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ftlore common than at prefent, as 

 Were leveral other Sorts of Lilies : 

 It is equally as hardy as the com- 

 mon Sort, and doth increaie much 

 fafter j for upon the Flower-ftems, 

 between the Wings of the Leaves 

 and the Stalk, are produc'd fmall 

 Bulbs; which when taken off, and 

 planted, do become ftrong Roo^s 

 in two Years, fo that it may be 

 render'd very plentiful in a Ihort 

 Time, were People to plant all 

 their Increaie. This requires the 

 fame Soil and Culture as the O- 

 range Lily j as doth alio the Dwarf 

 Red Lilyt which is nearly allied to 

 this. They will grow under Trees, 

 which renders them proper to 

 plant in Avenues ; where, v/hen 

 intermix'd amongfl other hardy 

 Flowers of the fame Growth, they 

 will make a beautiful Appearance, 

 and are very ufeful to furnifli Ba- 

 fbns and Flower-Pots for Halls, 

 Chimnies, ^c. during the Seafon 

 of Flowering. 



The Imperial Martagon is very 

 common in mofi: old Gardens in 

 England. This is equally as hardy 

 as the common Lily, and requires 

 no other Culture : The Flowers are 

 produc'd at the latter End of May, 

 and do make a very handfbme Fi- 

 gure in the Middle of large Bor- 

 ders in a Flower-Garden, but the 

 Scent is too ftrong to be born by 

 many People, for which Reafon 

 they fhould never be plac'd in Ba- 

 fbns of Flowers in a Room, nor 

 be planted too near the Houfe. 



The H^hite, and the White-fpotted 

 Martagons, do flower about the 

 Middle of June, or fbmetimcs la- 

 ter : Thefc produce a greater Num- 

 ber of Flowers upon a Stalk than 

 the tormcr, but the Flowers are 

 feldom {^o large, and commonly 

 grow more fparfedly on the Stalks, 

 Thefe have ^ ftrong Scent, but 



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not quite lb difagreeable as the for* 

 mer. The Roots ot thefe Plants 

 fhould be tranfplanted /bon after 

 their Stems decay ; for if they are 

 taken up late in the Autumn, they 

 feldom produce their Flowers ftrong 

 the fuccceding Summer. Thefe re- 

 quire a frelh, light Soil, and an 

 open Situation j if they arc fufier'd 

 to remain three Years undifturb'd, 

 they will make a good Increall*, 

 and produce ftrong Flowers. 



The Double Mart agon requires 

 the fame Soil and Culture with 

 the two laft: This produces a large 

 Quantity of fair double Flowers 

 upon each Stem, which renders it 

 very valuable: The Flowers do 

 commonly appear the Beginning 

 ot July, or fbmewhat later. 



The Spotted Canada Martagoriy 

 is much tenderer than any of the 

 former. The Roots of this Sort 

 fhould be planted in a warm Bor- 

 der, where they may be protedled 

 from levere hard Frofts, by cover- 

 ing tlie Surface of the Ground 

 with Peas-haulm, e^c. Ic mull: al- 

 fo have a frefli, light, dry Soil, 

 and fliould be planted at Icaft fis 

 Inches deep; for when the Pvoots 

 lie near the Surface, th-y are often 

 injur'd by Frofts in Winter. 



This Plant was originally brought 

 from Canada by the Trench, fVoni 

 whom we were fir ft fuppiy'ti with 

 it , tut fince we have received ma^ 

 ny Roots of it from Virginia^ 

 where it alfo grows in great Plcn-' 

 ty in the Woods. The Flowers 

 of this Kind are almoft as large as 

 thofe of the Orange Lily, but are 

 mare reflex'd, and ot a fine yel- 

 low Colour, fpotted with Black : 

 This tiowers in July. 



The Ked Martagon cf Vom^pnyy 



is one of the moft beautiful Sorts 



of all the Martagons which I liave 



yet feen, and produces the grcateft 



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