LISTS OF TREES, &C. SECT. XIX, 



but they may be managed (see albuca) so as to do 

 abroad, except in the more northern and bleak parts 

 of this island :,. They blow much the finer in open 

 ground, (all things going on well) the roots having 

 a free scope to. draw nourishment, &c. 



Orchis is rather difficult of culture : It likes a dry 

 barren soil, and the roots should be taken up (from 

 the places it grows \v\}$) just as the leaves decay 

 after flowering; and with a ball of earth about them, 

 as then tlie chance of succeeding is much greater. 

 Upon removal, let them be planted directly, and re^ 

 main in their places for years. 



. P&ony, the single kinds are showy, but the dou- 

 bles are nobly ornamental. Let this flower have 

 room, as it will spread (when in full sized bunches) 

 a yard round : and let it bo planted out of the way 

 of the full sun, and of much wind, that the flowers 

 may continue. It need not be removed for many 

 years, and will grow in any soil and situation, even 

 among trees, which adapts it for shrubberies, c. 

 The sorts are divided into male and female; and the 

 former, having lost its flower, produces pods, con- 

 taining rich crimson grains, interspersed with black 

 berries, that look very pretty when burst; and may 

 be gathered as soon, or rather just before they open, 

 brought into the house, and put in flower pots or 

 phials, &c. as curiosities. Let this root be removed 

 early in September, or at least before new fibres are 

 formed to the knobs of the roots. 



Pilewort) (the double, prefers a shady moist situa- 

 tion; and is a -pretty wild plant, though an humble 

 trailer. It is called sometimes the lesser celandine^ 

 and -alsojigwort erroneously. 



Ranunculus, in all its sorts, is very ornamental; 

 but the Persian kinds are beautiful, and of infinite 

 variety. This flower is surely left too much to the 

 culture of professed florists'; for why should not 



