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may be taken ofF, obferving never to plant them earlier 

 than the firfi: of Ofioher ; otberwife they are apt to Ipring 

 in yd7iuary, when the troft is leverej and which will 

 moil: certainly deftroy them. 



The Dutch FlorifJs always lift th'cm as foon as 

 their leaves are quite faded. This is their prac- 

 tice, but when you are for having ofF-fets, they mull: 

 remain for two years in the ground ; the autumnal forts, 

 and the Belle Donna''s I planted in pots, filled with the 

 earth that had been one year in ufe for my Hyacinths', 

 but of thefe 1 fhall be more particular when 1 treat of 

 the culture of the green-houfe and ftove-plants. 



Of the Folyonthos Narciffus-, I would chufe to have 

 four of each that arc in Voerbclms catalogue, which are 

 mod charming flowers, fuch as the Soleile LfOr, the Eaf- 

 i e hum major y Bafjclman jeaune,ov yellozv, Grooten Czaar, 

 'TaJJette minor medio luteo, calico pleno major, V/itte non 

 pareille, pretiofe, and many other forts. 



Their off-fets require no other culture than the mo- 

 ther roots, and they may be allowed to continue two 

 Years in the earth, until they acquire ilrength to hiof- 

 fom, but not longer; obferving to cover them in winter, 

 with four inches of old well rotted tanners bark, or, 

 where it is not to be had, a good covering o* ilraw, or 

 peafe haulm; as foon as they are of the proper fize to 

 bloffom, you may plant them with the other foots, i 

 alv/:iys lifted them as loon as their leaves were quite fa- 

 ded, when I laid them in the root-room, to dry with the 

 v.'ind. The "Jonquils I planied in the compoif juPl menti- 

 oned, adding thereto one half of light, frefh, fandy foil ; 

 firfl removing the garden earth to the depth of tvC'enty 

 tv.'o inches below the furface of the path-wav, laying at 

 the bottom fome gravelly earth and lime rubbifli, to the 

 depth of five inches, beating the fame hard with a fpade, 

 over which I laid my compofl, planting my roots three 

 inches deep, laying over them two inches of good gar- 

 den m.ould ; by this contrivance all under water was car- 

 ried off, and the fibres of the Jonquils fo confined as to 

 occafion them to blofiom fair. I conftantly obferved to 

 lift them once every two years, and fometimes every year, 

 jufl as I obferved them to flower fcrong or otherwife ; 

 and in winter laid on them fome lotted tan or ftraw. 



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