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ib deep as to touch any of the 

 Roots ; and this fhould be repeated 

 as often as may be found neceiTary 

 by the Growth of the Weeds, ob- 

 ferving always to do it in dry 

 Weather, that they may be effedlu- 

 ally deftroy'd : And toward the lat- 

 ter-end of Ociober, after having in- 

 tirely clear'd the Beds from Weeds, 

 you fhould fitt a little rich light 

 Earth over them about an Inch 

 thick, the Goodnefs of which will 

 be wafh'd down to the Roots by the 

 Winter's Rain, which will greatly 

 encourage their Shooting in the 

 Spring. 



If the Cold fhould be very fe- 

 vere in Winter, you fhould cover 

 the Beds with Peafe-haulm, or fbme 

 fuch light Covering, to prevent 

 the Froft from penetrating the 

 Ground to the Roots, which might 

 greatly injure them while they are 

 lb young. 



In the Spring, when the Plants 

 begin to appear above-ground, you 

 muft gently flir the Surface of 

 the Ground, clearing it from Weeds, 

 f^c. in doing of which, you fliould 

 be very careful not to injure the 

 Plants: And if the Seafon Ihould 

 prove dry, you fhould now-and- 

 then gently refrcfh 'em with Wa- 

 ter, which will ftrcngthen the 

 Roots. 



When their Leaves are dccay'd, 

 you Ihoald clear the Beds from 

 Weeds, and lift a little Earth over 

 'em (as was before dircftcd j) which 

 mull: alio be repeated in O^oifer, in 

 like manner ; and fo every Year 

 continu'd 'till the Roots flower, 

 when you fhould mark all fuch as 

 promilc well, which fhould be ta- 

 ken up as foon as their Leaves de- 

 pay, and planted at a greater Di- 

 stance in new-prcpaied Beds: But 

 thofe which dp not fiower, or 

 jtfeofe you do not grcitly eilecm. 



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fliould be permitted to remain in 

 the fame Bed j therefore, in taking 

 up thofe Roots which you mark'd, 

 you muft be careful not to difturb 

 the Roots of thofe left, and alfb 

 to level the Earth again, and fife 

 fome frefh Earth over the Beds 

 (as before) to encourage the Roots j 

 for it often happens, in the Seed- 

 Hngs of thefe Flowers, that at 

 their firll time of Blowing, their 

 Flowers do feidom appear half fb 

 beautiful as they do the fecond or 

 third Year ; for which Reafbn none 

 of them fhould be rejected until 

 they have flower'd two or three 

 times, that fb you may be aflured 

 of their Worth. 



Thus having laid down Diredti- 

 ons for the Sowing and Managing 

 thefe Roots, until they are flrong 

 enough to flower j I Ihall proceed 

 to give fome Infhudf ions for Plant- 

 ing and Managing the Roots after- 

 terwards, fo as to caufe 'em to 

 produce large fair Flowers. 



All the Sorts of Narcijfus which 

 produce many Flowers upon a 

 Stalk, fhould have a Situation de- 

 fended from Winds, otherwife 

 theyll be fubjed to be broke down 

 when in Flower i for notwith- 

 flanding their Stalks are generally 

 pretty flrong, yet the Number of 

 Flowers upon each, renders their 

 Heads weighty, cfpecially after 

 Rain, which lodges in the Flow- 

 ers, and, if fucceeded by flrong 

 Winds, very often deftroys their 

 Beauty, if they arc expos'd thereto; 

 fo that a Border under a Hedge, 

 which is open to the South-Eaft, 

 is preferable to any other Pofition 

 for thefe Flowers. 



The Morning Sun rifing upon 

 them Will dry off the Moiflure 

 which had lodged upon them the 

 preceding Night, and caufe 'em to 

 expand fairer than y/Jicn they arc 



planted 



