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ihem again. The Method of do- 

 ing this, fhall be hereafter menti- 

 on'd, when we treat of the Ma- 

 nagement of Old Roots. 



The Hjdcinth ot TerUy may alfo 

 be rais'd from Seeds in the fanie 

 Manner as the common Hyacinths, 

 with this Difference only, that as 

 they feldom lofe their green Leaves 

 or their Fibres, fo their Roots muft 

 not be kept out of the Ground, 

 but fliould be planted again imme- 

 diately, when they are taken up. 

 The beft Seafon for this Work is 

 in Auguft, and they fhould be plan- 

 ted in a Border expos'd to the 

 Morning Sun , for if they are plan- 

 ted in a very hot Situation, the 

 Flowers decay foon after they are 

 expanded, fo that they feldom con- 

 tinue in Beauty above a Week ; 

 whereas, if they are skrcen'd from 

 the violent Heat ot the Sun, they 

 may be preferv'd near three Weeks, 

 and will have a greater Number 

 of Flowers open at once upon the 

 fame Stem. 



I fliall now proceed to the Cul- 

 ture of fuch Hyacinths as have ci- 

 ther been obtain'd from Holland^ 

 or are of our own Product from 

 Seeds, that are very beautiful, and 

 worthy to be preferv'd in Golled:i- 

 ons of good Flowers i and it hath 

 been the want of Skill in the Ma- 

 nagement of thefc noble Flowers, 

 which has occafion'd the ill Suc- 

 cefs moft People have had with 

 them in England, whereby they 

 are almoft intirely negledted, fuppo- 

 ling their Roots do degenerate after 

 they have flower'd in E)igland, 

 which is a great Miftakc j for were 

 the Roots manag'd by the fame 

 Art as is pra6tis'd in Holland, T am 

 fully convinced they would thrive 

 full as well in England as they do 

 in Holland, or elfewhere, as I have 

 cxf crienc'd ; for, from about an 



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hundred Roots which I have re- 

 ceived from Holland, at two Or 

 three different Times, I have in- 

 creas'd them to almofl double the 

 Number of flrong Roots, all which 

 have flower'd with me, ftronger 

 than they did when 1 firft received 

 them J and I dare fay, they were 

 as large, and produc'd as many 

 Flowers upon their Stems, as the 

 fame Sorts ever did in Holland: 

 And by Letters which I have late- 

 ly receiv'd from my very worthy 

 ingenious Friend James Jufiice^ 

 Efqi near Edinbtirgh, he hath fuc- 

 ceeded fo well in the Management 

 of thefe Flowers, as to equal any 

 ot the T>Htch Florifts, in the Num- 

 ber and Strength of his Flowers j 

 and he has rais'd great Quantities 

 of Flowers from Sired of his own 

 faving, from amongft which he 

 has obtain'd fome mofl: extraordi- 

 nary fine ones, which he has given 

 Names to. 



The Soil in which thefe Flowers 

 do fucceed befl, is a light, fandy, 

 frefli rich Earth, which may be 

 compos'd after the following man- 

 ner : Take half freih Earth from a 

 Common, or Pafture Land, which 

 is of a fandy Loam \ this fhould 

 not be taken above eight or nine 

 Inches deep at mofli and if you 

 take the Turf or Grecn-fward with 

 it, it will flill be better, provided 

 you have Time to let it rotj to 

 this you fhould add a fourth-part 

 of Sea-Sand, and the other fourth- 

 part of rotten Tanners Bark, or 

 Cow Dung, either of which will 

 do, provided they are well rotted : 

 Mix thefe well together, and cafl 

 it into an Heap, where it may re- 

 main until you ufc it, obferving to 

 turn it over once in three Weeks 

 or a Month. If this Compoft be 

 made two or three Years before it 

 be us'd, it will be much the bet- 



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