€6 Bulbous-rooted flowers. 



flower in the apartments or windows of a 

 dwellln^^-houfe, or in court-yards, balconies, 

 ^'C. where there is no garden ; fuch as cro« 

 cufes hyacinths, dwarf tulips, polyanthos- 

 narcilTas, common narcifTus, jonquils, bulb- 

 ous iris, "dwarf iris, ranuculufes, anemones. 

 Sec. as alfo to plant in pots, to introduce in a 

 liot-houfe or green-houfe, or in hot-beds in 

 winter, for early flowering. 



As to culture after planting, 'the principal 

 care is when the plants are come up, to keep 

 them clear from weeds during their growth 

 and while they are in flower j and if any tall 

 forts are top-heavy, fupport them y/ith hand- 

 fome flrait flicks, one to each plant, and tie 

 the flcms thereto in a neat manner. 



Or to thofe planted in beds, of the more 

 curious hyacinths and tulips. Sec. occafional 

 ,protedion in fevere frofts, fnow, and other bad 

 v/eather, in Winter and early in Spring, will 

 be of advantage ; as alfo when they are in full 

 jPiOwer, if they are Ihaded with mats from the 

 fun in the heat of the day, and from heavy 

 rains, it will preferve them longer in beauty : 

 and for which protet^ions, the beds may be 

 arched over with hoops or rods, low for the 

 the Winter protedion, but when in flower, 

 the arching fhould be three or four feet high 

 or more ; and have large garden mats tq 

 fpread over, as occafion requires. 



All the ions will flower the enfuing Spring, 

 Summer, and Autumc^, after planting. Some 



'11 begin flowering early in the Spring, Ja- 



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