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flowers two or three from a spathe, very elegant, remain till of sufficient size to be planted out as 



large and loose : the petals yellow : the cup half above. 



an inch long, sinuatcd at the edge, of a deeper They should afterwards be kept clean ; and 



yellow colour. It flowers in April, and is a when tli - tain their 



native of the southern parts of Europe and of the properties, they may be removed, and managed 



Levant. in the manner directed bel 



The thirteenth is named from the narrow The orF-set bulbs of the old plants, especially 



of its leaves, like those of Rushes; there arc two the double sorts, should be separated from the 



or three of them usually on a plant, and they are roots annually, or at furthest every two or three 



angular, fleshy, and almost round: the scape is years, in the latter part of the summer, when 



round, hollow, producing at top from three to their leaves and stems decay, planting their larger 



five flowers from a spathe, sometimes no more bulbs out at different times, from the end of Au> 



than two, very fragrant petals orbiculate or mu- gust to the beginning of November, in order to 



cronatc, both they and the cup yellow : the bulb afford variety ; but The earlier they are planted 



small, white, covered with dark membranes. It the stronger they blow. When left out of: 



is a native of Spain, flowering in April and the ground till February, or later, they mostly 



May. appear weak. 



It varies with double flowers. They succeed best where the soil is of a light, 



Culture. — All these different species and va- dry, fresh, hazel, loamy quality, and the aspect 



rieties may be increased with facility, by plant- 

 ing the off-set bulbs from the roots; and by 

 sowing the seed in order to procure new varieties, 



south-easterly; as where inclined to moisture 

 they are very apt to be destroyed. 



They afterwards only require to be kept free 



which is chietly practised for the fine sorts of from weeds, and to have the ground stirred 



Polyanthus Narcissus. above them in the autumn. 



For this last purpose the seed should be care- The small bulbs may be planted out in rows 



fully saved from the best and most curious plants in nursery-beds to increase for being planted out 



after being perfectlv ripened. in the same manner. 



The seed should be sown soon after it becomes When these roots are planted in the open bnr- 



ripe, as about the beginning of August, in shal- ders orother places, in assemblage with other bul- 



low boxes or flat pans perforated with holes in bous flowers, they should be deposited in little 



the bottoms, aud filled with fresh light sandy patches, about three or four roots in each, putting 



earth, being covered about a quarter of an inch 

 deep with fine sifted mould, and placed in such 

 situations as are onlv exposed to the morning 

 sun, till the beginning of winter, when they 

 should be removed to have the full sun, and be 

 sheltered from severe weather. In the spring, 

 when the plants appear, thev should be occa- 

 sionally watered in dry weather, and be screen- 

 ed from the mid-day heat, removing them into 

 cooler situations as the warm season advances, 

 keeping them free from all sorts of weeds. To- 

 wards the latter end of the summer, when 

 their stems decay, the surface mould of the 

 boxes or pans should be stirred or wholly 

 removed, and some fresh mould sifted ov< r 

 the plants, being careful not to disturb the 



them in with a blunt dibble, or holing them in 

 with agarden-lrowel, three or four inchesdeep; in 

 which mode they display their flowers more con- 

 spicuously than when planted singly. 



Where a large quantity are planted out alone 

 in beds in order to exhibit a full bloom, as often 

 practised with the fine Polyanthus-Narcissus, 

 Jonquils, Sec. the beds should be four feet wide, 

 with foot-and-half or two-feet wide alle; 

 tw ecu them ; in these beds the roots should be 

 planted in rows length-ways, nine inches asun- 

 der, either with a blunt dibble or with a hoe, 

 three or four inches deep, and six distant in each 

 row, covering them evenly with the earth, and 

 raking the surface smooth. 



In order to blow the Polyanthus- ""• 



roots, and keeping them rather dry in a shaded and .Jonquil in the highest perfection, curious 



place. 



They should have the same manage- 

 ment annually, till the period of their leaves 

 decaying in the third summer, when the bulbs 

 should Tie taken up, and the largest separated 

 and planted out on raised beds of light line 

 mould, in rows six inches apart, and three or 



florists often bestow particular care in their cul- 

 ture : some, preparing beds of compost, as for the 

 fine Hyacinths, 8cc. managing them in the same 

 manner. But they succeed well in beds of light 

 dry mould. 



Where the bulbs of this sort are intend- 

 ed for sale, thev should be lifted at furthi -I 



four distant in them, having the depth of two every two years, to prevent their becoming Bat- 

 or three inches. The smaller bulbs may be tencd by pressure, and of course less valu 

 covered in on another bed with fine mould, to The bulbs may be retained out of the ground 



