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the Time of tranfplanting them, 

 which muft be managed as hath 

 been directed for the old Roots. 

 The Flowers ot this Plant are pro- 

 duc'd in Augtift and September j 

 but it fcldom perfe<£ts Seeds in 

 England. 



HYACYNTHUS; Tuberofus. 

 The Chardciers are i 



It hath a tuberofe Rooty the Stalk 

 h ereciy and furrounded rvith a leafy 

 Covering, by Intervals ; the Flowers 

 are large, and of a Lily-Jljape, being 

 pjuch longer and larger than thofc 

 of the Bulbous Hyacinths. 

 The Species are 5 



I. HiTACiNTHUS ; Indicus, tube- 

 rofus, Jlore Hyacinth! Orientalis. C. 

 B. P. The Indian Tuberofe-rooted 

 Hyacinthy commonly called the 

 Tuberofe. 



1. Hyacinthus ; Indicus, tube- 

 rojus, jlore ^leno, Boerh. Ind. alt. 

 The Indian Tuberofe-rooted Hya- 

 cinth, with a double Flower, com- 

 monly call'd the Double Tuberofe. 



The firft of thefe Plants is very 

 (Common in moft Parts of Europe i 

 the Roots of this Sort are generally 

 brought from Genoa in great Plenty 

 every Spring, by the Peribns that 

 bring over Orange-Trees for Sale. 

 But the fecond Sort is very rare, 

 and till of late only in the Gardens 

 of Monf. de la Court near Ley den in 

 HolUad,vjho obtafn'd it from Seeds 

 of the Single Kind feme Years fince; 

 this Plant he kept as a great Curio- 

 flty in his Garden, till he had ob- 

 tai'n'd vafl: Quantities of them, and 

 deftroy'd many of them rather than 

 difpofc of them to other Perfons; 

 but lately he hath altered his Mind, 

 and diftributed them to feveral cu- 

 rious Gentlemen in England. 



Thefe Plants are propagated by 

 Otf-fcts taken from the old Roots, 

 which fend them forth in great 

 Plenty j but as they require to be 



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fhclter'd from the Cold of oiip 

 Winters, fo this Method is feldom 

 praftis'd in England, becaufe we 

 can be furnifh'd with frefli ftrong 

 Roots annually from Abroad, at a 

 very cheap Rate : I fiiall therefore 

 proceed to the Culture of thoic 

 Roots which are brought over. 



The Roots of this Plant gene- 

 rally arrive here in February, which 

 is full early enough to plant them 

 for the firft Seafon : but in order to 

 continue a SuccelTion of their Flow- 

 ers, they fliould be planted at three 

 different Times. The firft, at the 

 Latter-end of February, or the Be- 

 ginning oi March ; thefe will flower 

 at the Latter-end of May, or Be- 

 ginning oijune. The fecond ftiould 

 be planted the Beginning of April -^ 

 thefe will flower in July. The 

 third fliould be planted in the Be- 

 ginning of May, which will flower 

 in Augufi or September, and fbme 

 of them will continue till October. 

 By which Method we may con- 

 tinue this fragrant Flower for four 

 or five Months in Beauty. 



When you are provided with 

 the Roots, you muft prepare a 

 moderate Hot-bed, upon which 

 fliould be plac'd a Parcel of fmall 

 Flower- Pots, fill'd with frefh, light, 

 rich Earth; then having taken off 

 the Filth and decay 'd Leaves and 

 Fibres of the Roots, as alfo the 

 OfF-fets, (which, if permitted to 

 remain upon the flowering Roots, 

 will cxhauft much of their Nourifli- 

 menr, and caufe 'em to blow very 

 weak) you muft plant the Roots 

 one into each feparate Pot, obferving 

 that the Bud or Upper-part of the 

 Root is but juft cover'd with the 

 Earth : for if they are bury'd too 

 deep, they will fbmetimes mif- 

 carry. 



Thefe fliould have but little Wa- 

 ter until they appear above-ground, 



but 



