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thereon pretty thick, obferving to 

 Scatter them as equally as poffible; 

 then cover them over about half 

 an Inch thick with the fame light, 

 frefh Earth, and place the Boxes or 

 Pans where they may have the 

 Morning Surt till eleven of the 

 Clock, and if the Seafon fliould 

 prove very dry, they mull be now 

 and then refrefli'd with Water. 



In this Situation they may re- 

 main until the Middle of oiiober, 

 when they fhould be remov'd into 

 a more open Pofition, where they 

 may have the full Sun moft part of 

 the Day ; in which Place they mufi: 

 abide all the Winter, obferving to 

 keep them clear from Weeds and 

 Mols, which at this Seafon is Very 

 apt to fpread over the Surface of 

 the Earth, in Pots, when they are 

 cXpos'd to the open Air. 



In the Spring the Plants will ap- 

 pear above-ground, when, if the 

 Seafon is dry, they mufb be now 

 and then refrefh'd wirh Water, 

 and condantly kept clear from 

 Weeds 5 and as the Seafon advances, 

 and the Weather becomes Warm, 

 they fhould be again remov'd into 

 their former fhady Situation, where 

 they may enjoy the Morning Sun 

 only. When the Plants begin to 

 decay (which will be in June) 

 they mufl be clear'd from Weeds 

 and dead Leaves, and fbme frefh 

 Earth lifted over them about half 

 an Inch thick, flill fafPering them 

 to abide in the fime Situation all 

 the Summer Seafon j during which 

 time they will require no farther 

 Care, but to keep them clear from 

 Weeds until the Beginning of Octo- 

 ber ^ when they mud be again re- 

 mov'd into the Sun, and the Sur- 

 face of the Earth lightly taken off, 

 and fome frelh Earth fifted over 

 them. 



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In this Place they mufi remain 

 all the Winter, as before ; and irl 

 the Spring they mufi: be trcarcd as 

 was directed for the former Year. 



When the Leaves are dccay'd, 

 the Bulbs fliould be carefully taken 

 up (which may be befl done by 

 lifting the Earth through a fine 

 Sieve) and a Bed or two of good, 

 light, frefh Earth fliould be pre- 

 par'd, into which the Bulbs muft 

 be planted, at about three Inches 

 afunder each Way, and three In- 

 ches deep. Thefe Beds mufi: be 

 coufl:antly kept clean from Weeds 

 and Mofs, and in the Spring, juffc 

 before the Plants come up, the 

 Surface of the Beds fhould be flirr'd, 

 and fome frefli Earth fifted over 

 them about half an Inch thick, 

 which will greatly flrengthen the 

 Roots. 



During the Spring and Summer 

 they mull: be conilaatly weeded, 

 and at Michaelmas the Earth fliould 

 be again ftirr'd, and fome frelL 

 lifted over the Beds af^ain as before, 

 obferving in Winter and Spring 

 flill to keep the Beds clean, which 

 is the whole Management they 

 will require, and in June follow^ 

 ing the greatefi: Part of the Roots 

 will flower J at which time you 

 fhould carefully look over them, 

 and put down a Stick by all thofe 

 whofe Flowers are beautiful, to 

 mark 'em 5 and fo fbon as theii' 

 Leaves are decay'd, thefe Roots 

 may be taken up to plant in the Flow- 

 er-Garden amongfi: other choice 

 Sorts. 



But the Nurfery-beds fl)ould flill 

 remain, obferving to keep them 

 clear from Weeds, as aUb to fife 

 frefh Earth over them, as was be- 

 fore diredied j and the following 

 Seafon, the remaining Part of the 

 Roots which did noi liowcr the 



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