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of the day, for the heat of the noon-day fun will be 

 too great for the young plants. 



The latter end of June, when the leaves of the plants 

 are decayed, you fliould takeoff the upper furface 

 of the earth in the cales ('w'Piich by that time will have 

 contrafted a nioflincfs,' and, if fuffered to remain, 

 will greatly injure the young roots) oblcrving not to 

 take it fo deep as to touch the roots •, then fift fome 

 fredi light earth over the furface, about half an inch 

 thick, which will greatly llrcngthen the roots ; th 

 fame Ihould alfo be repeated in Cdob^i', when the 

 caffs are moved again into the fun. 

 During' the fummer feafon, if the weather fhould 

 prove very vret, and the earth in the cafe appear very 

 moifl-, you muft remove them into the fun till the earth 

 be dry a^^ain i for if the roots receive much wet during 

 the tnue'tKey are inaftive, it vefy often i'bts them ; 

 therefore you muft never give them any water after 

 their leaves are decayed^ but only place them in the 

 fliade, as^was before dircaed.;-^"'^ ^'^'^ ■ -" 

 Thus you l^ould manage them the two hrlt leaions, 

 till their leaves are decayed j biit'the' Tecohd' futnrtier 

 after fowirig, yOu (houlq carefully take tip the roots ; 

 v/hichm^j; be dpne, by (jfting the earth in the cafes 

 throuc^h a line fieve, w/ierety the roots will be eafily 

 feparated from the earth ; then having prepared abed 

 or two of good frelh^Jghtearm, in proportion to the 



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fOO^S, ^oti 



Thefe beds 



^bput three inches difti^ 

 ,tf\^5?,, inches deep in tneg 

 'beds fliou'l'd oe ralfed ih 



diftance every way, an 



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a,, in 



to the moiuure of the loil, 



on 



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ground, 



whicK ifdry, tDreemcne?^ , _ ^ ^ ,„ 



wet, "^the'y mud, be railed, fix or eiehjt inches 



laid a littJe rounding, to Ihoot off the wtt. 



If thefe beds are made m July, which islne belt 



to tranfplant the roots, the weeds will loon appeal 



,thicK;,. therefore you mould gently hoe theft 



of the efomi(lba^<J^^^ bbm^^^refi 



pf 'the Toots V ^hd this 



farvr \>Y iKc ki^o\v^^ oS'^f^nfi'^^twavs 



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Straw, orPeafc-haulm, ot]^cr;v:fe they may he -H J^ 

 ftroyed by the cold. In the fpnng' thde covcrinos 

 fiiould be removed, as foon as the danc'tr ot hjH 

 frofts is over, and the beds mult Iv kcpi'clcan from 

 weeds the following fummer: at Michirlrran tht- 

 fhould have fome frclh carili laid over the b^rds, and 

 covered again with tan, and fo every year conrinutvl 

 till the roots flower, which is gcnenilly in five yVars 

 from feed, when you fliould mark all fuch* as promirc 

 well, which fliould be taken up as foon as their fc'av<s 

 decay, and planted at a greater diftance in neWpfc- 

 pared beds ^ but thofe which do not flower, or thofc 

 you do not greatly eftcem, (hould be permirted to re- 

 main in the fame bed ; therefore, in taking up thofe 

 roots v/hich you marked, you muft be careful hot to 

 difturb the roots of thofe left, and alfo to le^el the 

 earth again, and fift fome frefli earth over the beds 

 (as before) to encourage the roots ^ for it often h?.p^ 

 pens in the feediings of thefe flowers,'that at their 

 firft time of blowing, their flowers fclddrrf' ap'^-ear 

 half fo beautiful as they dothefccohdyearjfcr which 

 reafon none of them fiiould be rejef^ed until thgy 

 have flowered two or three times, that fo you mav be 

 aflTured of their v/orth. .ejooi Uh 



Thus having laid down direftions fp^ the f(^ri^and 

 managmg thefe roots, iihtil they are 'ftrbfWv -frtbi 

 to flower, Ifhall protWd* fo^giv^e' fome iriibudio'^^^^ 



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All the :rorts" of NarcilTus'i'Wcft'j^hodiic^e ^ij^y fiowers 

 ppcn^ ftalk',^%btird have' 'a^^fituatioln" ^e^fi'tSd'i^nbm 

 'iold'^d ftrdn^ wlricTs,' 'o'tlil-rwife they will'^egii biitt 



" ' • i«5\i^fcd feV 'the^'tcld ih' 'mVef, 'and " tH'eW'fteHis 



infloyverfVfbfhot^-ithfta'ridth^ilielr 



nowers upon each renders their heads wf^ ^htV; 'Vff^- 

 'fcJSflf afte^- m, which - lodg€sn%iT the- floWe»^ 



•rc^'txttofrd tfimto-^'lbi that 



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preferable' ^'i?' ahy'^bt'her pofitMi 



fotjfR 



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.down to tr 



if 



T^'mimP (vi^nm liMh 'mm wilt drv 'bfF 



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fly encourage rhe<rlho9Ung m the fpnn^. ^^':^ 



}e-,coid.lhppid be very fevcre m wipter. VDu 



hould covq^ the beds^ither .\yuh old tan or fea coal 



.flies, or in wantof thele with reale-haulm, or fome 



. ^fuch lieht covenns:, to prevent the irolt from pene- 



the e:round to the roots, whicn mjo;ht greatlv 

 •f^jniurcxhero -While they are lo young. . . . ^ 



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clearing it %pj,v^.^dsj ^^^. in doing of^w^i^h^ j; 



.ihould be very careful not to injure the plants ; a 



.^,^^,theJeafqg^^ould jprove d^^^ you IhouM now i 



' then "gently rcfrerti'tfiem'wlth wat^l^,' vi^hiclt t^ 



! ^'aeylre plahtedin a niadf gai&tidhn'lhfi if <(J^ 

 \ .^Too much expofecl t^He afternoon fun, tKiif^ill be 

 . ^*1i3mfed'' out of 'their beauty very foon^,*^and the 

 ft^^Wg \v5nds ufualiy ^ ccmTn ^' 'from the weil and fouth- 



^a ^pbintS; -they will Ke'%p^l%d to: tiie'i\^^d 



them, which frequently is very injurious to th€M!l 

 ^Having ma3c' choice of a proper fitiiatid?fj^;^tJlJ'h<ift 

 '■'tHen proceed ra prepare the eS^th neceiTary"^- plant 

 ■^,them in; for if the natural foil of thepTaeebe very 

 '^^^ftfongbrpo6t^, it'will be p'ropef'td'make^ 'the; barker 



i^f rid*t^ JartH,^4-^n*i6V% foil "^d^about 



* r^fi 



fot 

 'frelfi' lisTitrhazef loam, mixed with 



neats dunff : this ihould be well mixed toeetM?,^fjd 



'^rteh turned 



.:tiU7iif: 





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before .direded) wliich mutt 

 )b 



th over them (as 



_„._ ^ , .M?ft^d6fi&r^c^ 



^e l^bttdhi; *ab6 



^ "main iongeMn* thefe beds tliah'twbydars, by'which 

 :...,|ime they will have grown fo large as to Require liiSre 

 '%mn\y thcrefx?f9tl?ey fhould be ta^^ foon as 



,,, their leaves are 4ecayed, andp 



^rwhich fhovild be dug deep, and a little very rotten dung 

 -„ buried m the bottom, tor the fibres oi the roofs to 

 '■^j.itnke mto.^^^]Then tne roots ihould be planted at fix 



' jncheTdiffance/ and thVlame depth irf tHe ^fSurid. 



1 lay 'i5fh1^*<?f theprepafe^earthabbut 

 "eighteen or twenty inches'tHfck,~making it e'jJsftlyfc- 

 fvel ; then Tivinglijafk^^^ by hne theV^^^Tdif' 



s"af whicK aie7oots' are %-Be plotted- {which 



^ ffiduld riot be iefs t^anfi^oV eight fnthes fcjuarej you 

 ipuft place' tFie-robtr¥ccdrdlngry, obfcrving to ki 

 I ^-^hem yprighf-j 'tlien you muft coyer them over^^ 

 1 .^'the belofc- mentioned earth about eight ificn'eS deep, 



.^Pmi^^.^JH^;y>^^ %beds, It wjH k^ep out the 

 . froiK- and greatly encourage the roots i and if the 



^ ^vinte£,JhpuldproyefeY^^^ it will be proper to lay a 

 .:- greater thicIcKers of tan over tlie becls,' aria alfo in the 



alleys, td keep but Froft,' or" toco w^ 



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^'of tha^'border even, an'd mak^ iip the fide ftrai;^ wbjca 



ui the>tid'of 



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ill'caoJ^* 



ept too long out ot the ground, it w . 

 Bowers' to Se w^alc'i^ Tou lhbuld'-^ib-«^i^f^^7'« 

 Mature of the'-Toir where^ tlfey 'arc pBntedi /^hiJ '^-^-^ 



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