12^: PERENNIAL FLOWERS. 



fupply, or new varieties ; for as njoft of the 

 perennials may be propagated expeditioufly 

 and plentifully by one or other of the above- 

 mentioned other methods, and many of the 

 plants fo raifed, if in Spring, will oftea 

 flower the fame year, and always flower the 

 lime in every particular as the parent plant, 

 without much variation, and therefore are 

 alfo tke only certain methods to propagate the 

 varieties with double flowers, and thofe of 

 particular colours, ilripes and variegations, 

 and other peculiar properties, as alfo the 

 llriped-leaved varieties, fince all thofe propa- 

 gated byoif-fets, flips, parting roots^ cuttings, 

 layers, pipings, before intimated, always re- 

 tain their particular properties ; whereas, 

 when thofe that fport in varieties are raifed 

 from feed, they rarely come the fame again, 

 but commonly vary exceedingly in their 

 flowers, inafmuch that, although the feed is 

 faved from the fineil flowers^ as for inftance, 

 of carnations, auriculas, polyanthufes, ane- 

 mones. Sec. all which being very prolific in. 

 numerous varieties, it is probab'e but few or 

 none of the plants raifed therefrom would 

 produce flowers like the original, but prove 

 fportive in many different varieties, and in 

 which, when any new flowers of eligible pro- 

 perties are difcovered, they are propagated 

 and encreafed by layers, ofF-fets, parting 

 roots, &c. thereby always fure to retain their 

 peculiarities. Therefore, having thus far ob- 

 fcrved relative to the feverai ways of propa- 

 gation. 



