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Fans made on purpofe for the rai- 

 iing of Seedlings, which fhould 

 have Holes in their Bottoms to let 

 the Moifture pafs off 5 thefe muft 

 "be fiU'd with frefli light fandy 

 Earth about the Beginning of uiu- 

 gujl (this being the beft Seafon for 

 fbwing the Seeds of moll: Bulbous- 

 rooted Flowers) which mull be le- 

 vell'd very evenj then fow the 

 Seeds thereon pretty thick, cover- 

 ing 'em over with tine fifted light 

 Earth about halt an Inch thick, 

 and place the Cafes or Pans in a 

 Situation where they may have on- 

 ly the Morning Sun 'till about Ten 

 o'clock, where they fhould remain 

 until the Beginning of Ociober, 

 ivhen they muii be removed into 

 a warmer Situation, placing 'em 

 rapon Bricks, that the Ais may 

 freely pafs under the Cafes, which 

 will preferve them from being too 

 moift. 



They fliould alio be expos'd to 

 the full Sun, but fcrcen'd from the 

 cold North and Zaji Winds, where 

 they may remain until the Begin- 

 tiing ot ^prily by which time the 

 Plants will be up, when you muft 

 <:arcfu!ly clear 'cm fom Weeds 5 

 and if the Seafon ihould prove dry, 

 -they muft be frequently water 'd : 

 The Cafes fliould alfo now be rc- 

 rnov'd into their former ihady Po- 

 iition i for the Heat of the Noon- 

 day Sun will be too great for the 

 joung Plants. 



The latter-end of J^me, when 

 •the Leaves of the Plants arc de- 

 cayed, you fhould take off the up- 

 per Surface of the Earth in the Ca- 

 Ic-s (which by that time will have 

 contracted a MolTmefs, and, if fut- 

 ^er'd to remain, vviil greatly injure 

 the young Roots) obierving not to 

 take it ib deep as to touch the 

 Roous j then fiit foir.e frefn light 

 Earth over the Surface about hail- 



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an Inch thick, which will greatly 

 ftrengthen the Roots: The fame 

 fhould alio be repeated in Ocio&er, 

 when the Cafes are mov'd into 

 the Sun. 



During the Summer-feafbn, if 

 the Weather fhould prove very 

 wet, and the Earth in the Cafes 

 appear very moift, you muft re- 

 move 'em into the Sun 'till the 

 Earth be dry again ; for if the 

 Roots receive much Wet during 

 the time they are unadlive, it very 

 often rots them -, thererore you 

 muft never give 'em any Water 

 after their Leaves are decay'd, but 

 only place 'em in the Shade (as 

 was before diredted.) 



Thus you fhould manage them 

 the two firft Seafbns, 'till their 

 Leaves are decay'd the fecond Sum- 

 mer after fowing, when you fliould 

 carefully take up x\\c Roots j which 

 may be done by lifting the Earth 

 in the Cafes with a fine Sieve, 

 whereby the Roots will be eafily 

 feparated from the Earth j then ha- 

 ving prepared a Bed or two of 

 good frefli light Earth, in propor- 

 tion to the Quantity of your Roots, 

 you fhould plant 'em therein at a- 

 bout three Inches Diftance every 

 Way, and about three Inches dee^ 

 in the Ground. 



Thefe Beds fliould be rais'd a- 

 bove the Level of the Ground, is 

 proportion to the Moifture of the 

 Soil, which, if dry, three Inches 

 will be enough i but if it be wet, 

 they muft be rais'd fix or eight In- 

 ches high, and laid a little round- 

 ing to ft.oot off the Wet. 



If thefe Beds are made in ^fdy^ 

 which is the beft time to trani- 

 plant the Roots, the Weeds will 

 ibon after appear very thick ; there- 

 fore you fr.culd gently hoe the 

 Surface of the Ground, ro deftroy 

 'em 3 being very careful not to cut 



