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8. Corona Imperialis ; folio 

 I'ario ex viridi ^ argent eo. Boerh. 

 InJ. Silver ftrip'd-leav'd Crown 

 Imperial. 



9. Corona Imperialism ^or^/'«/- 

 chre luteo. Tourn. Crown Impe- 

 rial, with a beautiful yellow 

 Flower. 



10. Corona Imperialis ; fiore 

 luteo, pleno. Boerh. Ind. Crown 

 Imperial, with a double yellow 

 Flower. 



1 1 . Corona Imperialis ; fiore 

 luteo, ftrmto. Tourn. Crown Im- 

 perial, with a yellow- ftrip'd Flow- 

 er. 



12. Corona Imperialis i ramo- 

 fa. Tourn. Branch'd Crown Im- 

 perial. 



There are fbme other Varieties 

 of this Flower, which are preferv'd 

 in the Gardens of curious Florifts : 

 but as they are only Variations 

 which are accidental, from Seeds 

 of the fame Plant, fb their Num- 

 bers may be increased, like many 

 other bulbous Plants, by fuch who 

 are curious in faving and fowing 

 Seeds of the different Varieties. 



The manner of propagating this 

 Plant from Seeds, being the lame 

 with the Tulipy I fhall refer the 

 Reader to that Article for the par- 

 ticular Diredions, and Ihall pro- 

 ceed to the Method of cultivating 

 their Roots already obtain'd, fo as 

 to have fair large Flowers. 



The beft Seafon for tranfplanting 

 their Roots is in July or Auguft, 

 before they pufh forth frefh Fibres ; 

 after which Time, it is not fb fafe 

 to remove them: or they may be 

 taken up in June, when their green 

 Leaves are quite decay'd j and may 

 be kept out of the Ground until 

 Augufi, at which Time they fhould 

 be planted in Beds or Borders of 

 good frefh Earth, burying a little 

 rotten Dung in the Bottom, fo 



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that the Fibres may ftrike into it: 

 but be fure not to let it be near 

 the Bulb, for it is apt to rot when- 

 ever this happens. 



If they are planted in open Beds 

 or Borders of a Pleafure-Garden, 

 they fhould be plac'd exactly in 

 the Middle, for they will rife to be 

 three Feet high or more in a good 

 Soil, and fb would be improper to 

 fland on the Side of a Border 

 where fhould be planted Flowers 

 of lower Growth. 



In planting of thefe Roots, after 

 the Border is mark'd out, and the 

 Diftances fix'd between each Root, 

 (which Ihculd be eight or ten Feet 

 or more, according to the Size of 

 the Garden, and the Number of 

 Roots to be planted) you fhould 

 open a Hole with a fmall Spade 

 about fix Inches deep, into which 

 you fhould place your Root, ob- 

 ferving to fet the Crown upper- 

 moft j and then with your Hand 

 fill in the Earth round the Root, 

 breaking the Clods, and removing 

 all large Stones from about it, and 

 afterwards level the Ground with 

 your Spade, and rake the Border 

 over after all the Roots are planted- 

 Your Roots being thus planted will 

 require no farther Care, as being 

 very hai:dy ; the Froft never injures 

 them, but if the Ground is too 

 wet in Winter, they' will be apt to 

 rot; therefore in fuch Cafes, the 

 Borders fhould be rais'd a Foot or 

 more above the Level of the Ground. 

 In February their Buds will appear 

 above-ground, and if the Weather 

 be mild, they will advance in 

 Height very fail, and \ti March they 

 will produce their Flowers j but as 

 their Stems grow tall, and the 

 Spring feafon being commonly 

 windy, it will be very proper to fup- 

 port them with Sticks, to prevent 

 their being broke down: Nor fhould 



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