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Show KE K E old Trees, But the latter Method is by no mieans advifeable ; becaufe the Plants rais’d that way are feldom fo well rooted, and are very fubject to produce Suckers, whereby the Shrubsare render’d unfightly. The former Method may be practis’d, in order to preferve the particular Kinds: but as they are fo eafily propagated by Seeds, which generally produce the handfomett Plants, and there will be a Chance tc obtain different colour’d Flowers that Way, {fo it is generally preferr’d to any other Method. They will alfo take by Inarching, whereby the feveral colour’d Flowers may be obtain'd upon one and the fame Tree; and by this Method, that Sort with variegated Leaves may be increafed. Thefe Shrubs require very little Culture, but only to clear them from Weeds, and to dig the Ground about them every Spring ; andif there are any decay’d Branches, they may be at that Time cut out; but they will not require any other Pruning. The fixth and feventh Sorts are tender, coming from a warmer Country: Thefe may be propagated by Seeds, which fhould be fown on a Hot-bed in the Spring ; and when they are come up, they fhould be tranfplanted into another moderate Hot-bedto bring them forward : After which, they muft be planted into Pots fill’d with frefh light Earth, and plung’d into a Hot-bed, to encourage their Rooting ; and in Fune they may be expos’d to the open Air in fome Place where they The eighth, ninth, and tenth Sorts are Perennial Plants, which die to the Surface every Winter, and rife again the fucceeding Spring: They commonly produce their beantiful Flowers late in Autumn, but rarely perfect Seeds inour Climate. They are propagated by Seeds, whichare eafily procur’d from Dirginia or Carolina, where they are in great Plenty. The Seeds fhould be fown in March upona moderate Hot-bed ; and whenthe Plants come up, they fhould-be removed into fmall Pots fill'd with light rich Earth, and plung’d into another Hot-bed, to bring them forward: And in the Month of Fune they maybe expos'd to the open Air, in a well-fhelter’d Situation, where they may remain until O¢fober, whenthey muft be remov’dinto Shelter for the Winter-feafon: During which Time theywill require no farther Care thanto be protected from fevere Frofts ; fo that if theyare plac’d into a Hot-bed Frame, where they may be expos'd to the open Air in mild Weather, and only cover’d in Frofts, they will do better than whenthey are plac’d into the Green-houfe. In the Spring they may be turn’d out of the Pots, and planted into the full Ground, under a warm Wall or Pale, wheretheywill thrive much better than in Pots, and will produce their Flowers much larger, and in greater Quantities: Tho’ if you would obtain Seeds from them, the only Methodis, to keep one of each Sort in Pots, which fhould be plung’d into a very moderate Bark-bed in the may be defended from ftrong Winds: but Stove, giving them a great Share of Air; in they muft be hous'd early in Autumn, when they fhould be plac’d in a warm Green-houfe, where they will endure the Winter very well without any artificial Warmth: Tho? indeed they will make but verylittle Progref in this Management, nor will they ever produce Flowers, unlefs they are in the fucceeding Spring plac’d into a moderate Bark-bedin the Stove, where they will thrive exceedingly, And if a due Proportion of Air be given to them, that they may not draw up too faft, they will produce Flowersin the Autumn ; but unlefs they have the Affiftance of a Fire, they will fcarcely ripen their Seeds in England. Thefe Plants were originally breught from China, where they are greatly admir’d, not only for their Beauty, but alfo for an odd Circumftance in their Flowers, which is, their changing Colour at different Times of the fame Day; in the Morning they are White, at Noon Red, and in the Evening Purple. which Place they will flower in June, and produce ripe Seeds in Autumn. The rith, rath, 13th, rqth, rsth, 16th, 17th, and 18th Sorts are much tenderer than any of the former: Thefe are all propagated by Seeds, which muft be fown ona Hot-bed errly in the Spring; and when the Plants are come up, they fhould be each of ‘em traniplanted into a feparate {mall Pot fill’d with light frefh Earth, and plung’d on frefh Hotbed, where they fhould be frequently water 4, and in warm Weather the Glaffes fhould be rais'd with Bricks, to admit frefh Air to them, which will prevent their drawing up weak 5 and when their Roots have fill’d the {mall Pots, they fhould be fhaken out of em, and put into larger, and remov’d to a third Hot- bed, where they may remain until they are grown up to touch the Glaffes ; obferving (4 was before direéted) to give them Watftequently, as alfo a large Share of Air in warm Thefe Flowers are in Shape fomewhat like the Weather; then you fhould put them into Holibock, but feem to be offhort Duration : Pots, and remove ’em into the Stove, The Double being much preferable to the larger wheretheywill produce their Flowers i No Single, the Seeds of that thould be conftantly and in Auguft their Seeds will ripen: But ex" fow'd ; for amongft the Plants produc’d from cept they are thus manag’d, theywill rarely Seeds of the Double, there will always be produce either Seeds or Flowers in our \® Single Flowers produc’d ; as is the Cafe of all mate ; tho’ they maybe kept alive in the SumDouble Flowers which produce Seeds, They mer, if planted in the full Ground. _ j are Known in the /@/t-Indies, where they are ‘Thefe Plants, tho” they may produceSeeds now in great Plenty, by the Name of Marti- nico Rofe; 1 fuppofe, becaufe the of that Ifand firt Procur’d the Inhabitants Seeds; and from thence they hay. ; i e fince been ff moft of the other Iflands, TET : wa Wl | clean the firft Year, yet may they be continu d two or three Years, if preferv’d in a mod ; Stove in Winter, and frequentlyrefrefh'd w ES Water: yet fince thy are eafily rais’d from Seeds, and young Plants are much bebis K I fightly than the old ones; it is hardly worth while to fill a Stove with them, fince there are fo many other Sorts that will not fower or feed the firft Year, which will take up all the Room there in Winter. The Flowers of thefe Plants are very beautiful, but are of fhort Duration, feldom continuing longer than one Day; but they are fucceeded by frefh Flowers, if the Plants are ftrong and healthy, otherwife there is little Pleafure in them in our Country: but in the Wef-Indies, where they grow in great Plenty, and often arife to the Height of a Shrub, they are more productive of Flowers, and are in great Efteem amongft the Inhabitants of thofe Countries. The thirteenth Sort is by fome People valu’d for the exceeding Sweetnefs of its Seeds ; as are the fifteenth and fixteenth Sortsfor their Seed-veffels, the Juice of which the People of Barbadses, Famaica, &c. make ufe of, to add a pleafant Tartnefs to their Viands. And the Pods of the feventeenth and eighteenth Sorts are by them put into their Soups to thicken them. For all which Purpofes thefe Plants are muchcultivated in thofe Countries ; but with us they are preferv’d only as Curiofities. The nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-firft Sorts are Annual Plants, which are propagated by {owing their Seeds in March, in the Places where they are defign’d to remain ; for they generally form downright Woody Roots, and {eldom fucceed well if tranfplanted, except it be done while the Plants are very young: They delight in a frefh light Soil, and an open Situation: for if they are over-fhaded with Trees, they never thrive well, nor produce fo great a Number of Flowers. They are very proper Ornaments for the Borders of Pleafure-Gardens, where, being intermix’d with other Annual Plants, they make an agreeable Variety, and are very hardy, requiring no other Culture than only to fow their Seeds, and keep them conftantly clear from Weeds. ‘They produce their Flow= K. I The great Thing to be confider’d, is, to make Choice of a good Soil, not too wet, nor over dry, but of a middling Nature; nor fhould it be too ftrong or ftubborn, but of a pliable Nature, and eafy to work: And if the Place where you intend to make the KitchenGarden fhould not be level, but high in one Part and low in another, I would by no means advife. the levelling it; for by this Situation you will have an Advantrge whichcould not be obtain’d on a perfect Level, which is, the having one Part of dry Ground for early Crops, and the low Part for late Crops, whereby the Kitchen may be the better fupply’d throughout the Seafon with the various.Sorts of Herbs, Roots, &c. And in very dry Seafon, when in the upper Part of the Garden the Crops will greatly fuffer with Drought, then the lower part will fucceed, and fo vice verfi ; but I would by no meansdireét the choofing a very low moift Part of Ground for this Pur= pofe, for although in fuch Soils Garden-herbs are commonly more vigorous and large in the Summer-feafon, yet they are feldom fo well tafted or wholfome as thofe which grow upon a moderate Soil: and efpecially fince in this Garden your choice Fruits fhould be planted, fo it would be wrong to have a very wet Soil. This Garden fhould be fully expos’d to the Sun, and by no means overfhadow’d with Trees, Buildings, €c. which are very injurious to your Kitchen-Plants and Fruit-Trees; but if it be defended from the North Wind by a diftant Plantation, it will greatly preferve your early Crops inthe Spring ; as alfo from the {trong South-Weft Winds, which are very hurtful in Autumn to Fruit and Gardenherbs. The Quantity of Ground neceffary for a Kitchen-Garden muft be proportion’d to the Largenefs of the Family, or the Quantity of Herbs defir’d : For a fall Family, one Acre of Ground may be fufficient ; But for a large Family, there fhould not be lefs than three or four Acres, becaufe when the Ground is regularly laid out, and planted with Efpaliers of Fruit-Trees, as will hereafter be diredted, this of fhort Duration, feldom continuing open Quantity will be found little enough, norwithabove half a Day (which occafion’d Gerard ftanding what fome Perfons have faid on this in his Herbal, to call them Flowers of an Head. Hour) ; yet they are every Dayfucceeded by This Ground mutt be walled round, and if it freth Flowersuntil the Froft prevents them, can be conveniently contriv’d fo as to plant both Sides of the Walls, it will be a great Addition KITCHEN - GARDEN: The Kitchen- to the Quantity of Wall-Fruit. Thefe Walls Garden fhould always be fituated on one Side fhould bebuilt about twelve Feet high, which of the Honfé, fo as not to appear in Sight, but will bea fufficient Height for any Sort of Fruit. muft be plac’d near the Stables for the Con- If the Soil where youintend to place your veniency of Dung ; which ought always to be Kitchen-Garden be very ftrong, then youfhould confider'd in the Difpofition of the Buildings, plow or dig it three or four times before you ets in Fune and Fuly, and their Seeds are perfected foonafter ; and tho’ their Flowers are and the laying out of the Garden: forif this Garden be plac’d at a great Diftance from the Stables, the Labour will be very great in wheeling the Dung, and fuch Expences fhould ever be avoided, if poffible. As to the Figure of the Ground, that is of no great Moment,fince in the Diftribution of the Quarters all Irregularities may be hid, plant anything therein ; and if you throwit up in Ridges to receive the Froft in Winter, it will be of great Service to meliorate and loofen its Parts. The Manure which is moft proper for fuch Soils, is Sea-coal Afhes, and the Cleanfing of Streets or Ditches, which will render it light much fooner than any other Dung or Manure, though, if you are at full Liberty, an exact and the greater the Quantity of Afhes the “quare is preferable to any other Figure. better, efpecially if the Ground be cold; and where |
