THE CULTURE OF PLANTS 



rotten neat's-manure : the finer sorts love a little 

 shade in summer. If in pots or cases, you may trans- 

 port them to such at pleasure. 



Great varieties may be raised from seeds sowen 

 in pots, the soil as aforesaid,mixtwith willow earth 

 in October ; take heed of deep interring bears-ears, 

 sow them as purslain ; set the pots and cases with 

 them at the south side of a wall till Aprile,at which 

 time they spring, and must be now retired a little 

 as is said; transplant in July to flower next spring, 

 and neglect not to earth up such as are apt to work 

 . out of ground, namely bears-ears. 



There are many others, as, 



Noble liverwort, spring gentianella, virgines- 

 bo wrs, etc, and are increased by off-sets in the spring, 

 or by seeds at the same time ; as also columbins, 

 holihocks, cransbill, campions and Constantinople 

 flowers, catch flyes, pinks and sweet-williams, 

 throat- worts and bell-flowers, &c. or daisies, violets, 

 spidder-worts, double marsh mary-gold, may be 

 raised by off-sets, any time when springing. 



Of bulbous and tuberous roots, there are, 



Tulipas of great varieties ; increase them by off- 

 sets when their stalks wither, which is generally 

 about June, July, or August; this is also the season 



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