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'gIS Sorts have been excluded the 

 Cjardens of the Florifts. 



Thefc Flowers are propagated 

 either from Seeds, (by which new 

 Flowers are obtain'd) or from 

 Layers, for the Increafe of thole 

 Sorts which are worthy maintain- 

 ing : But I fliall firft lay down the 

 Method of propagating them from 

 Seed, which is thus: 



Having obtain'd fome good Seeds, 

 ^Either of your own faving, or from 

 a Friend that you can confide in j 

 in the Beginning of April, pre- 

 pare fome Pots or Boxes (accord- 

 ing to the Quantity of Seed you 

 2iaveto fow); thcfe fhould be filled 

 with frcfh light Earth, mix'd with 

 Tcry rotten Neats Dung, which 

 ■fhould-J^e well incorporated toge- 

 ther ; then fow your Seed therc- 

 'On, (but not too thick) covering it 

 :about a Quarter of an Inch with 

 the fame light Earth, 'placing the 

 I'ots or Cafes Co as to receive the 

 Morning Sun only, till eleven of 

 tthe Clock, obfcrving alfo to refrefli 

 ■the Earth with Water lb often as 

 dt may need it : In about a Month's 

 Time your Plants will come up, 

 ;and, if kept clear from Weeds, 

 and duly watered, will be tit to be 

 tranfplanted in the Beginning of 

 Jnne\ at which Time you fhould 

 prepare fome Beds (of the lame 

 Sort of Earth as was dirc£led to 

 ibw them in) in an open airy Si- 

 tuation, in which you Ihould plant 

 them at about three Inches fquare, 

 •obferving to water and fliadc them , 

 as the Seafon may require, being 

 careful alfo to keep them clear 

 'from Weeds: In thefe Beds they 

 may remain until the Beginning of 

 Augiifl, by which Time they will 

 2iave grown fo large as almofl: to 

 ^neet each other j then prepare 

 ;<bme more Beds of the like good 

 iSartitj (in '"^antitj proportionable 



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to the Flowers you have rais'd) hi 

 which you fliould plant them at 

 fix Inches Diftance each Way, and 

 not above four Rows in each Bed, 

 for the more convenient laying 

 fuch of them as may prove wor- 

 thy prefervingi for in thefe Beds 

 they ihould remain to flower. 



The Allies between thefe Beds 

 ihould be two Feet v/ide, that you 

 may pafs between the Beds to weed 

 and clean them. When your Flow- 

 ers begin to blow, you muft look 

 over them, to lee if any of them 

 proffjr to make good Flowers j 

 which fo foon as you dilcover, 

 you fhould lay down all the Layers 

 upon them : Thole which are well 

 mark'd, and blow whole without 

 breaking their Pods, fhould be re- 

 ferv'd to plant in Border£, to tur- 

 niih you with Seed j and thole 

 which bur ft their Pods, and leem 

 to have good Properties, fl:iou]d be 

 planted in Pots, to try what their 

 Flowers will be, when manag'd 

 according to Art: And it is not 

 till the Iccond Year that you can 

 pronounce what the Valne of a 

 Flower will be, which is in Pro- 

 portion to the Goodnefs of its 

 Properties : Which, that you may 

 be well acquainted with what the 

 Florifts call good Properties, I fhalJ 

 here fet them down. 



1. The Stem of tlie Flower 

 fliould be ftrong, and able to fup- 

 port the Weifjjht of the Flower 

 -without hanging down. 



2. Tlic Petals (or Leaves) of the 

 Flower Ihould be long, broad, and 

 lliff, arid pretty eafy to expand, or 

 (as the Florifts term 'em) Ihould be 

 frfie Flowers. 



5. The Middle Pod of the 



Flower iliould not advance too 



high above the other Part of the 

 Flower. 



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