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weaknelfe and decay. ofthe rooteyand that this extraordinary. beauty. in the flower,i is: 
but as the brightneffe ofa light,ypon the very extinguifhing thereof,and doth plainly; 
declare, that it candoe his Mafterno more fernice,and therefore with.this iollity dork, 
bid him good night, Iknow-there is a common opinionamong many (and yery con- 
fidenrly maintained) thata Tulipa with a white flower,hath changed to beareared or, 
ellow, and fo of the red or yellow, and other colours; that they.are likewifeincon- 
at, astheugh no flowers were certaine : but I could 1 neuer either fee or heare. for, 
-‘certaineany.fuch alteration, norany other variation, but what is formerly exprefleds 
Let not therefore any iudicious be carried away with any fuch idle conceit, but rather: 
fufped fome deceit intheir Gardeners or others, by raking vp one,and putting in ans, 
other intheplace, or elfe their owne miftaking.. 
‘Now forthe fowing, planting, tran{planting , choife, and ordering of Ceheus 
which is notthe leaft of regard, concerning this fubie@ in hand, but (as I think) would 
be willingly entertained, What I haue by my belt endeauours learned, s by mine owne. 
paines inalmoft forty yeares trauell, or from others informations, Iam willing here 
tofet downey not doubting , butthat {ome Lesed ade what hath not come £0) mayf 
knowledge... phaser elaine 
‘Firft, inthe fowing of feedes of Tolipas, 53 1 haue* not obleread (whatfoeuer others 
haue written) norco of « ylearne of others, that there doth arife fromthe 
feedes of Precaces any. Medias or Serotine T uli pas ; (or but very feldome) nor.am cera 
tainly aflured of any : but thatthe feedes of all Precoces (fothey be not doubrfull, : or 
_ Of the lat Aowring forts) will bring Prececes.: And lam out of doubt, that I neuerfaw,, 
nor conld learne, that euer the fecde of the Medias or Serotincs hauegiuen Precoces 5 
but Aedias or Serotines, according to their natural kinde. But if there thould bee any 
eneration, [rather inclineto thinke, that’ it fooner commeth to pafle (2 meliore ad: 
pens, for facilis eff defcen/us, thats) that Prasoces may giue Medias;then that Medias or 
Serotines. fhould giue Pracoces. 
Forthe choife of your feede to ath Firf, for the Pracoces, Salnbi that the 
Frese Falta that sti mincGor ae the beft e sae the greateft et 
vs reported, that they haue greaty ‘om. 
feede of eGirene. whichI canmore hardly beleeue: but eek his ¢ experience, 
hath the greater probability, but efpecially if it hane fome mixture of red or purple i in 
i. The purple I haue found tobe the beft, next thereunto is the purplewith white 
es, and folikewifethe red with a yellow edges each of them will bring moft of 
th ‘owne colours. the ch af abot euan je soukeshoineeies s that 
are light, rather white . snot yellow, pur~ 
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ple, not red: but thefe againe! tobe {potted isthebett, “and the more a eiecers but, 
withall, oraboueall Beste refj oie ere or bottome of the tes (which in 
' Ve time nod manner to fowe thefe feedes i isnext to Leconlidereds. Pree not 
fowethem inthe corns e, if you hopeto haue any good of them ; but inthe 
Autumne, or prefently afterthey bethorough ripe anddry : yet if you fowe them not 
vatill theend of October, they will come forwardineuer t : worfe, but rather the bet- 
ter ; for itis often feene, that ouer early fowing caufeth them to {pring out of the 
tound ouet early, fothat if a fharpe Gorin chance to follow , it ma SAY 80s, BASES : 
poileall, orthe moft of your fede. V Weev ually fowe sie: fameyeares feede, y 
you chance to keepe of your owne, or haue from om others fuch feed,asis two ye: 
‘ed Begod deere maugh, efpecia wi icant A 4s ell gath reds 
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