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cire rejlex'd-., the Ovary becomes a, 

 triangular Fruit, divided into three 

 Cells, which are full of round Seeds. 

 The Species are 5 



I. MuscARij arvenfe,juncifolium, 

 minus, cczruleum. Tourn. Common 

 leiTer blue Grape-flower, or Muf- 

 cary. 



z. Muse ART y arvenfe,jimcifolium, 

 exaibidum, minus. Tourn. LelTer 

 whitifh Grape-flower, or Mufcary. 



3. MuscARi; obfoletiore Jlore, ex 

 purpura 'vire?ue. Cluf Musk Hya- 

 cinth or Grape-flower, of a worn- 

 out purple-grecnifli Colour. 



4. MusCARi } coeruleum, m/.tjus. 

 Tourn.' Greater blue Mufcary or 

 Grapc'flower. 



5". MuscARi ', arvenfe, latifolium, 

 pirpurafcens . Tourn. Broad-leav'd 

 Mufcary or Grape-flower, with a 

 puvphfh Flower. 



6. MuscARi ; pann'icula comofa, 

 purpuro-violaced. Eoerh. Ind. The 

 feather'd Hyacinth 5 vulgo. 



There are fome other Varieties of 

 this Plant which are preierv'd in 

 the curious Flower-Gardens in Hol- 

 land and Flanders, but thofe here 

 mention 'd are what I have obferv'd 

 in the Englijh Gardens. 



The hi ft Sort is very common 

 in moft old Gardens, where, by its 

 plentiful Increafe, it is become lb 

 troublefome as to render it little 

 efteem'd j for when once thele Roots 

 ha'/e taken PoflelTion of a Garden, 

 they are fcarcely ever eradicated 

 afterward 5 the fmalleft Off-fets 

 growing, although they are buried 

 a Foot under the Surface of the 

 Ground. This produces its Flow- 

 ers in April and May^ and if per- 

 mitted to remain, will produce ripe 

 Seeds in fune. 



The fecond Sort is lefs common 

 than the firft, and is preferved by 

 fuch who are curious in Flowers, 

 though it is a Plant of no great 



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Beauty -y this is propagated by Off- 

 iets, as the common Hyacinth, and 

 will thrive in almoft any Soil or 

 Situation, but beft in that which is 

 warm and dry. 



The third Sort is a very defpicable 

 Flower, to Appearance, but is chiefly 

 preferv'd for its uncommon Sweet- 

 nefs } this is alfo increas'd as the 

 former, and produces its Flowers 

 much about the fame Sealbn. 



The fourth, fifth, and iixth Sorts 

 are alfo preferved in curious Gar- 

 dens for Variety, but neither of 

 theie have much Swectnefs in their 

 Flowei'Sj thefe are alio propagated 

 by Ofl-iets as the former, but pro- 

 duce their Flowers later in the 

 Sealbn. 



The proper Seafon for taking up 

 the Roots of thefe Flowers is in 

 fune, when their Leaves are de- 

 cayed j at which Time they fliould 

 be fpread upon Mats, in a dry Place, 

 for a Fortnight, until their Bulbs 

 be dry'd, when they may be laid 

 up, each Sort by itlelf, until the 

 Beginning of October, which is the 

 Seaibn for Planting moft of thele 

 bulbous-rooted Flowers j and the 

 various Sorts of thefe may then be 

 intermix'd amongft other Flowers 

 of the fame Growth, where, in the 

 Seafon of their Flowering, they 

 afford an agreeable Variety. Thele 

 Roots fhould never be permitted to 

 remain longer than two Years un- 

 removed, for they multiply fo faft, 

 that the Number of their- OfF-fets 

 would greatly weaken the blowing 

 Roots, and caulc their Flowers to 

 be very fmall j and the firft Sort, 

 which increales £0 plentifully, would 

 fill the Borders with Ofl-fcts, fo as 

 not to be clear'd out again. 



MUSCUS} Mofs. 



Thefe, though formerly fuppos'd 

 to be only Excrefcences produced 

 from the Earth, Trees, ^c. yet arc 



