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51. Narcissus i Qrientalis, mi- 

 nor, polyanthos, totus ali?us. H. Eyji. 

 LefTcr Oriental Narcijftis, with ma- 

 ny white Flowers upon a Stalk. 



51, Narcissus; JuncifoliHs, ob- 

 longo calice, luteus, major. C. B. P. 

 Single Yellow Jonquil, with a large 

 oblong Cup. 



33. Narcissus j Juncifolms, lu- 

 iem minor. C. B. P. Leller lingle 

 Yellow Jonquil. 



34. Narcissus i Juncifolius, fio- 

 re fleno. Cluf. Cur. Foji. Double 

 Yellow Jonquil. 



35-. Narcissus i Juncifolmst pe- 

 talis angHJliJJimis, calice maxima tu- 

 bam referente. Boerh, bid. Rufh- 

 leaf'd Daffodil, with very narrow 

 Petals, and a large tubulous Cup, 

 commonly call'il, the Hoop-Petti- 

 coat. 



36. Narcissus i JuncifoUus flore 

 falVuliore, calice fiavo. C. B» P. 

 Rufli-leaf'd Daffodil, with a paler 

 Flower, and a yellow Cup. 



There are feveral other Varieties 

 of theie Flowers, which are annu- 

 ally brought over - from Holland 

 and Flanders, where the Gardeners 

 are very induftrious in railing thefe 

 and moft other Bulbous-rooted 

 Flowers from Seeds, whereby they 

 continually procure fome new Va- 

 rieties, which recompences them 

 for their Trouble and Expence. 

 But in England there are very few 

 Perfons who have Patience to pro- 

 pagate any of thefe Flowers that 

 Way, it being commonly five 

 Years before they can expert to 

 fee the Fruits of their Labour : 

 however, after the firft five Years 

 are paft, if there be Seeds Ibwn 

 every Year, there will be annually 

 a SuccelTion of Flowers to fliew 

 thcrafelves,- fb that there will be 

 a continual Expectation, which 

 will take off the Tcdioufncfs which 

 during the hril five Years, might 



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be very troubleibme to fome P-cr- 

 fons j and the annual Produ6lion of 

 new Flowers correfponding to the 

 annual Sowing, it will be as if the 

 Product arofe foon after. 



The not prattifing this Method, 

 has occafion'd our lending Abroad 

 annually t-or great Quantities of 

 Flower-Roots, which have been 

 kept up to a great Price, on ac- 

 count of the great Demand for 

 ''em in England ^ whereas if we 

 were as induftrious to propagate 

 them as our Neighbours, we might 

 foon vie with them, if not out-do 

 'em, in moft Sorts of Flowers ; 

 as may be ealily feen, by the vaft 

 Variety of Carnationsy uiuricula's, 

 Ranuncula'sy 8cc. which are what 

 have been produced from Seeds ia 

 England, and do exceed every thing 

 of thofe Kinds in any Part ot En- 

 rope* 



I lliall therefore firft lay down 

 the Method of propagating thefe 

 Flowers from Seeds 5 and after- 

 wards proceed to the necellary 

 Directions for increafing them from 

 Oft-iets j with the manner of treat* 

 ing the Roots, to produce llrong 

 Flowers. 



You muft be very careful, in la- 

 ving your Seeds, to gather none 

 but from fuch Flowers as have 

 good Properties, and particularly 

 from fuch only as have many 

 Flowers upon a Stalk, that flower 

 tall, and have beautiful Cups to 

 their Flowers; from luch you may 

 cxpccf to have good Flowers pro- 

 duc'd : But if you fbw ordinary 

 Seed, it in only putting your felf 

 to Trouble and Expence to no 

 Purpole ; iince from fuch Seeds 

 there can be no Hopes of procu- 

 ring any valuable Flowers. 



Having provided your felf with 

 good Seeds, you muft procure ei- 

 ther fome fliallcw Caics or flat 



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