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which when produc'd, perhaps, 

 there might not be one in forty 

 that may deferve to be preferv'd ; 

 but they did not conlidcr that it 

 was only the Lofs of the three or 

 four firft Years after fowing, for 

 if they continu'd lowing every 

 Year after they began, there would 

 be a SucceflTion of Flowers annual- 

 ly, which would conftanrly pro- 

 duce fome Sorts that might be dif- 

 ferent from what they had before 

 fcenj and new Flowers being al- 

 ways the moft valued by skilful 

 Florifts, (provided they have good 

 Properties to recommend themj 

 it would always be a fufficient Re- 

 cbmpence for their Trouble and 

 Lofs of Time. 



The Method of raifing thefe 

 Flowers from Seed, is as follows : 

 Having provided yourlclf with 

 fome good Seed, (which fliould be 

 fav'd from either femi-doublc, or 

 fuch fingle Flowers as are large, 

 and have good Properties) you 

 muft have a Parcel of fquare fhal- 

 low Boxes or Pots, which muft be 

 fill'd with frefli, light, landy Soil, 

 laying the Surface very level j then 

 fbw your Seeds thereon as equally 

 as poiTible, covering it about half 

 an Inch thick with the fame Hght 

 Earth: The Time for this Work 

 is about the Beginning of Auguft : 

 Thefe Boxes or Pots fhould be 

 plac'd where they may enjoy the 

 Morning- Sun only until the Middle 

 cr latter End of September y at 

 which Time they fhould be re- 

 mov'd into a warmer Situation; 

 and towards the End of October, 

 they fliould be plac'd under a com- 

 mon Hot-bed Frame, where they 

 may remain during the Winter and 

 Spring Months, that they may be 

 protected from hard Frofts, tho' 

 they fhould be expos'd to the open 

 Air at all Times when the Wea- 



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ther is mild. In February the 

 young Plants will begin to appear 

 above-s^round j at which Time they 

 muft be carefully skrcen'd from 

 Frofts, otherwife it will prove ve- 

 ry injurious to them ; but you 

 muft never cover 'em at that Sea- 

 fbn, but in the Night, or in very 

 bad Weather ; for when the Plants 

 are come up, if they are clofe ccv 

 ver'd, they will draw up very tall 

 and ricnder, and thereby prevent 

 the Growth of their Roots. In 

 the Middle of March, if the Wea- 

 ther proves good, you may re- 

 move the Boxes out of the Frame, 

 placing them in a warm Situation, 

 obferving if the Seafon be dry, to 

 refrefli them now and then with 

 a little Water, as alfo to keep them 

 very clear from Weeds, which 

 would foon over-fpread the tender 

 Plants, and deftroy them, if per- 

 mitted to remain. 



Towards the latter End of -^- 

 fril, or the Beginning of May, 

 thefe Boxes ihould be remov'd into 

 a cooler Situation, for the Heat of 

 the Sun at that Seafon, would be 

 too great for thefe tender Plants, 

 caufing their Blades to decay much 

 fboncr than they would, if they 

 were skrecn'd from its Violence: 

 In this fliady Situation, they fhould 

 remain, during the Heat of Sum- 

 mer, obferving to keep them con- 

 ftantly clear from Weeds ; but you 

 muft not place them under the 

 Dripping of Trees, ^c, nor fhould 

 you give them any Water, after 

 their Blades are decay'd, for that 

 would infallibly rot the Roots. 

 About the Middle, or latter End of 

 Augujl, you fhould fift a little light 

 rich Earth, over the Surface of the 

 Boxes, and then remove them a- 

 gain into a warmer Situation, and 

 treat them, during the Winter, 

 Spring and Summer Months, as 



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