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‘The Fraxinella’s are in flower about the end of Pune, and conti- 
nue moft of Fuly , the feed isready to gather about the end of Au- 
guft, which will (by the fpringing ‘of the Pods) be all loft, unlefs 
care be taken to preventit, This isa hardy Plant, and will endure 
many years without removing, and yield many new Plants; which 
in the beginning of March may be taken from the old root: they are 
alfo raifed from feeds fowed in rich earth as foon as the frofts are paft 
in February, from whence varieties may be raifed, efpecially from 
thofe of the deep red, the white, and the Afh colour, “a | 
- The Cifkus is raifed from feeds, and the Plants houfed in Winter, 
for they will not endure the cold air, 
CHAP, vil. 
Aving now done with all fuch Greens, Flower-bear- 
ing Trees, Shrubs, and woody Plants, that are of 
moft beauty and efteem, we will proceed to Flow- 
ers, beginning with thofe vulgarly called French 
alec Ee oe Flowers, which are fuch as have either Scaly, Bul- 
ROTO Fou, Gramous, ot Tuberous roots, from whence 
a" the Leaves; Stalks, and Flowers do yearly (pring, 
moft of them dying even to the very roots fhortly after their flower- 
ing: and firft of Zelies and their kinds, whereof there are many di- 
vérfities, the Martagons being of the fame family, out of all which 
T fhall cull che beft, and purpofely omit the reft as Vulgars, not wor- 
thy entertainment: the Crow” Imperial is alfoa kind of Lily, which 
although it be common and of fmall regard, yet to follow the exam- 
ple of divers good Floriffs, and to make way for fome newer and no-= 
bler kittds thereof than were formerly known, we will begin this 
Chapter of Lilies and Martagons therewith, and fo pafs to the reft 
in order, 
= Corona Imperialts. 
He Crown Imperial hatha great round Fox-fcented root, from 
whence {pringeth upa tall and ftrong ftalk, garnifhed from the 
a unto the middle thereof, with many long fhining green leaves; 
mm whence it is naked upwards, bearing at the ropa tuft of fmall 
green leaves, and under them eight or ten flowers, according tothe 
age of the Plant, hanging down round about the ftalk, in faflion like 
unitoa Lily, confifting of fix leaves, of an orenge colour, with many 
veitis of adeeper colour on the backfides of the flowers ; next the 
{talks every leaf thereof hath a bunch or eminence of a {adder orenge 
colour than thereft of the flewers, and on the infide thofe bunches 
are filled with fweet-tafted clear drops of water, like unto: Pearls, 
each flower having in the middle a ftile compaffed with fix white 
chives tipt with yellow pendents, 
<a Corona 
