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But when a Perfon has got a 

 large Number of thefe , Roots, it 

 will be troublefbme to prefer ve 

 them in Pots, therefore you fhould 

 prepare a Bed of the following 

 Earth, in fome well-lhelter'd Part 

 of the Garden, viz. Take a third 

 Part of frefh Virgin Earth upon a 

 Pafture Ground, which is light, 

 then put near an equal Part ot Sea 

 Sand, to which you Ihould add 

 rotten Dung and lifted Limc-rub- 

 bifli of each an equal Quantity: 

 With this Earth (when well mix'd 

 and incorporated) you fliould make 

 your Bed about a Foot thick, rai- 

 ling it about four or live Inches a- 

 bove the Surface of the Ground, 

 if the Situation be dry ; but if the 

 Ground be w^et, you (hould raile 

 it eight or nine Inches higher. In 

 this Bed about the Beginning of 

 yuly (as was before direfted) you 

 fhould pknt the Roots about fix 

 Inches afunder each Way, and in 

 the Winter, when the Froft begins, 

 you fliould either cover the Bed 

 with a Frame, or arch it over and 

 cover it with Mats and Straw, to 

 prevent their Leaves from being 

 pinch'd with Cold ; but in the 

 Summer the Covering may be in- 

 tirely removed, and the Bed kept 

 conftantly clear from Weeds, ob- 

 ferving to ftir the Surface of the 

 Earth now and then, and every 

 Year when the Leaves are decay'd, 

 you fhould lift a little frefli Earth over 

 the Beds, to encourage the Roots. 

 In this Bed the Roots may remain 

 until they are ftrong enough to 

 produce Flowers, when they may 

 be taken up and planted into Pots 

 as was before directed, or fuffcred 

 to remain in the fame Bed to 

 flower. 



The Roots of thefe Plants do 

 not flower again the fucceeding 

 Year (j^s in manv other Sorts of 



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Bulbs) but if their Bulbs contain 

 two Buds in their Center, as is often 

 the Cafe, they very frequently flow- 

 er twice within the Compafsof three 

 Years, after which the fame indi- 

 vidual Root does not flower again j 

 but only the Off-lets from it. 



The fifth Sort is at prefent very 

 rare in EngUnd, and only to be 

 found in iome very curious Gar- 

 dens j this is much tenderer than 

 the laft, and requires to be mana- 

 ged as was directed for the third 

 Sort, with which Management it 

 v/ill thrive exceeding well, but 

 you muft obferve never to give 

 theie Roots much Water, after 

 their Leaves are decay'd (which is 

 fbon after Chrijlmas) until they 

 fhoot out again in Afril, for Moi- 

 Ifure at that Sealbn, while they 

 are in an unadive State, is very 

 fubjcd to rot them: This Plant 

 produces its Flowers commonly in 

 March, and the green Leaves ap- 

 pear foon after. 



The fixth Sort is alio tender, 

 and requires to be kept in a warm 

 Stove in Winter •■, but in the Sum- 

 mer-feafon it will bear to be ex- 

 posed to the open Air, in warm, 

 dry Weather 5 this Sort fhould be 

 treated in the fame Manner as the 

 laft, with this Difference only, viz,, 

 that it may be preferved without 

 being plung'd in Tanners Bark : 

 This Plant produces its Flowers 

 nearly about the fame Time with 

 the laft; but the Flowers of this 

 are much more beautiful. 



The feventh Sort was brought 

 from Forfngal, where they are in 

 great Plenty, and is by the Inhabi- 

 tants call'd Bella-donna ; but this is 

 a very dilferent Plant from that 

 which the Italians call by that 

 Name, the Flowers of this Kind 

 being larger and paler colour'd 

 than chofe of the Italja'i Sort, and 



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