BULBOUS-ROOTED FLOWERS. yt 



for planting at any particular future occafion, 

 it will be proper to keep them very dole from 

 the air, or lay them in a little very dry fand, 

 or mofs, to preferve their fucculent fle/hy Icales 

 from ihrinking. 



The off-feti of the different forts of bulbous 

 roots, anemoncy and ranunculuf^s. Sec. that 

 feparated from the main roots, when taken 

 up as above foon after flowering, fhould be 

 kept each fort by themfelves, the fmall ones 

 forted from the large, and preferved to plant, 

 for propagating or encreafing the Hock of the 

 refpedive fpecies and varieties ; and the fmall 

 onei planted foon after in beds, in drills long- 

 ways four inches afunder, and two or three 

 inches deep, to have one or tv/o years growth, 

 or till of a proper fize for full flowering ; or 

 the large off-fets that are of proper flrength 

 to flower tolerably ifrong next year, may be 

 kept for planting in Autumn, in aiTembiag* 

 with the other flowering roots, in borders and 

 beds : though the lily ofF-fets, or other fcaly- 

 rooted kinds, are advifeable to be planted 

 foon after feparation from the parent bulbs, 

 as they do not keep fo well out of the ground 

 as the tunicated and folid bulbs. 



But in removal of bulbous roots on any 

 particular occafion after having comm.enced a 

 renewed growth, that as when they are re- 

 ;iioved in that ftate, they will not admit of 

 keeping out of the ground without Ihrinking 

 and exnauiiing in their fubflance and ilren''>-th ; 

 it is not tiierefcre advifeable to dry and houfe 

 ihem for future planting, as pra<Sifed for 



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