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though thefe (hould not be planted above five inches 

 deep, becaiile they are not llrong enough to pufh through 

 fo great a covering of earth as the old roots; tiiey may 

 be placed much nearer together than thole which are to 

 flower, which nnoft of them will become ftrong enough 

 to do in one year, when they may be removed into the 

 flower-garden, and placed in the beds amongll thofe of 

 the fame kinds." 



That this treatife may be no way deficient in an Ar- 

 ticle lb much efteemed by Florills, we fhall add the prac- 

 tice of another excellent gardener. 



Dire^ions for taif,ng Tulips from Seedy as praJliJed by 

 Francis Beulinz, Fhriji» near the Chartrcvx, at Brufiels 

 in Flanders. 



WHEN the ftems of thefe flowers appear to rife 

 above their leaves, and to be preparing for 

 bloom, they fhould be tied to long iron wires or fmall 

 reeds, that th.ey may be preferved from breaking by 

 wind. The (lems, as they advance in height, fhould 

 have all opportunities of fun to ripen the feeds; which, 

 as foon as they oflFer fair, encourage them by all means. 



The feeds will be ripe by the end oifune-^ which you 

 will perceive by the feed-velTels opening, and fiiewing 

 the feeds; when they murt be cut off and laid in a dry 

 place, to be kept until the middle of September; and to 

 be fown in the following manner, and in the comport as 

 here direfted. 



To one load of virgin-mould, take a quarter of a loa-d 

 of very white fea-fand, neither red nor yellow, nor of 

 the fineft fort, but of a coarfe fubflance; or in its place 

 fome coarfe free river fand : To this add, of very old 

 and well rotted cow-dung, one half load; and the other 

 quarter mull be of a iTiort, mofTy, black earth. Mix 

 and incorporate thefe, one year at leall:, before fowing: 

 Boxes are then to be made three feet long, two broad, 

 and one foot deep; boring many holes in their bottoms, 

 to be covered with concave oyller-fhells, for the readier 

 pafling ofl"f)i the fuperabunuaiit water; and to the fides of 

 the lecdhng boxes, which cannot be tafily lifted, |iuttwo 

 ftaples for poles, like to thofc that are in the iuW-:, of fedan- 

 chairs; that thcv may b; carried from one place to ano- 

 ther. 



