Chap. 738. En^ ) Herbs. 1269 



CXXV^'^For the raiting of new Varieties of 



the Doubh Laiifoliu's bring Seeds, the r^c'heit Scar- 

 lets, paleft Purples, Pink colored, White and Sky 



^JxXVrBut'^in the Single A«iuJi,fol"^-s , or 



egated or ftriped with White 5 'and in thefe, ihe 

 deepeft Velvet Purples are the beft : But above all 

 and that excellent S/'^L^ V^/vel B/Z^ arc chiefly 



°CXXVn, In fhorr, to have good Seed, you 

 ought to pitch upon Sing/e Anemones which have 

 ftrong Stalks, and proportioned in height to the 



V. Of Sowing the Seed. 



CXXVllI. The Seeds of thefe Flowers will be 



afthe Dowfrifes^ elfe thfy wi 11^6^11 blownT 

 way; and having gathered all your Seed, dryed 



^"/cXXIII.Tboveror by mSg with' them^a 

 fufficient quantity of dry fine Sifted Earth, and in 

 a Bowl, Trey or Bafon, Hirring and mixing them 

 with your Fingers fo long, till none of the white 



gufl asfome f>rw6Gardiners dircft,) but to Sow 

 them about a Month after as Parkin/on advifes, or 

 not exceeding 6 Weeks, or the middle of Ju/j, at 



put into Boxes or Pots, if you defign them : This 

 Ground muft not be a too ftifFClay, nor too light 

 a Sand ; but if not fit for the purpofe, it mult be 

 prepared, and may be compounded thus. The Clay 



Sand, W good frcjl, fat Earth[\aken from next 

 under the Turf of fonx good Pajiure, w>M> with 



inTdry^to h' 'often slftedlTskrecrir^er, that 

 ' CXXX.'with this Modd Thus prepared, you 

 may make Beds, ^c. asaforefaid-, upon which you 



thick i (fo alfo in Boxes or Pots,) let the top of 

 the Bed, i^c. be firft made very plain and fmooth, 

 then your Seed being Sown upon the fame, gently 

 Itiew or Sift over them, fome fine good freft 



ft over them, fome fine good freft 

 ering them about an Inch thick at moft 



CXXXI. About a Month after their firft Spring- 



Spring up before Winter, and grow pretty itrong, 

 able to abide the (harp Sealon m this their fo ten- 

 der Age •, efpccially if you take a little care to co 



carry, and neve* Spring up, which being covered 

 rTclfSnh and fJ^oKr'"''^ "^''^ fine Sifted 

 peaadons!^""' ""'^ "°' *"^ '° '"^*''" ^°"' ^'^^ 

 CXXXIII. Some in Sowing the Seed, doit 

 after this manner, (the Bed being before hand pre- 

 pared) they take the Seed and put it into a Leather 

 Bag, and dofing up the whole, fo as only three 

 Fingers may enter in, you may prefs die Bag with 



dwf overate B^''^ShtorwT^'?nL^'^^^^^^ 

 that each part may have its (hare of Seed. 



CXXXIV. Which done, and fine Earth being 

 Sifted over it as aforefaid, immediately ftrew the 



y (hoot not for s or 6 Weeks time, b 



ctxXV,.T.e, 





becaufe in June, when the Stalks begin to with« 

 and their Roots are difplanted, the Bed whe 



angs or thele young Anemones, v 

 lUed Peas, becaufe they refembh 



TxXXVn^"jp"JL/.« fays, the ! 

 rdered, that the Plants will bear 1 



the third Year, if the place where you Sow them 

 be not annoy'd with Smoak of Brewets, Dyers, 

 Malt Kilns, or other inconveniencies, which if 

 they be, they will never thrive well. 



CXXXVIII. Mr. Rea in his Eora, page. 128. 



fecond Year after Sowing. But I (iays he) can 

 expe£l few or none that are good before the 



fourth Year. But the agreeablenefs and goodnefs 

 of the Earth and Air, for bringing them forwards 



withThe'^Moukl To^o muclr Dung. 



CXXXIX. Thefe Peafe aforenamed, at ScU. 

 136. above, being gathered, are to be canied and 

 kept in a dry place, as carefully as polfibly may 

 be till September next, when (new Beds being 





