I 



of the flowers, is properly and fucccfsfully given to 

 women ih hard labour j and the diftilled water of the 

 leaves is of great ufe in diftempers of the lungs. 

 The white Lily with dependent flowers, "was origi- 

 nally brought from Conftantinople. This is by fome 

 fuppofed to be only a variety of the common fort, lout 

 is undoubtedly a' difrinft fpecies ; . the (talk is much 

 ="■ flenderer than the common, the leaves are narrower 





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and fewer in number ; the flowers are not quite fo 

 ■ Urge, and the petals are more contrafled at their 

 bafej thefe always hang downward, whereas thofe of 

 the common fort grow cre^. The fl:alks of this kind^ 

 ', fomecimes are very broad and flat, and appear as if 

 two or three were joined together ; when this hap- 

 pens, they fuftain from fixty to a hundi-ed flowers, 

 and fometimes more -, this has occafioned many to 

 '. . think it a different fort, who have mentioned this 



I. 



tlierc diM<*r from the commori'Lilies, in Iiavin 



g du'ir 



petals rcfiexed backward in form of a Turk's turhant 



■ fforii whence many give them the title of Turk's Cap! 

 In the gardens of the florifts, particularly thofe in 

 ■Holland, they make a great variety of thefe flowers 

 amounting to the number 'of thirty or upward ; but 

 in the Englifli gardens, T have not obferved more 

 than half that number, and moft: of thefe are acci- 



■ dental, for thofe before enumerated, are all that I think 

 may be fuppofed Ijpecifically different. However fur 

 th^ fake of fuch as are curious in coUeding thefe forts 

 of flowers, I fhall here mention all thofe varieties 

 which are to be found in the Englifli gardens. 



' The common Martagoh with double flowers. -: 

 ' The white Martagon. * *- ' / r - 



The double white Martagon. / v. 



The white fpotted Martagon. 



-with broad ftalks and many flowers as a diftindb fpe- I The Imperial Martagon. 

 cies, though it is accidental, for the fame root fcarce j The early fcarlet Martagon. ' 



' . ' 



ever produces the fame two years. 

 ' Thefe forts are eafily propagated by offsets, which 

 the roots fend out in fo great plenty, as to make it 



neceffary to take them off every other, or at mofl: I leaves, growing v/ithout order, 

 every third year, to prevent their weakening the prin- j three feet high, fufl:aining at the top eight or tea 



The Conftantinople Vermillion Martagon, - ■ '- 

 The common Martagon with red flowers, which is 

 the fifth fort before enumerated, has 



very narrow 



The ftalk rifes near 



•■ cipal roots. The time for removing the roots is at 

 the end of Auguft, foon after the fl;alks decay ; for if 



bright red flowers, which Hand at a diftance from 

 each other. Thefe appear in June, and the ftalks de- 



■ .they are left longer in the ground, they will foon put I cay in Augufl, foon after which time the roots may 



: ;;outnew fibres knd leaves, when it will be improper I ' be trahfplanted. ■ '.--r'-'t.:'. 



V ^i ^i:_ — „ ^L — u„^„.,r„ *.u^4. «.:ii ^..^,,^»,*. ♦■u^;.. I 'Yht fixth fort IS called Martagon of Pompony ; the 



ftalks of this rife higher than thofe of the former, the 



.>. to 



remove them, becaufe that will prevent their 



flowering the following fummer. They will thrive in 



almoft any foil or fituation, and as they grow tall [ leaves are fhorter, and fet clofer upon the ftalks; each 



of thefe ftalks fuftain from fifteen to thirty flowers, 

 of a very bright red, approaching to fcarlet. The 

 footi-ftalEs of the flowers are very long, fo that the 

 head of flow'et^s fj^reads out very wide; thefe hang 

 down\^ard, but their petals are reflexed quire back. 

 This flowers foon after the fifth fort. '- 't ^-r.> v:>d"5 



'-', and fpread, fo they muft be allowed room; therefore 

 ^ in fmall gardens they take up too much fpace/butin 

 large borders they are very ornamentar. ' V;'. . ' ^"" 



.".?The common Orange or red Lily, is as well known in 



, the Enp;Ii{h ffardens as the white Lily, and has been 



f.;, as' long cultivated here. ■•: This grows naturally m 



.;ft Auftria and Tome parts of Italy. This ibrt multiplieV 



^^:i T^ry faft by offsets from the roots, and is nOAy fo 



fi^J?q9aQ390>.?5,._to be almoft rejefted ; however, in jarge 



,'^hI_Rardens thefe fhould not be wantine, for they make 



,Jr'good appearance when m flower, if they arc pro- 



llVrperly difpofed. Of this fort there^ are the following 



K';., varieties : v,:.:':-r-.v'^ '^' ■"' ' '"- '■ " -'--,■: 

 f ■ , -: The Orange Lily with double flov/ers. "';- ' ^' 



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t^t 



• T 



The Orange Lily with variegated leaves. 

 The fmaller Orange Lily.' . ' ■ ■ ' ' ''^-^ ^ 

 .Thefe varieties have been obtained by culture, and j '^ The eighth fort rifes with a ftrong ftalk from' four 



¥;^T'he feventh fort is commonly kn^#;h'by'tKe title of 



Scarlet Martagon •, th?s'' rifes with'^a ftalk from three 



' to four feet high ; the leaves are much broader than 



■' thofe of the former forts, and appear a"s if they were 



' edged with white ; they are placed veiry clolely upon 

 the ftalks, but without any order. The flowers are 

 produced at th6 top of the ftalk -, they are of a bright 



'* fcarlet, and are feldorn more than five or fix in num- 

 ber. This flowers late in July, and in cool feafons 

 will continue in beauty great part of Auguft.Toi 



are preferved in the gardens of florifts. They all 

 flower in June and July, and their ftalks decay in Sep- 

 /. .tember, when the roots may be tranfplanted, and their 



to five feet high, garniflied with leaves as broad as 

 thofe of the laft mentioned, which ftand without or- 

 der ; the flowers are produced in form of a pyramid, 

 :: offsets taken ofi^, which fliould be done once in two I on the upper part of the ftalk. • When 'the roots of 

 .. or. three jears, otherwife their bunches will be too this kind are ftrong, they produce forty or*" fifty 

 * -l^rg,?Jt,3i?fl 5^^, fl'^w^r-ftalks weak. This doth not I flowers upon each ftalk; they are large, of a, yellow 

 put out new leaves till toward fpring, fo that the j colour, fpotted with dark foots, fo make a fine ap- 



roots maybe tranfplanted J 

 decav till near Chriftrnasl -■ 



at any time after the ftalks 



but the flowers have fo difagreeable ftrong 





« ■' not too moift. 



ecay 

 .fituation, but will be ftrongeft in a foft gentle loam 



:.,'- sJThe bulb-bearing fiery Lily leldom rlfes much more 



;;^ than lialf the height of t^c forme?; the leaves are 



*,yv rower, the flowers are fmaller, and of a brighter 



>jViil^rne colour;' they are few irf 'number/ and ftand 



. r. yKmore erect.;, Ineie come out a month berore the 



:,':.?]. common fort, and the ftalks put out bulbs at moft of 



-.; ^v .the joints, which, if taken off, when the ftalks de- 



iu: . Cay, and planted, will produce plants, fotha'tlf may'' 



r:d^., be propagated in plenty. There are feveral varieties 



. ^X of this, which are mentioned as diftinft fpecies, but 



r - are fuppoied to have been produced by culture. 



. >t\^ , i. ncic arc,. ^ -. ,_. ^ _ -^ . ^ , \. 



, ff;j,'I^h^, greater Ibroad-Ieaved bulb-bearing^ - 



pearance ; 

 Tf will thrive in any foil or { Iceht, that few perfons can endure to be near them, 



' which has occafioned their being thrown "wftt (^ moft 

 Englifti gardens. This flowers the latter end of June. 



The ninth fort is frequently called the Purple Marta- 

 gon, though in moft of the old gardens it is known 

 finiply by the title of Turk's Cap; • -This rifes with a 

 ftrong ftalk from^ three to four feet? high, garniflied 



•^ by pretty broad leaves, which ftand in whorls round 

 the ftalk, , at certain diftances: r The flowers are of 

 a darkj)urplifti colour, with fome fpots of black ; they 

 are produced in loofe fpikesbn the top of 'the ftalks. 



■ This flowers m June ; the flowers of this fort have a 

 very difagreeable odour wh6h hear, but it is not h 

 offenfive as the former fort.' 



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The tenth fprt is very like the former, but the leaves 



tKeT whorls" ftand farther afunder, the 



are narrower 



t • ^ » >- 



n.^The many-flo\yered bulb-bearing Lily.^ ' 

 "^ 'l*fae fmall bulb- bearing Lily. '\ 



'•_ The fioary Bulb-bearing Lily. " " " 



/Alj, thefe forts 'of Lilies will thrive under the'fhade 



' leaves ahd' 'ftalks ^ are fbfrtewhat hairy and the buds 



' ; of the flowers are covered with a foft down: the 



flowers are of a brighter colour with, few fpots, and 



' "come out earlier in the fummer, though the ftalksap- 



9( treqs, % rriay'Ke introduced in plantations,*and on pear much later above ground. This flov;ers early in 



,-. the borders of wppd^., where they will havd T good 

 . , eflreft during t1ie time they are in flower. ' ■ ''' * ] -f 



'-'^ June, arfd the ftalks decay in Auguft. 



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^,*. *,..* ^ .v.^, .i ^ Y . '"^ The eleventh fort is commonly called the CanadaMar- 



^Thcre is ^ great" varliety o^ the Martagon Lilyi"], ' tagon, as it was firft brought to Europe from thence, 



- -. v , . , but 



