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14. Fritillaria; Ifabella dtBa, 

 fioribus ex -pallide rubicundo viren- 

 tibus. if. L. Ifabella Frit'illary, with 

 a pale red grecnifii Flower. 



ij*. Fritillaria ,• maxima, jlore 

 obfoletA pur pur A. Tourn, The greateft 

 Frhillary, of a worn out Purple 

 Colour, commonly call'd the Perlian 

 Lily. 



i6. Fritillaria i minima. Swert. 

 Tlor. The lead Frinlldry, or fmall 

 Perhan Lilly. 



I 7. Fritillaria i lufea, fol'it) Vv- 

 lygonatiy fruciu bre^viore. Boerh. Ind. 

 Yellow Fritillary, with a Leaf like 

 Solomon's Seal, and a fhort Fruit. 



There are feveral other Varieties 

 of this Flower which are propa- 

 gated in curious Fiower-Gardens 

 Abroad, fefpecially in Holland) 

 which differ in the Colour or Size 

 of their Flowers, but as thefe are 

 only Varieties which were obtain'd 

 from Seeds, fo it would be need- 

 leis to mention them in this Place, 

 lince there will be new Varieties 

 obtain'd every Year where People 

 are curious in lowing their Seeds. 



Thefe Plants are propagated ei- 

 ther by Seeds, or Off-fets from 

 the old Roots : By the firfl of 

 which Methods new Flowers will 

 be obtain'd, as alfo a larger Stock 

 of Roots in three Years than can 

 be obtain'd in twenty or thirty 

 Years in the latter Method : I fliall 

 therefore firft treat of their Propa- 

 gation by Seeds. 



Having provided your felf with 

 feme good Seeds, fav'd from the 

 hired Flowers, you muft procure 

 fome ihallow Pans or Boxes, which 

 muft have fome Holes in their 

 Bottoms to let out the Moiftare : 

 Thefe you fhould fill with light 

 frefh Earth, laying a few Pot (heard s 

 over the Holes to prevent the 

 Earth from flopping them j then 

 h^vmg laid the Earth very level in 



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the Boxes, (^c. you muft fow the 

 Seeds thereon pretty thick, cover- 

 ing it with fine fifted Earth a quar- 

 ter of an Inch thick. The Time 

 for fowing the Seed is about the 

 Beginning of AuguJ}, for if it be 

 kept much longer out of the 

 Ground it will not grow,- then 

 place the Boxes or Pans where 

 they may have the Morning Sun 

 until II o'clock, obferving, if the 

 Seafon proves dry, to water them 

 gently, as alfo to pull up all Weeds 

 lo foon as they appearj for if they 

 are fuifer'd to remain until they 

 have taken deep Root into the 

 Earth, they would draw the Seeds 

 out of the Ground whenever they 

 are pull'd up. Toward the latter 

 End of September you fhould re- 

 move the Boxes, ^c. into a warmer 

 Situation, placing them under a 

 Hedge or Wall expos'd to the 

 South,- in which Place they may 

 remain until the Middle of March, 

 by which Time the Plants will 

 be come up an Inch high : You 

 muft therefore remove the Boxes 

 as the Weather increafes hot, into 

 a more fliady Situation j for while 

 the Plants are young, they are liable 

 to fuflfer by being too much ex^ 

 pos'd to the Sun : And in this fhady 

 Situation they may remain during 

 the Heat of the Summer, obferving 

 to keep them clear from Weeds, 

 and to refrefh them now and "then 

 with a little Moifture, but be care- 

 ful not to give them much Water 

 after their Leaves are decay 'd, 

 which would rot the Roots. 

 About the Beginning of ^uguji, if 

 the Roots are very thick in the 

 Boxes, you fhould prepare a Bed of 

 good light frelh Earth, which muil 

 be levell'd very even, upon which 

 you Ihould fpread the Earth in the 

 Boxes in which the fmall Roots 

 are contained, equally covering it 

 A a 3 about 



