Chap. IX. FLOR 4 | 
pers, and on the out fides to write the name of each flower » Which 
may be kept with their off-fets wich them, untill the middle of Ag- 
uff, atwhich time the off-fets mutt be Set ina good bed prepared 
or that purpofe ; the old bearing roots left in the papers untill the 
time fore-mentioned for planting them, 
After your roots are fecured in Boxes, it will be very neceffary 
often to look them ever, left any fhould be mouldy, a8 ic often hap- 
neth, which muft be gently wiped off witha woollen cloath ; the 
root dried before the fire; and fo put upagain intoafreth paper, 
The roots thus carefully difpofed, it will be time to prepare a place 
to plant them, which for the beft bearing roots isabed or beds, ac- 
cording to your ftore, a yard broad, and in length according 
to your ground, bordered with rails> and filled two foot deep , 
with thelighteft, fretheft; and fineft fifted éarth that can be gotten, 
Thefe beds will contain fix roots in every row crofs the bed » which 
with a line may be exaétly divided, and the roots placed accordingly, 
but before they are fet, the number of roots ineach fort mnuft be 
confidered, and the pofition of each particular defigned in 4 paper, 
according to this example, 5535 ‘ 
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‘Nori Dore-\ Paragos Agar Eminens | 
thea. | Florifon. | Haumer. | tiftime, | Proteus. 
16 Able Bella: Di-| Brabafon | Grand purpur’ General , \, fee 
2 ana, Swalns.. \de «Murrey. Bole: Agot P. fenlte ive 
Pals Zeablom ; A got 
Bp dake isT =} He) Pompeza. San Deny. : (arolus.. \ Amidore. 
j . i f mf 
| General \~ Paragow |}. got 
bpp Bolfon: | Jeron.\} . Ontental. 
pores 
Rich Parrot. Pr [expine, | 
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» Pelwerte; * 
3 Arias bt brea h-Agot Biz. ‘ 
|b eA viata, Hugon, fires Agot Bixar 
cin: sac eal The Eagle. re arthago. Prefident ent. | Claus. 
a 8d hag : : erieohe 
whereby reckoning the numbers, the flowers may be fer, and after 
per taken up and difpefed.as before is expreffed_ In placing thefe: 
roots, fome fe the falcettcolous towards the fides, and the lighteft 
inthe middle, bata haafome mixtureds belt, not fetting too many 
dark or light colours together 5. though diferent from each other i 
nor co\mingle the Praceces'with the Medjas,but placing each fort ina 
particulas bed, whenthele noble Tulips begin to rife up to flower, it 
is very neceflary to.cover.the bed witha Canyas tilt (fapported with 
knows. before and after their time of bearing , and fo by the ame : 
a frame, and raifed like a Hexfe that it touch not the flowers)ef} pecially 
in oa night to prevent Frofts, which often curdle the buds, and quite’ 
{poil the beauty of the flowers, befides it defends them from hail and 
great rains',’ as alfo fromthe feortching heat of the cua 
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