35* LISTS OF TREES, &C. SECT. XIX. 



much water, and none at all after the leaves begin to 

 decay ; for the roots then ceafing to act, would iufler 

 by absorbing much wet, the leaves not performing 

 their office of drawing it up, and difcharging it. This 

 obfervation applies to all bulbs and tubers, (in a degree] 

 though few are fo liable to rot as thefe. 



Fritillary is of feveral colours, plain, chequered and 

 fpotted, white, purple, black, red, and yellow. The 

 kinds are broad and narrow leaved; and. there is a 

 large double fort, -dUxW Pcrfian, (three feet high) and a 

 dwarf Pcrjian, about half fize, both having deep pur- 

 ple flowers. 



Jonquil, or rujh-leavcd daffodil, has been always 

 juftly admired for a very neat fweet flower ; but we 

 do not fo often meet with it, as might be expected. 

 The fingle kinds are the moil fragrant, and the large 

 double is fcentlefs. It is proper always tofot fome, in 

 order to bring them into the houfe when in flower, 

 for their agreeable perfume. 



Iris, the four firft forts rather prefer a fhady moift 

 fituation ; but will grow any where, and are commonly 

 planted in odd fpare corners of ground. 



Ixias are, for the molt part, green-houfe and Jlove 

 plants ; but thefe two forts are found hardy enough to 

 do ordinarily in open borders, in a light dry foil, and 

 warm fituation, a little protection being afforded them 

 in fevere weather. 



Lily is a very ornamental and hardy flower in all 

 its varieties, encreafmg abundantly, and needing only 

 to be removed every three or four years, for the pur- 

 pofe of taking away the offsets, and renewing the foil, 

 for a fuperior blow. The whites will not keep out of 

 ground above one month, but the Grange for feveral. 

 The white will flower tolerably in fhade, but the orange 

 much better ; and as it is a gay flower, it ferves well 

 to enliven plantations. The martagons are generally 

 not nice as to. foil and fituation ; but the Jcarlet and 

 yellow forts, and Jlriped ///y, fhould have a light dry 



foil, 



