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66. Carduus viimr jiore lutco, C. B. Leffer 2'eilow 



All thefe plants l"hould be fown in a dry poor foil in 

 the rpring, but l"hould not t)e tranrplanteJ. They per- 

 fect their feeds very well in Britain. 



67. Caryo^hillata flore hiteoy is the Caryophillata tnonfa- 

 naj fiore magna luteo, % B. Mountain Avcns with great 

 yellow flowers. 



Thefe plants may be fown In March, fliould be tranf- 

 planted into moid fhady borders, and may be increafed 

 by p.ii ting their roots in the ipring, vhen tliey will make 

 a fine nppearance in a wildernefs, without f:ny culture, 

 but keeping them clear from weeds. 



68. Curyopbillus Sinenfu fupinus Leucoii folio, jiore ple- 

 na, Boerb. Ind. alt. the Double China Pink. 



69. Csryapbillus Sincvfts fupinus. LeucoifoUo florc z-a- 

 rio, Tcurnef. the variegated China or Indian Pink. 



Thefe plants from feeds afford a charming variety of 

 very rich colours, fro"m whofe flowers only the feeds are 

 to be gathered, for they are very fubjefl to degenerate, 

 and they have this particularity in them, that from the 

 feed of the double flowers come always double flowefs, 

 but the feeds favcd from fmgle flowers i'eldom produce 

 double flowers. 



I always fowed the feed in yiZ/ir/'/on a moderate Iiot- 

 bed to haften their vegetating; and after they had arriv- 

 ed two inches high, planted them out, (having tirii, 

 whitiL HI the hot-bed, inured them to the air) into a 

 nurfery-bed; fo foon as I perceived them fpring up to 

 flower, I cut them all ofi^, never fuffering them to flower 

 the fiifl: year, for thereby their roots are much injured; 

 they endure the cold very well in winter ; and the fuc- 

 ceeding fcafon I allowed them to flower at plealuie: Of 

 the fine forts, fo ioon as they appeared, I took ofl^ the 

 off-fets and planted them in the borders of the flower- 

 garden, wjiilfl I kept their mother roots in the nurfery- 

 bed to give me feed. Nor did I allow thefe young plants 

 to flower the firft year after tranfplanling, but nipped 

 all their flower-buds ofl\ With thir. management I had 

 very fine flowers tor many year;> togc-iiier. 



70. Cartbamus officiiiarum Jiore croceOy'Tournef. Baflard 

 Saffron or Saf-fiovjcr ; this plant delights in u good rich 



foil, 



