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be placed where they may have the morning fun till ele- 

 ven of the -clock, in which fituation they may remain 

 until O^oher, at w hich time they fhould be removed in- 

 to a more open fituation, where they may enjoy the be- 

 nefit ol the fun all the day, and be fheltered from the 

 north winds, where they fhould remain during the win- 

 ter feafon, but in the fpring, when the plants are up, 

 they fhould be again removed to their firfl fituation ; and 

 if the feafon fhould be dry, they mufl: be refreflied with 

 water, while the plants remain green, but as foon as 

 their tops begin to decay, there mufl be no more given 

 them, left it rot their tender bulbs, therefore the boxes 

 Ihould be placed in a fliady fituation during the fummer 

 feafon, but not under the drip of trees. 



** Thefe plants, at their firft appearance, have very 

 narrow graffy leaves, very like thofe of onions, and come 

 up with bending heads, in the fame manner as they do ; 

 fo that perfons, who are unacquainted with them, may 

 pul! them up inftead of grafs, whilft they are very young, 

 before their leaves are a little more expanded, which is 

 rarely performed the firft year, for they feldom appear 

 before the middle of March, and commonly decay about 

 the latter end of May, or the beginning of June, accord- 

 ing as the feafon is hotter or colder. 



" The iveeds and mofs fhould alfo be cleared off from 

 the furface of the earth in the boxes, and a little frefh 

 earth fifted over them foon after their leaves decay, 

 which will be of great fervice to the roots. Thefe boxes 

 iliould be conftantly kept clear from weeds, which, if 

 permitted to grow therein, when they are pulled up, 

 their roots will be apt to draw the bulbs out of the 

 ground. At Michaelmas they fhould be earthed again, 

 and as the winter comes on, they muft be again re- 

 moved into the fun as before, and treated in the fame 

 manner, until the leaves decay in the fpring, when the 

 bulbs fliould be carefully taken up, and planted in beds 

 of frefh fancy earth, which fhould have tiles laid under 

 them, to prevent the roots from fhooting downward, 

 which they often do when there is nothing to ftop them, 

 and thereby they are deftroyed. The earth of ihefe 

 beds (liould be about five Inches deep, over the tiles, 

 which will be fufficient for nourilhing thefe roots while 

 they are young. *' The 



