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which I always obtained variegated flowers, having, as 

 I faid before, tranfplanted them into pots filled with rich, 

 light, frefh earth. I watered thern well, to fettla the 

 earth about them, and fttt them in to my glafs-cafe, for 

 forcing of A'?nw// (which I have already dcfcribed.) I fet 

 their pots but half-way in the tan-bark, icH: too great a 

 heat might injure their tender roots; but the great 

 fermentation of the bark once over, I funk the pots 

 to their brims, oblcrving at the fame time to water 

 and fhade them well, until I obferved that they had 

 ftruck new roof; in fix weeks after, they were fome 

 three, fome four feet high, when I removed them from 

 this glafs-cafe, and put them into the green-houfe, where 

 they bloflomed mofl beautifully, obferving to tie their 

 ftems to long fmall reeds, to keep them from falling, 

 breaking, or wind -waving. 



5tio. As Toon as they began to expand their blofToms, 

 I obferved to pinch off all fuch as had but one colour, 

 preferving thofe that were variegated, by which means 

 I had always good feeds from my own plants, from 

 which I raifed numbers of vail: fine flowers every year, 

 preferving none but the mod beautiful. 



43. Balfamina fcevnna^ feu Noli me tangere ', this may 

 be fown in March, in a bed of light earth, and may re- 

 main where it is fown, but be fure to keep it clear from 

 weeds : It is preferved only by the curious, for the di- 

 vcrfion it affords to perfons who handle its feed veffels 

 when ripe, which burfl-with uncommon elafticity upon 

 the leaft touch, as mofl kinds of this flower do ; where- 

 fore great care fhould always be had in gathering the 

 feeds of their befl forts. 



44. Bellis Americana Coronopi flore luteo. 



The Latin word Bellis, though improperly given to 

 this plant in the Dutch catalogues, induces me to treat 

 of the garden kinds of Bellii^s or Daizies which I had 

 forgot. They are very handfome, and make a very fine 

 appearance, either when they are planted in clumps, or in 

 edgings to horJcrs in a fhady fituation ; and there are fix 

 or feven forts of them which defervc our regard. 



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