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kft, but does not multiply quite fo 

 faft, nor do the Flowers appear fo 

 foon in the Spring, but they arc of 

 longer Duration. 



The Great Sn&w-drop is pretty 

 rare in England, and only to be 

 found in feme curious Gardens. 

 This produces much larger Flow- 

 ers than the common Sort, and ge- 

 nerally rifes eight or ten Inches 

 high. It flowers toward the lat- 

 ter-end of February or the Begin- 

 ning of March, and continues a 

 long time in Beauty. This is alio 

 propagated by Off-fets as the for- 

 mer, but does not increafe very 

 fail : It requires a middling Soil 

 which is frefh, but fekiom thrives 

 well in very rich Ground, and 

 .fhould be planted to an Ea[l or 

 SoHth-EaJl Afpedt, where it may 

 have the Morning-Sun j in which 

 Situation it will thrive better than 

 if expos'd to a greater Heat. 



The talleft Snero-dro^ is a very 

 hardy Plant, and increales pretty 

 faft by Off-fets, £o that it is much 

 commoner than the lad. This 

 •fiowers in Afril and May, and ge- 

 nerally rifes two Feet high. The 

 •Bulbs of this Kind are very large, 

 and do greatly refemble thofe of 

 the Narciffiis, and the Leaves are 

 very broad, but the Flowers are 

 fmall, and leldom more than two 

 or three produc'd upon each Stalk. 

 -Theie make a pretty Variety when 

 intermix'd with other bulbous root- 

 ed Flowers. 



Ail thefe Sorts may be tranfplant- 

 ed when their Leaves are decay'd, 

 before they ftrike out frefh Fibres, 

 after which it will be too late to 

 remove them : Their Roots may 

 be kept out of the Ground two 

 or three Months, if preferv'd in a 

 dry Place, and may be planted in 

 aim oft any Soil, but they thrive 

 belt in a frefh light faiidy Earth. 



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NARCISSUS i The Daffodil. 

 The Chara^ers are; 



It bath a Lily Flower, conjifiing 

 of one Leaf, which is Bell-Jhafdt 

 and cut into fix Segments, which in- 

 circle its Middle like a Crown; but 

 the Empalement, which commonly 

 rifes out of a membranous Vagina, 

 turns to an oblong or roundifJj Fruit, 

 which is triangular j and gapes m 

 three Farts, is divided into three 

 Cells, and full of roundijh Seeds. 

 The Species arej 



1. Narcissus,," fylvefiris, palli- 

 dus, calyce lutec. C. B. P. Wild 

 Englifh Daffodil. 



2. Narcissus J medio-luteus, vuU 

 garis. Fark. Common Pale Daffo- 

 dil, or Prim role Peerlefs. 



3. Narcissus 5 major, totus, lu- 

 te us, calice prdongo, C, B. F. Great 

 Yellow Spanifh Daffodil, with a 

 long Cup. 



4. Narcissus ; latifolius, omnium 

 maximus, amplo calice, fiavo, fve 

 Nonpareille. Fark. Far, The Great 

 Nonpareil or Nonfuch Daffodil. 



5*. Narcissus 5 parvus, totus lu» 

 teas. C. B, P. Small Yellow Spa- 

 nilli Daffodil. 



6. Narcissus i luteus, forum pe^ 

 talis reflexis. C. B. P. Yellow Daf- 

 fodil, with the Leaves of its Flow- 

 ers turning back. 



7. Narcissus i multiplex, totus 

 favus. C. B. F. Common Yellow 



Daffodil, with a double Flower. 



8. Narcissus ; incomparabilis, fo- 

 re plerso, partim fiavo, parti m cro^ 

 c£c, 11. R. Far. The incomparable 

 Double Daftodil, with the Flower- 

 leaves partly yellow, and partly of 

 a SiiTron Colour. 



9 . N/t RCissus i .latifolius, flore pie*- 

 nifjlmo, petalis majoribus eandldis, 

 77i!noribus aureis interpolates. B/yfirh^ 

 Jnd. Nonfuch Daffodil, with a ve- 

 ry double Flower, whole larger 

 L'-aves are white, but I he leiler 



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