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 Siiow-Drops^ 



THE next flower that adorns thefpring, is, XhtSno-w- 

 dropy oi which there are four kinds ; the Jingle, 

 or lejfer bulbous rooted is by Tournejort botanically called 

 Narcijfo-Leuconium minus. It has a bright white flower, 

 which comes up between its two pUmt leaves, and blows 

 in "January, even when there is trofi: and fnow upon the 

 ground. This plant is eafily propagated by off-fetts, 

 provided it is not tranfplanted more than once in three 

 years; it is therefore a very fit companion for the 

 Winter Aconite ; both of which I had a long bed 

 planted fn rows alternately, which made a very fine 



Ihow. This flower does rot require a very rich foil, 



but frefh earth fhould be laid upon their beds about Mi- 

 chaelmasi before the frofts fet in, which will greatly 

 flrengthen their roots for blowing fair the fuccecding 

 fpring. 



The mofl: proper feafon for liftin: them is about 

 the end o^June or beginning of yj//)', when their leaves 

 are decayed ; then they may be laid up in their refpec- 

 tive apartments in the root-room to dry, obferving to 

 clean their bulbs from earth, and any rottenrefs \^ hich 

 may adhere to them, and to keep them dry, until the 

 beginning of September, when they fhould be planted 

 two inches deep, and at the diflance of two only; for, 

 as it is a fmall flower, the clofer they are planted the 

 better their appearance. 



There is another kind of this flower, which is bota- 

 nically called Narcijfo-Ijencoium trifolium majiis, luteis api- 

 cibus, or Great Snoiv-drcp ; this is named in the Dutch 

 catalogues, Donfoly primulum. It is larger than the for- 

 mer fort, and has a high muflcy fcent, with Tome tips 

 or fpots upon the extremities of fome of its petals; this 

 fort is not fo common as the other, but requires the 

 fame culture, and is not fo great an increafer; it flowers 

 about the beginning of March. It doe^ not feed fo free^ 

 ly as the other kinds. 



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