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~The Garden of pleafant Flowers: 
Yoittmutt not fowe them toothicke , for fo doing’ hath loft many a pecke of g 
sane as I can tell ; for ifthe feede lye ofié vpon another, that it hath not roomevpoq 
srouting, toentéer and take rooreini the earth, it perifherh by'and by, Some'v| et 3 
oar downe theground , where they meaneto. fowe theitfeede, and hating fowne 
themthereon, doe cover them ouer the thickneffe of a mans thumbe with fine fifte 
earth, and they thinke they doe well; and have s00d reafon for it + for confidering th 
flature ofthe youdg Tulip#réotes, isto tunne downe deepet into theground, eu ty 
rremore thenother , they thinketo hindertheir quicke defcent by the Falke E 
thé groutid, that fo they may encteafe the better, This way may pleafe-fome, ‘butt 
doe tot vie it; horcan finde the reafon fifficient ; for they doc not confider, that the 
oooet ed of the earth, doth caufe the rootes of the: young Tulipas tobee long before 
they erow great, in that a ftiffe ground’ doth more hiader the well thritiing of the 
fore, then loofedoh and although the rootes doe runne downe deeper ina loofe 
éatth; yet they may eafily by tranfplanting be holpen, and tailed vp highenovgh. * 
have alfo feeriéfome Tulipas not onée remoued from their fowing to their flowring, 
bie ifyou will'nor lofe chem, youmaft take them vp while their leafe or ftalke is Frefh, 
and not withered : for if you doe not follow the ftalke downe to the roote, be it neuer 
phew" nas Baas featie them behinde you. The ground alfo hc berefpedted sfor 
ofterJandrichet the mouldis, wherein you fowe your feede, t ater 
nye be yout encreafe and Varictie : : Sift it therefore from all {tones and ee and 
let it be either fat natural ground ofit felfe, or being muckt; thit it bee thoroug ly 
rotteri: but fome Pktiow, tomend their ground, dec make fucha inixture of grou ds. 
that they natre it inthemaki 2 108 
CAftér thefeede is thus fowne, the firlt yeares {pinging bringeth forth teanee>> ittle 
bigger then the otdinary grail leaués ; the fecond: -yeare bigger , and fo by a orecs 
éuery yeare bigperthen other. The leattes of the Pracoces ¥ ile they ate’ young, may 
be difcerned from the Media by this note, which 1 haue obferued. The leanes of th 
doe wholly ftarid vp aboue the ground, fhewing the fmall footftalkes, eb evel 
- Teafe'doth et but the owe of the Medias or Seretines doe heuer teepper ce 
: ny e fhall Hylan s ong pwr om ew plante oe 1 
been: alittle dryed and cleanfed , cyther inthe fame; or another ground againe, pl 
eing them reafonable neare oné vato another, according to their greatnefle, whicht 
ing platited and coucred over with earth againe , of about an inch or two thicknef 
yedies i yintak tal aine for two eate longer, ify will. | Jee 
¢ bet sepladdel pansiimareinctet al aert tine cs “ago 
vntill the eighth or tenth yeare : but ftill remember , that as your rootes¢ od 
ter, thatin re-planting you giue them themoreroometo be diftaneo one: ak SH 
ot elfe'the one will hinder, iFnot roethe other. shostacite eee onivic! 
oe spree Bens ,doe not thrine and comme . eat ar 
isi EE oe in al ratihagzehall hc Sitite th resi 
‘Teafe, they will not beate flower, whether th ae ne of-fets of 
errootes, or the rootes themfElues,that haueherétofore borne flowers ee : 
| they thewafecondleafe, breaking out of the fictt, Sea ci Gene that it wll 
thetndsore aflower, eegiot Ase untae 3 4s frott or be ‘ip or ile 
: y accident a Xe s gelel | 
