, Radish, and other (more delicate) Sal­letings; if you will raise in the Hot-bed.

In over wet, or hard weather, cleanse, mend, sharpen and prepare Garden-tools.

Turn up your Bee-hives, and sprinkle them with a little warm and sweet Wort; do it dextrously.

Fruits in Prime, and yet lasting.

To be done In the Parterre, and Flower-Garden.

SEt up your Traps for Vermin; especially in your Nurseries of Kernels and Stones, and amongst your Bulbous-roots: About the middle of this Moneth, plant your Anemony-roots, and Ranunculus's, which you will be secure of, with­out covering, or farther trouble: Preserve from too great, and con­tinuing Rains (if they happen) Snow, and Frost, your choicest Anemonies, and Ranunculus's [Page 16] sow'd in September or October for earlier Flowers: Also your Car­nations, and such Seeds as are in peril of being wash'd out, or over chill'd and frozen; covering them under shelter, and striking off the Snow where it lies too weighty; for it certainly rots, and bursts your early-set Anemonies and Ranunculus's, &c. unless planted now in the Hot-bed; for now is the Season, and they will flower even in London. Towards the end, earth-up, with fresh and light mould, the Roots of those Auriculas which the frosts may have uncover'd; filling up the chinks about the sides of the Pots where your choicest are set: but they need not be hous'd; it is a hardy Plant.

Flowers in Prime, or yet lasting.

WInter- Aconite, some Ane­monies, Winter- Cycla­men, Black- Hellebor, Brumal-Hya­cinth, Oriental-Iacinth, Levantine-Narcissus, Hepatica, Prim-roses, Laurus-tinus, Mezereon, Praecoce Tulips, &c. especially, if rais'd in the Hot-bed. Note,

That both these Fruits, and Flowers, are more early, or tardy, both as to their prime Seasons of eating, and perfection of blow­ing, according as the Soil, and Si­tuation are qualified by Nature, or Accident. Note also,

That in this Recension of Monethly Flowers, it is to be un­derstood for the whole period that any Flower continues, from its first appearing, to its final wither­ing.

To be done In the Orchard, and Olitory-Garden.

PRune Fruit-trees, and Vines, as yet; For now is your Season to bind, plash, naile, and dresse, without danger of frost: This to be understood of the most tender and delicate Wall-fruit, not finish'd before; do this before this buds and bearers grow tur­gid; and yet in the Nectarine and like delicate Mural-Fruit, the la­ter your Pruning, the better, whatever has been, and still is, [Page 19] the contrary custom. Remove Graffs of former years Graffing. Cut and lay Quick-sets; and trim up your Palisade Hedges, and Espa­liers. Plant Vines as yet, other Shrubs, Hops, &c.

Set all sorts of Kernels and sto­ny Seeds. Also sow Beans, Pease, Radish, Parsneps, Carrots, Onions, Garlick, &c. and plant Potatoes in your worst ground.

Now is your Season for Cir­cumposition by Tubs or Baskets of Earth, and for laying of Branches to take root. You may plant forth your Cabbage-plants.

Rub Moss off your Trees after a soaking Rain, and scrape and cleanse them of Cankers, &c. draining away the wet (if need require) from the too much moistned Roots, and earth up those Roots of your Fruit-trees, if any were uncover'd. Cut off the Webbs of Caterpillars, &c. (from the Tops of Twigs and Trees) to [Page 20] burn. Gather Worms in the Even­ings after Rain.

Kitchen-Garden herbs may now be planted, as Parsly, Spinage, and other hardy Pot-herbs. Towards the middle or latter end of this Moneth, till the Sap rises briskly, Graff in the Cleft, and so conti­nue till the last of March; they will hold Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, &c. the New-Moon, and the Old-Wood is best. Now also plant out your Colly-flowers to have early; and begin to make your Hot-bed for the first Melons and Cucumbers to be sow'd in the Full; but trust not altogether to them. Sow Asparagus. Lastly,

Half open your passages for the Bees, or a little before (if weather invite;) but continue to feed weak Stocks, &c.

Fruits in Prime, or yet lasting.

To be done In the Parterre, and Flower-Garden.

COntinue Vermine Trapps, &c. Sow Alaternus seeds in Cases, or open Beds; cover them with thorns, that the Poultry scratch them not out.

Now and then air your hous'd Carnations, in warm days especi­ally, and mild showers; but if like to prove cold, set them in again at night.

Furnish (now towards the end) your Aviaries with Birds before they couple, &c.

Flowers in Prime, or yet lasting.

WInter Aconite, single Ane­monies, and some double, Tulips praecoce, Hyacinthus Stella­tus, Vernal Crocus, Black Hellebore, single Hepatica, Persian Iris, Leu­coium bulbosum, Dens Caninus three leav'd, Vernal Cyclamen white and red, Mezereon, Orni­thogal: max: alb: Yellow Violets with large leaves, early Daffodils, &c.

To be done In the Orchard, and Olitory-Garden.

YEt Stercoration is seasonable, and you may plant what Trees are left, though it be some­thing of the latest, unless in very backward or moist places.

Now is your chiefest and best time for raising on the Hot-bed Melons, Cucumbers, Gourds, &c. which about the sixth, eighth or tenth day will be ready for the Seeds; and eight days after prick them forth at distances, accord­ing [Page 25] to the Method, &c.

If you will have them later, be­gin again in ten or twelve days after the first; and so a third time, to make Experiments. Re­member to preserve the Hot-bed as much as possible from Rain; for cool him you may easily if too violent, but not give it a com­petent heat if it be spent, without new making.

Graff all this Moneth, beginning with Pears, and ending with Ap­ples, unless the Spring prove ex­traordinary forwards.

Now also plant Peaches and Ne­ctarines, but cut not off the top-roots, as you do of other Trees; for 'twill much prejudice them: Prune last years Graffs, and cut off the heads of your budded-stocks. Take off the Litter from your Kirnel-beds; see Octob. or you may forbear till April.

You may as yet cut Quick-sets, and cover such Tree-roots as you laid bare in Autumn.

[Page 26]It were profitable now also to top your Rose-trees a little with your Knife, neer a leaf-bud, and to prune off the dead and wither­ed branches, keeping them lower then the custom is, and to a single Stem.

Slip and set Sage, Rosemary, La­vender, Thyme, &c.

Sow in the beginning Endive, Succory, Leeks, Radish, Beets, Chard-Beet, Scorzonera, Parsnips, Skirrets, Parsley, Sorrel, Bugloss, Borrage, Chervil, Sellery, Smalladge, Ali­sanders, &c. Several of which continue many years without re­newing, and are most of them to be blanch'd by laying them under litter and earthing up.

Sow also Lettuce, Onions, Gar­lick, Orach, Purslan, Turneps (to have early), monethly Pease, &c. these annually.

Transplant the Beet-chard which you sow'd in August, to have most ample Chards.

[Page 27]Sow also Carrots, Cabbages, Cres­ses, Fennel, Majoran, Basil, Tobacco, &c. And transplant any sort of Medicinal Herbs.

Mid- March dress up and string your Strawberry-beds, and unco­ver your Asparagus, spreading and loosning the Mould about them, for their more easie penetrating: Also may you now transplant Asparagus roots to make new Beds.

By this time your Bees sit; keep them close Night and Morning, if the weather prove ill.

Turn your Fruit in the Room where it lies, but open not yet the windows.

Fruits in Prime, or yet lasting.

To be done In the Parterre, and Flower-Garden.

STake, and binde up your weak­est Plants and Flowers against the Windes, before they come too fiercely, and in a moment pro­strate a whole years labour.

Plant Box, &c. in Parterres. Sow Pinks, Sweet-williams, and Carnations, from the middle to the end of this Moneth. Sow Pine-kernels, Firr-seeds, Bays, Ala­ternus, Philyrea, and most peren­nial Greens, &c. Or you may stay [Page 30] till somewhat later in the Moneth. Sow Auricula-seeds in pots or cases, in fine willow earth, a little loamy; and place what you sow'd in September (which is the more pro­per Season) now in the shade, and water it.

Plant some Anemony roots to bear late, and successively; espe­cially in, and about London, where the Smoak is any thing tolerable; and if the Season be very dry, wa­ter them well once in two or three days, as likewise Ranunculus's. Fibrous roots may be transplanted about the middle of this Moneth; such as Hepatica's, Primroses, Au­ricula's, Cammomile, Hyacinth Tu­berose, Matricaria, Gentianella, Hellebore and other Summer Flow­ers; Set Leucoium; Slip the Ke­ris or Wall flower; and towards the end Lupines, Convolvulu's, Spanish or ordinary Iasmine.

Towards the middle, or latter end of March sow on the Hot-bed [Page 31] such Plants as are late bearing Flowers or Fruit in our Climate; as Balsamine, and Balsamum mas, Pomum Amoris, Datura, Aethiopic Apples, some choice Amaranthus, Dactyls, Geranium's, Hedysarum Clipeatum, Humble and Sensitive Plants, Lentiscus, Myrtle-berries (steep'd a while), Capsicum Indi­cum, Canna Indica, Flos Africanus, Mirabile Peruian: Nasturtium Ind: Indian Phaseoli, Volubilis, Myrrh, Carrobs, Maracoc, sive Flos Passio­nis, and the like rare and exotic Plants which are brought us from hot Countries. Note, That the Nasturtium Ind. African Mary­golds, Volubilis, and some others, will come (though not altogether so forwards) in the Cold-bed with­out Art: But the rest require much, and constant heat, and therefore several Hot-beds, 'till the common earth be very warm by the advance of the Sun, to bring them to a due stature, and [Page 32] perfect their Seeds: Therefore your choicest Amaranthus being risen pretty high, remove them into another temperate Hot-bed; the same you may do with your African, and Sensitive Plants, especially, which always keep under Glasses.

About the expiration of this Moneth carry into the shade such Auriculas, Seedlings, or Plants as are for their choiceness reserved in Pots.

Transplant also Carnation seed­lings, giving your Layers fresh earth, and setting them in the shade for a week, then likewise cut off all the sick and infected leaves; for now you may set your choice ones out of Covert, as di­rected in February.

Now do the farewel-frosts, and Easterly-winds prejudice your choicest Tulips, and spot them; therefore cover such with Mats or Canvas to prevent freckles, and [Page 33] sometimes destruction. The same care have of your most precious Anemonies, Auricula's, Chamae-iris, Brumal Iacynths, early Cyclamen, &c. Wrap your shorn Cypress tops with straw wisps, if the Eastern blasts prove very tedious. About the end uncover some Plants, but with Caution; for the tail of the Frosts yet continuing, and sharp windes, with the sudden darting heat of the Sun, scorch and de­stroy them in a moment; and in such weather neither sow, nor transplant.

Sow Stock-gilly-flower-seeds in the Full to produce double flow­ers.

Now may you set your Oran­ges, Lemmons, Myrtils, Oleanders, Lentiscs, Dates, Aloes, Amomums, and like tender Trees and Plants in the Portico, or with the win­dows, and doors of the Green­houses and Conservatories open for eight or ten days before April, or [Page 34] earlier, if the Season invite, to ac­quaint them gradually with the Air; but trust not the Nights, un­less the weather be thorowly set­led: Now is also your Season to raise Stocks to bud Oranges and Lemmons on, by sowing the Seeds; and some of the hardiest Ever­greens may be transplanted, espe­cially if the weather be moist and temperate. Lastly,

Bring in materials for the Birds in the Aviary to build their Nests withal.

Flowers in Prime, or yet lasting.

ANemonies, Spring Cyclamen, Winter Aconite, Crocus, Bel­lis, white and black Hellebor, sin­gle and double Hepatica, Leucoion, Chamae-iris of all colours, Dens Caninus, Violets, Fritillaria, Che­lidonium small with double Flow­ers, [Page 35] Hermodactyls, Tuberous Iris, Hyacynth Zeboin, Brumal, Orien­tal, &c. Iunquils, great Chalic'd, Dutch Mezereon, Persian Iris, Auri­cula's, Narcissus with large tufts, common, double and single. Prim­roses, Praecoce Tulips, Spanish Trum­pets or Iunquilles; Violets, yellow Dutch Violets, Ornithogalum max: alb: Crown Imperial, Grape Flow­ers, Almonds and Peach-blossoms, Rubus odoratus, Arbor Iudae, &c.

To be done In the Orchard, and Olitory-Garden.

SOw sweet Majoran, Hyssop, Basil, Thyme, Winter- Savory, Scurvey-grass, and all fine and tender Seeds that require the Hot­bed.

Sow also Lettuce, Purslan, Caully-flower, Radish &c.

Plant Articho [...]k slips, &c.

Set French-beans &c.

You may yet slip Lavander, Thyme, [...]eneroyal, Sage, Rosemary, &c.

[Page 37]Towards the middle of this Moneth begin to plant forth your Melons, and Cucumbers, and so to the later end; your Ridges well prepar'd.

Gather up Worms, and Snails, after evening showers; continue this also after all Summer-rains.

Open now your Bee-hives, for now they hatch; look carefully to them, and prepare your Hives, &c.

Fruits in Prime, and yet lasting.

To be done In the Parterre, and Flower-Garden.

SOw divers Annuals to have Flowers all Summer; as dou­ble Marigolds, Digitalis, Delphi­nium, Cyanus of all sorts, Candy­tufts, Garden Pansy, Muscipula, Scabious, Scorpoides, Medica, Ho­ly-hocks; Columbines, which renew every five or six years, else they will degenerate, &c.

Continue new, and fresh Hot­beds to entertain such exotic Plants as arrive not to their per­fection [Page 39] without them, till the Air and common earth be qualified with sufficient warmth to preserve them abroad: A Catalogue of these you have in the former Moneth.

Transplant such Fibrous-roots as you had not finish'd in March; as Violets, Hepatica, Primroses, Hellebor, Matricaria, &c. Place Auricula Seedlings in the shade.

Sow Pinks, Carnations, which you may continue to trim up, and cleanse from dead and rotten leaves, viz. your old roots: Sow Sweet-Williams, &c. to flower next year: this after rain.

Set Lupines, &c.

Sow Lucoium in Full-Moon, sprinkle it thin, frequently re­move them, and replant in moist weather the following Spring.

Sow also yet Pine-kernels, Fir­seeds, Phillyrea, Alaternus, and most perennial Greens.

Now take out your Indian [Page 40] Tuberoses, parting the Off-sets (but with care, lest you break their fangs) then pot them in natural (not forc'd) Earth; a layer of rich mould beneath, and about this na­tural earth to nourish the fibres, but not so as to touch the Bulbs: then plunge your pots in a Hot-bed temperately warm, and give them no water till they spring, and then set them under a South-wall: In dry weather water them freely, and expect an incomparable flow­er in August: Thus likewise treat the Narcissus of Iapan, or Garn­sey-Lilly for a later flower, like­wise the protuberant fangs of the Yuca; and make much of this precious Direction.

Set out and expose Flos Cardi­nalis: Slip and set Marums: Wa­ter Anemonies, Ranunculus's, and Plants in Pots and Cases once in two or three days, if drouth re­quire it. But carefully protect from violent storms of Rain, Hail, [Page 41] and the too parching darts of the Sun, your Pennach'd Tulips, Ra­nunculus's, Anemonies, Auricula's, covering them with Matresses supported on cradles of hoops, which have now in readiness. Now is the Season for you to bring the choice and tender shrubs, &c. out of the Conservatory; such as you durst not adventure forth in March: let it be in a fair day; only your Orange-trees may re­main in the house till May, to pre­vent all danger. You may now graff these tender shrubs, &c. by Approach, viz. Oranges, Lemmons, Pomegranads, Iasmins, &c.

Now, towards the end of A­pril, you may Transplant, and Re­move your tender shrubs, &c. as Spanish Iasmines, Myrtils, Olean­ders, young Oranges, Cyclamen, Pomegranads, &c. but first let them begin to sprout; placing them a fort-night in the shade: but about London it may be bet­ter [Page 42] to defer this work till mid- Au­gust: Vide also May, from whence take directions how to refresh and trim them: Prune now your Spa­nish Iasmine within an inch or two of the stock; but first see it begin to shoot. Mow Carpet­walks, and ply Weeding, &c.

Towards the end (if the cold winds are past) and especially af­ter showers, clip Phillyrea, Alater­nus, Cypress, Box, Myrtyls, Barba Iovis, and other tonsile shrubs, &c.

Flowers in Prime, or yet lasting.

ANemonies, Ranunculus's, Au­ricula Vrsi, Chamae-iris, Crown Imperial, Caprifolium, Cy­clamen, Dens Caninus, Fritillaria, Genti [...]nella, Hypericum frutex, double Hepatic's, Iacynth starry, double Daisies, Florence-Iris, [Page 43] tufted Narcissus, white, double and common, English double: Prim­rose, Cowslips, Pulsatilla, Ladies-smock, Tulips medias, Ranuncu­lus's of Tripoly, white Violets, Musk-Grape-flower, Geranium, Ra­dix Cava, Caltha palustris, Parie­taria Lutea, Leucoium, Persian Lil­lies, Paeonies, double Ionquils, Muscaria revers'd, Cochlearia, Persian Iasmine, Acanthus, Lilac Rosemary, Cherries, Wall-pears, Al­monds, Abricots, Peaches, White­thorn, Arbor Iudae blossoming, &c.

To be done In the Orchard, and Olitory-Garden.

SOw Sweet-Majoran, Basil, Thyme, hot and Aromatic Herbs and Plants which are the most tender.

Sow Purslan, to have young: Lettuce, large-sided Cabbage, paint­ed Beans, &c.

Look carefully to your Mel­lons; and towards the end of this Moneth, forbear to cover them any longer on the Ridges ei­ther with Straw, or Matresses, &c.

[Page 45]Ply the Laboratory, and distill Plants for Waters, Spirits, &c.

Continue Weeding before they run to Seeds.

Now set your Bees at full Li­berty, look out often, and expect Swarms, &c.

Fruits in Prime, or yet lasting.

To be done In the Parterre, and Flower-Garden.

NOw bring your Oranges, &c. boldly out of the Conserva­tory; 'tis your only Season to Transplant, and Remove them: let the Cases be fill'd with natural-earth (such as is taken the first half spit, from just under the Turf of the best Pasture ground, in a place that has been well fother'd on) mixing it with one part of rotten Cow-dung, or very mellow Soil screen'd and prepar'd some [Page 47] time before; if this be too stiff sift a little Lime discreetly with it, with the rotten sticks of Wil­lows: Then cutting the Roots a little, especially at bottom, set your Plant; but not too deep; rather let some of the Roots ap­pear: Lastly, settle it with tempe­rately enrich'd water (not too much) having put some rubbish of Lime-stones, pebbles, shells, or the like at the bottom of the Cases, to make the moisture passage, and keep the earth loose for fear of rotting the fibres: See Novemb. Then set them in the shade for a fort-night, and afterwards expose them to the Sun.

Give now also all your hous'd plants fresh earth at the surface, in place of some of the old earth (a hand-depth or so) and loosning the rest with a fork without wounding the Roots: let this be of excellent rich soil, such as is throughly consumed and will [Page 48] sift, that it may wash in the vertue, and comfort the Plant: Brush, and cleanse them likewise from the dust contracted during their En­closure. These two last directions have till now been kept as considera­ble Secrets amongst our Gard'ners: vide Angust and September.

Shade your Carnations and Gilly-flowers after mid-day about this Season: Plant also your Stock-gilly-flowers in beds, full Moon.

Continue watering Ranuncu­lus's: Transplant forth your Ama­ranthus's, where you would have them stand: Sow Antirrhinum; or you may set it.

Gather what Anemony-seed you find ripe, and that is worth sa­ving, preserving it very dry.

Cut likewise the Stalks of such Bulbous-flowers as you find dry.

Towards the end take up those Tulips which are dri'd in the stalk; covering what you find to lie bare from the Sun and showers.

Flowers in Prime, or yet lasting.

LAte set Anemonies and Ranun­culus omn. gen. Anapodophy­lon, Blattaria, Chamae-iris, Angusti­fol. Cyanus, Cytisus Maranthe, Cy­clamen, Heleborine, Columbines, Caltha palustris, double Cotyledon, Digitatis, Fraxinella, Gladiolus, Geranium, Horminum Creticum, yellow Hemerocallis, strip'd Ia­cynth, early Bulbous Iris, Asphodel, yellow Lillies, Lychnis, Iacea, Bellis double, white and red, Mil­lefolium luteum, Phalangium, Or­chis, Lilium Convallium, Span. Pinkes, Deptford Pinkes, Rosa com­mon, Cinnamon, Guelder & Centi­fol. &c. Oleaster, Chery-bay, Tra­chelium, Cowslips, Hesperis, Antir­rhinum, Syringa's, Sedums, Tu­lips Serotin, &c. Valerian, Veroni­ca double and single, Musk Violets, [Page 50] Ladies Slipper, Stock-gilly-flowers, Spanish Nut, Star-flower, Chalce­dons, ordinary Crow-foot, red Martagon, Bee-flowers, Campanu­la's white and blew, Persian Lilly, Hony-suckles, Buglosss, Homers Mo­ly, and the white of Dioscorides, Pansys, Prunella, purple Thali­ctrum, Sisymbrium double and simple, Leucoium bulbosum seroti­num, Peonies, Sambucus, Rosemary, Staechas, Barba Iovis, Laurus, Sa­tyrion, Oxyacanthus, Tamariscus, Apple-blossoms, &c.

To be done In the Orchard, and Olitory-Garden.

SOw Lettuce, Chervil, Radish, &c. to have young, and ten­der Salleting.

About the midst of Iune you may Inoculate Peaches, Abricots, Cherries, Plums, Apples, Pears, &c.

You may now also (or in May before) cleanse Vines of exuberant branches and tendrels, cropping (not cutting) and stopping the second joint immediately before the Fruit, and some of the under [Page 52] branches which bear no fruit; e­specially in young Vineyards when they first begin to bear, and thence forwards; binding up the rest to props.

Gather Herbs in the Full, to keep dry; they keep and retain their virtue, and sweet smell, bet­ter dry'd in the shade, then Sun, whatever some pretend.

Now is your Season to distill Aromatick Plants, &c.

Water lately planted Trees, and put moist, and half rotten Fearn, &c. about the foot of their Stems.

Look to your Bees for Swarms, and Casts; and begin to destroy Insects with Hoofes, Canes, and tempting baits, &c. Gather Snails after Rain, &c.

Fruits in Prime, or yet lasting.

To be done In the Parterre, and Flower-Garden.

TRansplant Autumnal Cycla­mens now if you would change their place, otherwise let them stand. Take up Iris Chal­cedon.

Gather the ripe Seeds of Flow­ers worth the saving, as of choi­cest Oriental Iacynth, Narcissus (the two lesser, pale spurious Daffodils of a whitish green, of­ten produce varieties) Auricula's, Ranunculus's, &c. and preserve [Page 55] them dry: Shade your Carnati­ons from the afternoon Sun.

You may now begin to lay your Gilly-flowers.

Take up your rarest Anemo­nies, and Ranunculus's after rain (if it come seasonable) the stalk wither'd, and dry the roots well: This about the end of the Moneth: In mid- Iune inoculate Iasmine, Roses, and some other rare shrubs. Sow now also some Anemony seeds. Take up your Tulip-bulbs, bury­ing such immediately as you find naked upon your beds; or else plant them in some cooler place; and refresh over-parched beds with water. Water your Pots of Narcissus of Iapan (that rare Flow­er) &c. Stop some of your Sca­bious from running to seed the first year, by now removing them, and next year they will produce excellent flowers. Also may you now take up all such Plants and Flower-roots as endure not well [Page 56] out of the ground, and replant them again immediately; such as the early Cyclamen, Iacynth Orien­tal, and other bulbous Iacynths, Iris, Fritillaria, Crown-Imperial, Martagon, Muscaris, Dens Cani­nus, &c. The slips of Myrtil set in some cool and moist place do now frequently take root: Also Cytisus lunatus will be multiplied by slips in a moist place, such as are an handful long of that Spring, but neither by Seeds or Layers. Look now to your Aviary; for now the Birds grow sick of their Feathers; therefore assist them with Emulsions of the cooler seeds bruis'd in their water, as Melons, Cucumbers, &c. Also give them Succory, Beets, Groundsell, Chick­weed, &c.

Flowers in Prime, or yet lasting.

AMaranthus, Antirrhinum, Asphodel, Campanula, Con­volvulus, Cyclamen, Clematis Pan­nonica, Cyanus, Blattaria, Digi­talis, Gladiolus, Hedysarum, Ge­ranium, Horminum Creticum, Hie­racium, Hesperis, bulbous Iris, and divers others, Lychnis var. gene­rum, Martagon white and red, Millefolium white and yellow, Na­sturtium Indicum, Nigella, Aster Atticus, Hellebor Alb: Gentiana, Trachelium, Ficus Indica, Fraxi­nella, shrub Night-shade, Iasmines, Honey-suckles, Genista Hisp: Car­nations, Pinks, Armerius, Ornitho­galum, Pansy, Phalangium Virgini­anum, Larks-heel early, Pilosella, Roses, Thlaspi Creticum, &c. Vero­nica, Viola pentaphyl. Campions or Sultans, Mountain Lillies white, [Page 58] red: double Poppies, Stock-gilly-flowers, Corn-flag, Holly-hoc, Musca­ria, Serpyllum Citratum, Phalangi­um Allobrogicum, Oranges, Rose­mary, Lentiscus, Pomegranade, the Lime-tree, &c.

To be done In the Orchard, and Olitory-Garden.

SOw Lettuce, Radish, &c. to have tender salleting.

Sow later Pease to be ripe six weeks after Michaelmas.

Water young planted Trees, and Layers, &c. and reprune now Abricots, and Peaches, saving as many of the young likeliest shoots as are well placed; for the now Bearers commonly perish, the new ones succeeding: Cut close and even, purging your Wall-fruit of [Page 60] superfluous leaves which hinder from the Sun; but do it discreet­ly.

You may now also begin to In­oculate.

Let such Olitory-herbs run to seed as you would save.

Towards the later end, visit your Vineyards again, &c. and stop the exuberant shoots at the second joynt above the fruit (if not finish'd before); but not so as to expose it to the Sun.

Remove long-sided Cabages planted in May to head in Au­tumme; 'tis the best Cabage in the World.

Now begin to streighten the entrance of your Bees a little; and help them to kill their Drones if you observe too many; set­ting the new invented Cucurbit-Glasses of Beer mingled with Ho­ney to entice the Wasps, Flies, &c. which waste your store: Also hang Bottles of the same Mixture [Page 61] neer your Red-Roman-Nectarines, and other tempting fruits, for their destruction; else they many times invade your best Fruit.

Look now also diligently under the leaves of Mural-Trees for the Snails; they stick commonly somewhat above the fruit: pull not off what is bitten; for then they will certainly begin afresh.

Fruits in Prime, or yet lasting.

To be done In the Parterre, and Flower-Garden.

SLip Stocks, and other lignous Plants and Flowers: From henceforth to Michaelmas you may also lay Gillyflowers and Car­nations for Increase, leaving not above two, or three spindles for flowers, and nipping off superflu­ous buds, with supports, cradles, canes or hoofes, to establish them a­gainst winds, and destroy Earwigs.

The Layers will (in a moneth or six weeks) strike root, being planted [Page 64] in a light loamy earth mix'd with excellent rotten soil and siefted: plant six or eight in a pot to save room in Winter: keep them well from too much Rains; yet water them in drouth, sparing the leaves: If it prove too wet, lay your pots side-long; but shade those which blow from the after­noon Sun, as in the former Mo­neths.

Yet also you may lay Myrtils, Laurels, and other curious Greens.

Water young planted Shrubs and Layers, &c. as Orange-trees, Myrtils, Granads, Amomum, &c. Clip Box, &c. in Parterres, Knots, and Compartiments, if need be, and that it grow out of order; do it after Rain.

Graff by Approach, Inarch or Inoculate Iasmines, Oranges, and other your choicest Shrubs.

Take up your early autumnal Cyclamen, Tulips and Bulbs (if you will Remove them, &c.) before [Page 65] mention'd; Transplanting them immediately, or a Moneth after if you please, and then cutting off, and trimming the fibres, spread them to Air in some dry place.

Gather Tulip-seed, if you please: but let it lye in the pods.

Gather now also your early Cy­clamen-seed, and sow it presently in Pots.

Remove seedling Crocus's sow'd in September constantly at this Season, placing them at wider in­tervals, till they begin to bear.

Likewise you may take up some Anemonies, Ranunculus's, Crocus, Crown Imperial, Persian Iris, Fri­tillaria, and Colchicums; but plant the three last as soon as you have taken them up, as you did the Cyclamens; or you may stay till August or September ere you take them up, and replant Colchicums.

Remove now Dens Caninus, &c.

Take up your Gladiolus now [Page 66] yearly, the blades being dry, or else their Off-sets will poison the ground.

Latter end of Iuly sieft your Beds for Off-sets of Tulips, and all Bulbous-roots, also for Anemonies, Ranunculus's, &c. which will pre­pare it for re-planting with such things as you have ready in Pots to plunge, or set in naked earth till the next season; as Amaranths, Canna Ind. Mirabile Peruv. Capsi­cum Ind. Nasturtium Ind. &c. that they may not lie empty, and dis­furnish'd.

You may sow some Anemonies, keeping them temperately moist.

Continue to cut off the wither­ed stalks of your lower flowers, &c. and all others, covering with earth the bared roots, &c.

Now (in the driest Season) with Brine, Potashes and Water, or a de­coction of Tobacco refuse, water your Gravel-walks, &c. to destroy both Worms and Weeds, of which [Page 67] it will cure them for some years.

Flowers in Prime, or yet lasting.

AMaranthus, Asphodel, Antir­rhinum, Campanula, Clema­tis, Cyanus, Convolvulus, Sultana, Veronica purple and odoriferous; Digitalis, Eryngium Planum, Ind. Phaseolus, Geranium triste, and Creticum, Gladiolus, Gentiana, He­speris, Nigella, Hedysarum, Frax­inella, Lychnis Chalcaedon, Iacea white and double, Nasturt. Ind. Millefolium, Musk-rose, Flos Afri­canus, Thlaspi Creticum, Veronica mag. & parva, Volubilis, Balsam-apple, Holy-hoc, Corn-flower, Al­kekengi, Lupines, Scorpion-grass, Caryophyllata omn. gen. Stock-gilly-flower, Scabiosa, Mirab: Peru: Spartum Hispan: Monethly- rose, Iasmine, Indian Tuberous Iacynth, Limonium, Linaria Cretica, Pan­sies, [Page 68] Prunella, Delphinium, Phalan­gium, Periploca Virgin. Flos Passio­nis, Flos Cardinalis, Yucca, Oran­ges, Amomum Plinii, Oleanders red and white, Agnus Castus, Ar­butus, Olive, Ligustrum, Tilia, &c.

To be done In the Orchard, and Olitory-Garden.

INoculate now early, if before you began not, and gather your bud of that year: Let this work be done before you remove the Stocks.

Prune off yet also superfluous branches, and shoots of this second spring; but be careful not to ex­pose the fruit, without leaves suf­ficient to skreen it from the Sun; furnishing, and nailing up what you will spare to cover the de­fects [Page 70] of your Walls. Continue yet to cleanse your Vines from exuberant branches that too much hinder the Sun.

Pull up the Suckers.

Clip Roses now done bearing.

Sow Raddish, pale tender Cabba­ges, Caully-flowers for Winter Plants, Corn-sallet, Marygolds, Lettuce, Carrots, Parsneps, Tur­neps, Spinage, Onions; also curl'd Endive, Angelica, Scurvy-grass, &c.

Likewise now pull up ripe Oni­ons and Garlic, &c.

Towards the end sow Purslan, Chard-beet, Chervile, &c.

Transplant such Lettuce as you will have abide all Winter.

Gather your Olitory-seeds, and clip and cut all such Herbs and Plants within one handful of the ground before the full. Lastly,

Vnbind and release the Buds you inoculated if taken, &c. like­wise stop, and prune them.

Now vindemiate and take your [Page 71] Bees towards the expiration of this Moneth; unless you see cause (by reason of the Weather and Season) to defer it till mid- Sep­tember: But if your Stocks be ve­ry light and weak, begin the ear­lier.

Make your Summer Perry and Cider.

Fruits in Prime, and yet lasting.

To be done In the Parterre, and Flower-Garden.

NOw (and not till now if you expect success) is the just Season for the budding of the Orange Tree: Inoculate therefore at the commencement of this Mo­neth.

Now likewise take up your bulbous Iris's; or you may sow their seeds, as also those of Larks-heel, Candy-tufts, Columbines, Iron-colour'd Fox-gloves, Holly-hocks, and such Plants as endure Win­ter, [Page 75] and the approaching Seasons.

Plant some Anemony roots to have flowers all Winter, if the roots escape; and take up your seedlings of last year, which now transplant for bearing: also plant Dens Caninus, Autumnal Crocus, and Colchicums: Note, that En­glish Saffron may be suffered to stand for increase to the third or fourth year without removing.

You may now sow Narcissus, and Oriental Iacynths, and re-plant such as will not do well out of the Earth, as Fritillaria, Hyacinths, Martagon, Dens Caninus, Lillies.

Gilly-flowers may yet be slipp'd.

Continue your taking up of Bulbs, dry them and lay them up; Lillies, &c. of which before.

Gather from day to day your Alaternus seed as it grows black and ripe, and spread it to sweat and dry before you put it up; therefore move it sometimes with a broom that the seeds clog not to­gether.

[Page 76]Water well your Balsamine foem.

Most other Seeds may now likewise be gathered from shrubs, which you find ripe.

About mid- August transplant Auricula's, dividing old and lusty roots; also prick out your Seed­lings: They best like a loamy sand, or light moist Earth; yet rich and shaded: You may like­wise sow Auricula.

Now towards the latter end, you may sow Anemony seeds, Ra­nunculus's, &c. lightly cover'd with fit mould in Cases, shaded, and frequently refresh'd: Also Cyclamen, Iacynths, Iris, Hepatica, Primroses, Fritillaria, Martagon, Fraxinella, Tulips, &c. but with patience; for some of them, be­cause they flower not till three, four, five, six and seven years af­ter, especially the Tulips, therefore disturb not their beds, and let them be under some warm place, [Page 77] shaded yet, till the heats are past, lest the seeds dry; only the He­patica's, and Primroses may be sow'd in some less expos'd Beds.

Now, about Bartholomew-tide, is the only secure season for remo­ving and laying your perennial Greens, Oranges, Lemmons, Myr­tils, Phillyreas, Oleanders, Iasmines, Arbutus, and other rare Shrubs, as Pome-granads, Monethly Roses, and whatever is most obnoxious to frosts, taking the shoots and branches of the past Spring, and pegging them down in very rich earth and soil perfectly consum'd, water them upon all occasions du­ring the Summer; and by this time twelve-moneth they will be ready to remove, Transplanted in fit earth, set in the shade, and kept moderately moist, not over wet, lest the young fibres rot; af­ter three weeks set them in some more airy place, but not in the Sun till fifteen days more; Vide [Page 78] our Observations in April, and May, for the rest of these choice Directions.

Flowers in Prime, or yet lasting.

AMaranthus, Anagallis Lusita­nica, Aster Atticus, Blatta­ria, Spanish Bells, Belvedere, Car­nations, Campanula, Clematis, Cy­clamen Vernum, Datura Turcica, Eliochryson, Eryngium planum & Amethystinum, Geranium Creticum, and Triste, Yellow Stocks, Hiera­cion minus Alpestre, Tuberose Hya­cinth, Limonium, Linaria Cretica, Lychnis, Mirabile Peruvian. Yellow Millefol. Nasturt. Ind. Yellow mountain Hearts-ease, Maracoc, Africanus flos, Convolvulus's, Sca­bious, Asphodils, Delphinium, Lu­pines, Colchicum, Leucoion, Autum­nal Hyacinth, Holly-hoc, Star-wort, Heliotrop, French Mary-gold, Dai­sies, [Page 79] Geranium nocte olens, Com­mon Pansies, Larks-heels of all co­lours, Nigella, Heleborus, Balsa­min: faem: Lobells Catch-fly, Thla­spi Creticum, Rosemary, Musk-Rose, Monethly Rose, Oleanders, Spanish Iasmine, Yellow Indian Iasmine, Myrtyls, Oranges, Pome-granads double, and single flowers, Shrub Spiraea, Agnus Castus, &c.

To be done In the Orchard, and Olitory-Garden.

GAther now (if ripe) your Winter Fruits, as Apples, Pears, Plums, &c. to prevent their falling by the great Winds: Also gather your Wind-falls from day to day: do this work in dry wea­ther.

Release Inoculated Buds, or sooner if they pinch.

Sow Lettuce, Radish, Spinage, Parsneps, Skirrets, &c. Caully-flowers, Cabbages, Onions, &c. [Page 81] Scurvy-grass, Annis-seeds, &c.

Now may you Transplant most sorts of Esculent, or Physical Plants, &c.

Also Artichocks, and Asparagus-roots.

Sow also Winter Herbs and Roots, and plant Straw-berries out of the Woods.

Towards the end, earth up your Winter Plants and Sallad herbs; and plant forth your Caully-flow­ers and Cabbages which were sown in August.

No longer now defer the taking of your Bees, streightning the en­trances of such Hives as you leave to a small passage, and continue still your hostility against Wasps, and other robbing Insects.

Cider-making continues.

Fruits in Prime, or yet lasting.

To be done In the Parterre, and Flower-Garden.

PLant some of all the sorts of Anemonies in good rich na­tural earth, especially the Latifol. after the first Rains, if you will have flowers very forwards; but it is surer to attend till October, or the Moneth after, lest the over moisture of the Autumnal seasons give you cause to repent.

Now is the most proper season to sow Auricula-seeds, setting the Cases in the Sun till April: See April.

[Page 85]Begin now also to plant some Tulips, unless you will stay till the later end of October, to prevent all hazard of rotting the Bulbs. Plant Daffodils, and Colchicum.

All Fibrous Plants, such as He­patica, Hellebor, Cammomile, &c. Also the Capillaries; Matricaria, Violets, Primroses, &c. may now be transplanted; as likewise Iris Chal­cedon, Cyclamen, &c.

Now you may also continue to sow Alaternus, Phillyrea, (or you may forbear till the Spring) Iris, Crown Imperial, Martagon, Tulips, Delphinium, Nigella, Candy tufts, Poppy; and generally all the An­nuals which are not impair'd by the Frosts.

Sow Primroses likewise: Re­move seedling Digitalis, and plant the slips of Lychnis at the begin­ning.

Your Tuberoses will not endure the wet of this Season, therefore set the Pots into your Conserve, [Page 86] and keep them very dry.

Bind now up your Autumn al Flowers, and Plants to stakes, to prevent sudden Gusts which will else prostrate all you have so in­dustriously rais'd.

Now you may take off Gilly-flower layers with earth and all, and plant them in pots, or borders shaded.

Crocus will be now rais'd of Seeds.

About Michaelmas (sooner, or later, as the Season directs) the weather fair, and by no means foggy, retire your choice Greens, and rarest Plants (being dry) as Oranges, Lemmons, Indian, and Span. Iasmine, Oleanders, Barba-Iovis, Amomum Plin. Citysus Lu­natus, Chamelaea tricoccos, Cistus Ledon Clus [...]i, Dates, Aloes, Sedum's, &c. into your Conservatory; or­dering them with fresh mould, as you were taught in May, viz. ta­king away some of the upmost [Page 87] exhausted earth, and stirring up the rest, fill the Cases with rich, and well consum'd soil, to wash in, and nourish the Roots during Winter; but as yet leaving the doors and windows open, and gi­ving them much Air, so the Winds be not sharp, nor weather foggy; do thus till the cold being more in­tense advertise you to enclose them all together: Myrtils will endure abroad neer a Moneth longer.

The cold now advancing, set such Plants as will not endure the House into the earth; the pots two or three inches lower then the surface of some bed under a Sou­thern exposure: Then cover them with glasses, having cloath'd them first with sweet and dry Moss; but upon all warm, and benigne emis­sions of the Sun, and sweet showers, giving them air, by taking off all that covers them: Thus you shall preserve your costly and pre­cious Marum Syriacum, Cistus's, [Page 88] Geranium nocte olens, Flos Cardi­nalis, Maracocs, seedling Arbu­tus's (a very hardy Plant when greater) choicest Ranunculus's and Anemonies, Acacia Aegypt. &c. Thus governing them till April. Secrets not till now divulg'd.

Note, That Cats will eat, and destroy your Marum Syriacum if they can come at it.

Flowers in Prime, or yet lasting.

AMaranthus tricolor, and o­thers; Anagallis of Portugal, Antirrhinum, African flo. Amomum Plinii, Aster Atticus, Belvedere, Bel­lis, Campanula's, Colchicum, Au­tumnal Cyclamen, Clematis, Chry­santhemum angustifol. Eupatorium of Canada, Sun-flower, Stock-gil. flo. Geranium Cr [...]ticum, and nocte olens, Gentianella annual, Hiera­cion [Page 89] minus Alpestre, Tuberous Indi­an Iacynth, Linaria Cretica, Lych­nis Constant. single and double; Limonium, Indian Lilly, Narciss. Pomum Aureum, and Amoris, & Spinosum Ind. Marvel of Peru, Mille-folium yellow, Moly Mons­peliens. Nasturtium Indicum, Persi­an autumnal Narcissus, Virginian Phalangium, Indian Phaseolus, Scarlet Beans, Convolvulus divers. gen. Candy-tufts, Veronica, purple Volubilis, Asphodil, Crocus, or En­lish Saffron, Garnsey Lilly, or Nar­cissus of Iapan, Poppy of all co­lours, single, and double, Malva arborescens, Indian Pinks, Aethio­pic Apples, Capsicum Ind. Gilly-flowers, Passion-flower, Dature dou­ble and sing. Portugal Ranuncu­lus's, Spanish Iasmine, yellow Vir­ginian Iasmine, Rhododendron white and red, Oranges, Myrtils, Balaustia, Muske Rose, and Moneth­ly Rose, &c.

To be done In the Orchard, and Olitory-Garden.

TRench Grounds for Orchar­ding, and the Kitchen-gar­den, to lie for a Winter mellowing.

Plant dry Trees (i.) Fruit of all sorts, Standard, Mural, or Shrubs which lose their leafe; and that so soon as it falls: But be sure you chuse no Trees for the Wall of above two years Graffing at the most.

Now is the time for Ablaquea­tion, and laying bare the Roots of [Page 91] old unthriving, or over hasty blooming trees.

Moon now decreasing, gather Winter-fruit that remains, weather dry; take heed of bruising, lay them up clean lest they taint, Cut and prune Roses yearly, reducing them to a Standard not over tall.

Plant and Plash Quick-sets.

Remove Graffs after the second year, unless Dwarfs, which you may let stand 'till the third.

Save, and sow all stony, and hard kernels and seeds, such as black Cherry, Morellos, black Heart, all good; Pear-plum, Peach, Almond-stones, &c. Also Nuts, Haws, Ashen, Sycomor and Maple keys; Acorns, Beech-mast, Apple, Pear and Crab kernels, for Stocks; or you may defer it till the next Moneth towards the later end, keeping them dry and free from mustiness; remembring to cover the beds with litter.

You may yet sow Genoa Let­tuce [Page 92] which will last all the Winter; Reddish &c.

Make Winter Cider, and Perry.

Towards the latter end plant Abricots, Cherries, Plums, Vines, Winter-pears, &c.

Fruits in Prime, or yet lasting.

To be done In the Parterre, and Flower-Garden.

NOw your Hyacinthus Tube­rose not enduring the wet, must be set into the house, and pre­served very dry till April.

Continue sowing what you did in September if you please: Like­wise Cypress may be sown, but take heed of the Frost: Also,

You may plant some Anemo­nies, especially the Tenuifolia's and Ranunculus's, in fresh sandish earth, taken from under the turf, [Page 94] but lay richer mould at the bottom of the bed, which the fibres may reach, but not touch the main roots, which are to be cover'd with the natural earth two inches deep: and so soon as they appear, secure them with Mats, or Straw, from the winds and frosts, giving them air in all benigne intervals, if possible once a day.

Plant also Ranunculus's of Tri­poly, Vernal Crocus's, &c. Remove seedling Holy-hocs, or others.

Plant now your choice Tulips, &c. which you feared to interre at the beginning of September; they will be more secure, and for­ward enough: but plant them in natural earth somewhat impove­rished with very fine sand; else they will soon lose their variega­tions; some more rich earth may lye at the bottom, within reach of the fibres: Now have a care your Carnations catch not too much wet; therefore retire them to co­vert, [Page 95] where they may be kept from the rain, not the air, or lay them on the sides; trimming them with fresh mould.

All sorts of Bulbous roots may now also be safely buried; like­wise Iris's, &c.

You may yet sow Alaternus, and Phillyrea seeds: It will now be good to Beat, Roll, and Mow Car­pet-walks, and Cammomile; for now the ground is supple, and it will even all inequalities: Finish your last Weeding, &c.

Sweep and cleanse your Walks, and all other places, of Autumnal leaves fallen, lest the Worms draw them into their holes, and foul your Gardens, &c.

Flowers in Prime, or yet lasting.

AMaranthus tricolor, &c. After Atticus, Amomum, Antirrhi­num, [Page 96] Colchicum, Saffron, Cycla­men, Clematis, Heliotrops, Stock-gilly-flo. Geranium triste, Ind. Tu­berose Iacynth, Limonium, Lychnis white and double, Pomum Amoris and Aethiop. Marvel of Peru, Mil­lefol. luteum, Autumnal Narciss. Pan­sies, Aleppo Narciss. Sphaerical Nar­ciss. Nasturt. Persicum, Gilly-flo. Virgin. Phalangium, Pilosella, Vio­lets, Veronica, Arbutus, Span. Ias­mine, and yellow Ind. Iasmine, Monethly Rose, Oranges, Myrtils, Balaust.

To be done In the Orchard, and Olitory-Garden.

CArry Compost out of your Melon-ground, or turn and mingle it with the earth, and lay it in Ridges ready for the Spring: Also trench and fit ground for Artichocks, &c.

Continue your Setting and Transplanting of Trees; lose no time, hard Frosts come on apace: Yet you may lay bare old roots.

Plant young Trees Standards or Mural.

[Page 98]Furnish your Nursery with Stocks to graff on the following year.

Sow, and set early Beans and Pease till Shrove-tide; and now lay up in your Cellars for Seed, to be transplanted at Spring, Carrots, Parsneps, Turneps, Cabbages, Caul­ly-flowers, &c.

Cut off the tops of Asparagus, and cover it with long-dung, or make Beds to plant in Spring, &c.

Now, in a dry day, gather your last Orchard-fruits.

Take up your Potatos for Win­ter spending, there will enough remain for stock, though never so exactly gather'd.

Fruits in Prime, or yet lasting.

To be done In the Parterre, and Flower-Garden.

SOw Auricula seeds thus; pre­pare very rich earth, more then half dung, upon that sieft some very light sandy mould, and the earth gotten out of old hol­low Willow-trees; and then sow: set your Cases or Pans in the Sun till March.

Cover your peeping Ranuncu­lus's, &c.

Now is your best season (the weather open) to plant your fair­est [Page 101] Tulips in places of shelter, and under Espaliers; but let not your earth be too rich; vide October. Transplant ordinary Iasmine, &c.

About the middle of this Mo­neth (or sooner, if weather re­quire) quite enclose your tender Plants, and perennial Greens, Shrubs, &c. in your Conservatory, secluding all entrance of cold, and especially sharp winds; and if the Plants become exceeding dry, and that it do not actually freeze, re­fresh them sparingly with qualified water, (i.) mingled with a little Sheeps, or Cow-dung: If the season prove exceeding piercing (which you may know by the freezing of a dish of water set for that pur­pose in your Green-house) kindle some Charcoals, and when they have done smoaking, put them in a hole sunk a little into the floor about the middle of it: This is the safest Stove: At all other times, when the air is warm'd by [Page 102] the beams of a fine day, and that the Sun darts full upon the house, shew them the light; but enclose them again before the Sun be gone off: Note, That you must never give your Aloes, or Sedums one drop of water during the whole Winter: And indeed, you can hardly be too sparing of Water to your hous'd-plants; the not ob­serving of this destroys more Plants then all the rudenesses of the Season: To know when they want refreshing, consider the leaves; if they shrivel and fold up, give them drink; if pale, and whitish, they have already too much; and the defect is at the roots, which are in peril of rot­ting. If your Aloes grow mani­festly too dry, expose it a while to the air when clear, 'twill im­mediately recover them.

House your choicest Carnati­ons, or rather set them under a Penthouse against a South-wall, so [Page 103] as a Covering being thrown over them to preserve them in extre­mity of weather, they may yet enjoy the freer air at all other times.

Prepare also Mattrasses, Boxes, Cases, Pots, &c. for shelter to your tender Plants and Seedlings newly sown, if the weather prove very bitter.

Plant Roses, Althaea Frutex, Li­lac, Syringas, Cytisus, Peonies, &c.

Plant also Fibrous roots, speci­fied in the precedent Moneth.

Sow also stony-seeds mentioned in October.

Plant all Forest trees for Walks, Avenues, and Groves.

Sweep and cleanse your Garden-walks, and all other places, from Autumnal leaves.

Flowers in Prime, or yet lasting.

ANemonies, Meadow Saffron, Antirrhinum, Stock-gilly-flo. Bellis, Clematis, Pansies, some Carnations, double Violets, Veto­nica, Spanish and Indian Iasmine, Myrtils, Musk Rose, &c.

To be done In the Orchard, and Olitory-Garden.

PRune, and Nail Wall-fruit, and Standard-trees.

You may now plant Vines, &c.

Also Stocks for Graffing, &c.

Sow, as yet, Pomace of Cider­pressings to raise Nurseries; and set all sorts of Kernels, Stones, &c.

Sow for early Beans and Pease, but take heed of the Frosts; therefore surest to defer it till [Page 106] after Christmas, unless the Winter promise very moderate.

All this Moneth you may con­tinue to Trench Ground, and dung it, to be ready for Bor­dures, or the planting of Fruit-trees, &c.

Either late in this month, or in Ianuary prune, and cut off all your Vine-shoots to the very root, save one or two of the stoutest to be left with three or four eyes of young wood: This for the Vine­yard.

Now feed your weak Stocks.

Turn and refresh your Autumnal Fruit, lest it taint, and open the Windows where it lies, in a clear and Serene day.

Fruits in Prime, and yet lasting.

To be done In the Parterre, and Flower-Garden.

AS in Ianuary continue your hostility against Vermine.

Preserve from too much Rain and Frost your choicest Anemo­nies, Ranunculus's, Carnations, &c.

Be careful now to keep the Doors and Windows of your Con­servatories well matted, and guar­ded from the piercing Air: for your Oranges, &c. are now put to the test: Temper the cold with a few Charcoal govern'd [Page 109] as directed in November, &c.

Set Bay-berries, &c. dropping ripe.

Look to your Fountain-pipes, and cover them with fresh and warm Litier out of the Stable, a good thickness, lest the frosts crack them; remember it in time, and the Advice will save you both trouble and charge.

Flowers in Prime, or yet lasting.

ANemonies some, Persian, and Common winter Cyclamen, Antirrhinum, Black Hellebor, Lau­rus tinus, single Primroses, Stock-gilly-flo. Iris Clusii, Snow flowers or drops, Yucca, &c.