•Rock of choice Plants, by thc.feveral ways of propa- 

 gation above mentioned, and as hard to preferve them, 

 -being propagated, from deftruction by foreign and 

 intcftine violence. For either the iharpnefle of cold, 

 the torridnefs of the San, Vermine, qr other accident 

 from without ,o-r want' of Convenient iad nourifhabic 

 foyl of earth and water, and orher Elements proporti- 

 onable to the plant, will befuch intern:.! deficiencies, 

 is 'to caufe utter deduction : or the fraftinefs and 

 premature, or on the contrary, the tardy and How ger- 

 mination thereof will hinder, its excellency ; or 

 wecds,or other vegetables, may grow up to its hinde- 

 rance : and many other impediments there are* which 

 with their fever al remedies, as" they mall fugged 

 themfelves to my thoughts,! ilia I propofe in the pre- 

 fent Chapter, the lait of this difcourfe. 



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• N. 2. Of defences for choice plants from cold. 

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One great annoyance to all choice flowers and ten- 

 der plants, arifes from the violence of the* Winter 

 cold, the defence againft which you {hall have as far 

 ts I am able to give you, and can think of in the fol- 

 lowing directions. 



Let thofe Bulbous Roots that are tender , fuch as 

 the great double white Datfodill of O'^ft^^of^ ^ 

 •nd other fine Daffodil Is that come from hot Coun- 

 tries , the Ormthagolum Arabic #?#, purple Montain, 

 Moly, &c. be planted in a large Tub or pot of earth 

 and houfed all the Winter , that fo they may be de- 

 fended from the frofts , or clfe, ( which is the eafi- 

 erway) keep the Roots out of the ground every 

 year from September after the leaves and (hikes are 

 f aft untill Fchrntrji in forac dry but not hot or windy 



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