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Traly it is very common, efpecial- 

 ly about Florencet where they bring 

 large Bunches of the Flowers in- 

 to the Market and fell them for 

 Flower-Pots, by the Name of Nar- 

 cijfus Bella- Jonna j and is probably 

 one of- the fir ft Sorts of this Flow- 

 er which was brought into Eu- 

 rope. This Plant thrives £0 well 

 in Italy, as to need no other Cul- 

 ture than the common Lily, and 

 although it does not flower until 

 A'dguji, yet it commonly produces 

 good Seeds in that Country, from 

 which they propagate them in 

 great Plenty j but with us they re- 

 quire to be planted in Pots fiil'd 

 with light frefh Earth, and in Winter 

 they muft be Ihelter'd to prevent 

 their Leaves being deftroy'd by 

 the Froft, which if it does not 

 quite kill their Roots, will fo wea- 

 ken them, as that they will not 

 recover Strength to flower in fe- 

 veral .Years after, though you 

 fliould attend them with ever fb 

 much Care. This Plant produces 

 its Flowers in September, and the 

 Green Leaves come up fbon after, 

 and abide all the Winter and Spring 

 until May, at which Time they 

 decay, fbon after which the Roots 

 fhould be tranfplanted, for if they 

 are let ftand till fuJy, they will 

 have fent forth new Fibres, when 

 it will greatly injure the Roots if 

 they are difturb'd. 



The {ccond Sort is lefs common 

 in England than the firft 5 this fel- 

 dom produces more than one 

 Flower upon each Stalk, which is 

 fmaller than thole of the former i 

 but nearly of the fame Figure ; 

 this is alio cultivated as the for- 

 mer, and flowers about the fame 

 Seafbn. 



The third Sort is very common 

 in Barbados, St. Chrijiophers, and 

 the other v/^rm lilands of the 



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Wefl Indies j but at prefent it is ve- 

 ry rare in England: This Sort is 

 much tenderer than either of the 

 former, and will require to be kept 

 in a Hot-bed of Tanner's Bark, in 

 order to produce Flowers. The 

 Roots of this Plant may be very 

 eafily brought from the Weft In- 

 dies^ if they are taken up immedi- 

 ately after their Leaves decay, and 

 fent over in a Box dry, for if they 

 are planted in Tubs of Earth, they 

 generally rot in their Paflage, by 

 receiving too great Quantities of 

 Water. 



The fourth Sort is fuppos'd tcr 

 come originally from Japan, but 

 has been many Years cultivated va 

 the Gardens of Guernsey and fer- 

 fey, in both which Places they 

 feem to thrive as well as if it was 

 their native Country ,• and from 

 thofe Iflands their Roots are feat 

 annually to the Curious in moft: 

 Parts of Europe, and are common- 

 ly call'd Guernfey Lilies ; the Roots 

 of this Plant are generally brought 

 over in July and Augujl, but the 

 fooncr they are taken out of the 

 Ground after their Leaves decay, 

 they are the better: for although 

 the Roots which are taken up 

 when their Flower-ftems begin to 

 appear, will flower, yet their Flow- 

 ers will not be ib large, nor will 

 their Roots be near ib good after, 

 as thoie which were removed be- 

 fore they had fent out frelh Fi- 

 bres. 



When thefe Roots come over 

 they Ihould be planted in Pots fill- 

 ed with frefli, ligiit, fandy Earth, 

 mix'd with a little very rotten 

 Dung, and placed in a warm Situ- 

 ation, obierving now and then to 

 refreih the Eirth with Water i but 

 by no Means let them have too 

 much Wet, which would rot their 

 Roots, especially bef^are they come 



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