Remove public folder from .htaccess file in laravel

Put this code in root folder in .htaccess file. public folder showing problem shortout.

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^{http://ask4admission.com/}.{public} [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.{http://ask4admission.com/}.{public}/$1 [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{http://ask4admission.com/} !public/
RewriteRule (.*) /public/$1 [L]