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) 17. Crocus i vernus, latJfoUus, 

 purpuro-violaceus. C. B, The 

 lelTer purple Violet-colour 'd Crocus, 

 with broad Leaves. 



18. Crocus i vermiSy latifoliusy 

 parvus, fiore extus paliUo, cum II- 

 turis purpureis, intus cdrulefcente, 

 pdlido. Boerh. Ind. Broad-lcav'd 

 Spring Crocus, with a fmail Flower 

 of a pale Colour on the Outfide, 

 with purple Stripes, and the Infidc 

 of a pale blue Colour. 



19. Crocus j "vernus, angujlifo- 

 lius, parvo fiore. C. B. Narrow- 

 leav'd Spring Crocus, with a fmall 

 purple Flower. 



20. Crocus j vernus, capillar i 

 folio. Cluf. App. Spring Crocus, 

 with a capillaceous Le^f. 



There are feveral other Varieties 

 of the Spring Crocus to be found 

 in the curious Gardens of Floriils, 

 which are feminal Produftionsj 

 for there may be as great Variety 

 of thefe Flowers rais'd from Seeds, 

 as there is of Hyacinths, Iris's, Sec. 

 were we curious in faving and 

 fowing the Seeds of all the diffe- 

 rent Kinds. The manner of fow- 

 ing thefe Seeds being exa6tly the 

 fame with the Xyphium, 1 fhail re- 

 fer the Reader to that Article for 

 farther Inflruftions, but ftiall ob- . 

 ferve here, that the Seeds fhould 

 be fown foon after they are ripe. 



All thefe feveral Varietiesof Cro- 

 cus's are very hardy, and do in- 

 creafe exceedingly by their Roots, 

 efpecially if they are fuffer'd to 

 remain two or three Years unre- 

 mov'd i they v/iil grow in almoft 

 any Soil or Situation, and are very 

 great Ornaments to a Garden early 

 in the Spring of the Year before 

 many other Flowers appear. They 

 are commonly planted near the 

 Edges of Borders on the Sides of 

 Walks : In doing of which you 

 ihould be careful to plant fuch Sarts 



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in the fame Line as do flower a^ 

 the fame Time, and are of ari 

 equal Growth, otherwife the Lines 

 will feem imperfed. Thefe Roots 

 lofmg their Fibres with their Leaves, 

 may then be taken up and kept dry 

 until the Beginning of September, 

 oblerving to keep them from Ver- 

 min, for the Mice are very fond 

 of them. When you plant thefe 

 Roots, (after having drawn a Line 

 upon the Border) make Holes with 

 a Dibble about two Inches deep or 

 more, according to the Lightnefs 

 of the Soil, and two Inches Dif- 

 tance from each other, in which 

 you mufl place the Roots with the 

 Bud uppermoil j then with a Rake 

 fill up the Holes in fuch a manner 

 as that the upper Part of the Root 

 may be cover'd an Inch or more, 

 being careful not to leave any of 

 the Holes open, for this will intice 

 the Mice to them, who when once 

 they have found them out, will 

 dcftroy all your Roots, if they are 

 not prevented. 



In January, if the Weather is 

 mild, the Crocus will appear above 

 Ground j and in February their 

 Flowers will appear before the 

 green Leaves are grown to any 

 Length, lb that the Flower feems 

 at firll to be naked ^ but foon af^ 

 ter the Flowers decay, the green 

 Leaves grow to be fix or eight 

 Inches long, which fhould not be 

 cut off until they decay, not with- 

 Handing they appear a little un~ 

 fighdyj for by cutting off the 

 Leaves, the Roots will be fo weak- 

 en'd as not to arrive at half their 

 ufual Size, nor will their Flowers 

 the fucceeding Year be half £0 

 large: Their Seeds are commonly 

 ripe about the latter End of April 

 or the Beginn'ng of May, when 

 the green Leaves be^in to decay. 



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