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Number of Flowers upon a Stem 

 of any of the Kinds (efpecial'y 

 when the Roots are ftrong, and 

 have remained undiflurb'd two or 

 three Years) v.'hen they will ma- 

 ny tiities hare upward of four- 

 icois Flowers upon a Stem : The 

 Flowers are not lb large, nor ib 

 deep-coiour'd as the Scarlet Mcirta- 

 gon, but rather of a yelloaviih-red 

 Colour, and Ipotted with Black : 

 This flowers commonly the latter 

 End of M^^y■, or the Beginning of 

 yunc. 



The Roots of this Plant are ten- 

 der, and will not endure to be of- 

 ten traniplanted, for that will de- 

 ftroy them : The beff Scaibn to 

 remove them, is loon after their 

 Stems decay 5 when they fhould 

 never be kept long out of the 

 Ground, but planted again aflbon 

 as polTible. Thefe require a frefh, 

 light, fandy Soil, but will by no 

 Means thrive in a rich, moift: 

 Soil, which will caufe "em to ror j 

 and they muft have an open Ex- 

 pofure, for if they are over-hung 

 by Trees, they will not thrive. 

 This ib.ould alio be planted as deep 

 in the Ground as the Canada Mar- 

 tagon, for the fame Rcalon as was 

 before O-fervVl on that. 



The Scarlet Martagorij with m.a- 

 nv F owers, is m iome curious 

 Gar ens very common, it being a 

 very hardy Plant in refpetl to 

 Cold, which it endures very well, 

 and IS caliiy propagated from Off- 

 ices, as the other Sorts, but muft 

 have a warm, light, dry Soil, 

 which Ihould not be dung'd, nor 

 overlhadow'd with Trees, either 

 of which will cauie the Roots to 

 decay. This is a very beautiful 

 Flower, and very proper to adorn 

 the Borders of large Flower-Gar- 

 dens. li produces its Flowers in 

 July, after m.oii of the other Sorts, 



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which are of a deep-fcarlet ColoiiTy 

 growing many upon a Stalk. 



The other Scarlet Martagon is 

 alfo common in fome Gardens, but 

 is not fo much valued as the laft j 

 the Flowers are not fo deep co- 

 lour'd, and it feldom has more 

 than lix or eight upon a Stem. 

 This flowers much about the fame 

 Time as the former, and requires 

 the fame Soil and Culture. 



The Tellow Martagon of Conftan- 

 tinople is very rare in England at 

 preient, and only to be found in 

 the Gardens of fome curious Col- 

 lectors of thefe Beauties : This re- 

 quires much the fame Culture as 

 the two laft-mention'd, but mufl: 

 not be often remov'd, which will 

 not only weaken the Root, but 

 alio prevent its flowering. When 

 the Roots of this Kind have been 

 (landing three Years upon a good 

 frefh dry Soil, I have obferv'd a- 

 bove forty Flowers upon a Stem, 

 which have made a very beautihil 

 Appearance. This flowers about 

 the fame Seafon as the former. 



The firip\i Orange Lily is a very 

 beautiful Plant, and was a few 

 Years fmce fold at a very great Price, 

 but of late it hath been more com- 

 mon, as being eaiily propagated by 

 Off-fets ; fo that when it is once 

 obtain'd, it may be foon increas'd 

 to what Number you pleafe, pro- 

 vided you plant it in a dry Soil, 

 and a warm Situation. This beau- 

 tiful Plant was, fome Years iince, 

 accidentally produc'd from Seeds of 

 the common Orange Lily, which 

 were fhed upon a Border, where 

 they were fuffer'd to grow, until 

 this Plants appeared with its fine 

 variegated Leaves j which the 

 Owner, upon Difcovery, raark'd, 

 and, at a proper Seafon, remov'd 

 into a better Situation, where it 

 throve and increas'd fo well, as ia 



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