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bcin^ broken, a-.ti to t.ikc o!f l».c yjd. v.ai*h Y'VO 

 cccdlroin the fklc of the ftalks, Ic.nin- only u.c ro;> 

 huJ to flower, if they arc inuralca lo be i.ir.;.- 

 fair-, ap.d when the Howeri bec^ai to oj -ii, ir li.'; 

 are llreened from the fun in the h.eat of u\c day, and 

 alfo from wer, they will continue nuuh longer la 



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TlijV will f>ov;cr tlie next ve.ir in June, and p.Mfe.'l 

 their k-eds in Auguil, whiJi you n:ou!d ia\e i-ain 



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h the 1X10(1: valuable of thcie flowers are 

 ufually planted in pots, and thus carefully created, yet 

 many of thefe whole blowing flowers niay be plaiuedi 

 in beds, or borders of the flower-garden, where tliey 

 are Ibme of the principal ornaments during their 

 continuance in flower, which is from the beginning 

 of July till the niiddlc of Auguft, elpecially if the 

 fcveral colours are properly intermixed ; for t!ie Flakes 

 and Bizarrs fliould be intermixed with the Picquettcs, 

 and not planted feparate, unlefs where they are de- 

 ficrned for faving the feeds; in which cafe, diole 

 which are the fineft cf each fort, fliouId be planted 

 In beds at a difl:ance from each other, efpecially 

 •where perfons are denrous to keep them difl:in6t ; tor 

 where the forts arc blended together, there will be 

 an admixture of their farina, fo that the feeds will 

 vary, and not produce the particular kinds ; though 

 I do not remember ever to have feen any Flake flowers 

 arlfe from feeds of the Picquettes, nor vice versa. 

 The flowers which are planted in the full ground, 

 generally produce feeds better than thofe in pots j 

 but whoever propofcs to raife ^.fupply of new flowers 

 from feeds, muit ajways obferye to fave the befl of 

 their fcedling flov/ers f9r this purpofe-, for it is well 

 known, that after" any 'of thefe flowers have been a 

 few years propagated by layers, they become barren, 

 and do not feed ; which is alfo the cafe with mofl: 



Tliey may be alfo piop.ir-ued by ik-ppinr^ rlieir roots 

 at Michielnia:; bur this is wL]om praaifed, fince 

 their fec^lling roots will ah.vays iilow the llronc-eil, and 

 new v.-^ncties are obtained \earlv. 

 The four forts witli double liowers are, i . Hic broad.- 

 leavcd fort, v/liich haih very double flowcM\s <^f ^ 

 deep purple colour inclining lo blue, wliich burihs its 

 pods, fo that it is nor io much elleeiix^l as the othiCrs, 

 and therefore has been lefs regarded, and" is nov/ al- 

 moft totally baniflied the gardens of tlie cv.rious. 

 2. The Double Rofe Sv/cet William, wiiofe flowers 

 are of a fine deep Rofe colour, and fmcll fweet ; this 

 is niuch valued for the beauty and fweetncfs of its 

 flowers; the empalemcnt (or pods) of thefe flowers 

 never burli, fo the flowers remain with their pcral 

 fully expanded, and do not hang down loofciy as 

 thofe of the former. ^. The Mule, or Fairchiki's 



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Sweet William ; it hath narrower leaves than eitiier 

 of t!ie fonhei', and is of that variety called Sweet 

 John : tlfis was faid to have been produced from feeds 

 of a Carnation, which had been impregnated by the 

 farina of the Sweet William ; the flowers of this are 

 of a brighter red colour than citlier of the fornier, 

 their bunches are not quite fo large, but the flowers 

 have an ao;reeable odour. 1 he Iburth fort has fme 

 ' Variegated flowers. "' 



The double kinds are propagated by layers, as the 

 Carnatlbns;' tli'ey love ^ middling foil, not too light, 

 nor tooheaVy or fl:ifF, nor too much dunged, vvhic!i 

 very often occafions their rotting: thefe continue 

 flowering for a long time, and are extremely beautiful. 



other plants which are propagated by flips, layers, or efpecially the Mule, which produces two full blooms 



cuttings; fo that the young plants which have been of flowers, one in June, and the other in July. This 



newly obtained from feeds, are always the mofl: pro- I is very fubjeft to canker and rot away, efpecially if 



duftive of feeds : the plants which are propagated by J planted in a foil over wet or too dry, or if watered 



layers or flips, will always continue to produce the with fliarp fpring water. Thefe fiov/ers being planted 



fame flowers, fo that when a fine variety is obtained, in pots, are very proper to adorn court-yards at the 



. it is this way propagated and maintained ; but all the I time they are in flower. 



new varieties come from feeds, fo that all thofe who [ The China Pink is generally fuppofed an annual plant, 



are curious in thefe fiov/ers, annually fow their feeds. I becaufe the plants which ire raifed from feeds flower 



I fliall next proceed to the culture of that fpecies, [ and produce ripe feeds the lame feafon, fo their roots 



which is commonly known by the title of Sweet Wil- are not often preferved ; but w^here they arc planted 



lianij of this there are a great variety of difil::rent on a dry foil, they will continue two years, and the 



colours, which are fingle, and three or fourwith double 

 flowers': Tome of thefe have narrow leaves, which 

 were formerly titled Sweet Johns, but of late that 

 diftinftion has not been made, becaufe they are found 

 to vary when raifed from feeds. . ,^ ■ * . 



Some of the fingle flowers have very rich colours, 

 which frequently vary in thofe of the fame bunch ; 

 there are others with fine variegated flowers, and 

 others wTiofe middles are of a foft red, bordered with 

 white, which are called Painted Ladies ; but where 

 perfons are.defirgus^jo j^r^jTenx any of thefe varieties 

 m perfeftion,. the belt flowers of each fliould be par- 

 ticularly marked, and n9 other permitted to fl:and 

 near them, lefl: their farina fhould impregnate them, 

 which would caufe them to vary. 

 That which is called the Painted Lady Sweet Wil- 

 liam, is a very beautiful variety ; the fl:alks of this 

 do not rife fo high as mofl: of the other; .the bunches 

 of flowers are larwr, and produced more in the form 

 of an umbel, the^ flowers (landing equal in ^height, 

 make a better appearance : there are others v/hofe 

 ftalks rife three feet high, and the flowers of a very 

 deep red or fcarlet colour. Thefe all flower at the 



lame time with the Carnations, v/hich renders them 

 lefs valuable, becaufe they have no fcent. 

 The fingle kinds of thefe flowers arc generally pro- 

 pagated by feeds, which niuft be fown the latter end 

 of March or the beginning of April, in a bed of 

 light earth, and in June they will be fit to tranfplant 

 out; at which time you mufl: prepare fome beds 

 ready for them, and fet them at fix inches diflrance 

 every way : in thefe beds they may remain till Mi- 

 chaelmas, at which time they may be tranfplanted 

 intathc borders of the pleafure-garden or wildernefs. 



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fecond year will produce a greater number cf flov/ers 

 than the firfl:. There are a great variety of very rich 

 colours in thefe flowers, which annually vary v/hen 

 raifed from feeds, - The double flowers of this fort 

 are mofl: efl:eemed, thouo;h the colours of the fin.^le 

 are more difl:in£t and beautiful ; for the irAiltipIicity 

 of petals in th^e' double flowers, in a great meallire, 

 hides ' the deep flliades,^ which are toward the lower 

 part of the petals/ ' ' ' ' . 



Thefe plants are propagated by feeds, which fliould 

 be fov/n upon a gentle hot-bed about the beginning 

 of April; this moderate heat is only intended to for- 

 ward the vegetation of the feeds, therefore when the 

 plants come up, they mufl: have a large fliare of air 

 admitted to them, to prevent their drawing up wx^ak ; 

 and as fooh as the weather will permit, they mufl: be 

 expofed to the open air; in about three weeks 'or a 

 'mohth'aftef, the plants will be fit to remove; then 

 they fhould be carefully taken up with good roots, 

 and planted in a bed of rich earth, at about three 

 inches afunder, being careful to fliade them from the 

 fun till they have taken nev/ root, and in dry w^eatl:er 

 they mufl: have water three or four times a week. 

 The farther care is to keep them clean from v/eeds 

 till the end of May, at which time they may be 

 tranfplanted to the places where they are defigncd to 

 remain for flowering, v;hen they may be taken up 

 v/ith large balls of earth to their roots, fo as fcarcely 

 to feel their removal, efpecially if ii happens to rain 

 at that time. 



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As thefe plants do net grow large, fo v;hen they are 

 planted fingly in the borders of the flower-garden', 

 they do not make fo fine an appearance, as where they 

 are planted by themfclves in beds -, or if they are 



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