Chap. XVIIL. BEG A Ser 
“purple, of the feeds of this I have raifed feveral varieties, whereof two 
are moft confiderable, one of them hatha fnow-white flower, marked 
in the falls with dops of purple, and the top-leaves with fmall ftripes, 
the other is-of a deep velvet dark violet purple colour, wich fmall 
fpots and ftripes of alh-colour, both in the three falling leaves, and 
thofe that ftand upright. ; 
Tw bulbofa major flore luteo. 
ye great yellow bulbous Flower-de-luce differech only:from the 
firft white, inthat the flowers of this are ofa fine bright gold- 
colour, with the {pot in the three falling leaves of a deeper yellow, 
almoft orenge. 
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Thefe are the diverfities of the greater bulbous Flower-de-luces, as 
far forth ashitherto havecome to our knowledge ; Idoubt not but 
that there are many more in other Countreys, and more may be raifed 
in our own, by fowing the feeds of thofe we have, which in ordering 
is the fame with Tulips; they bring forth theit flowers in Fane, fome 
fooner than others, the blews being firft in flower, then the whites; 
and the purples laft, 
The roots lofe their fibres every year, and muft be taken up as foon 
as they are’ dry down, ora little before, for if they ftay longer in the 
round,’ withina fortnight after flowring, they will put forth new 
bres, and then it is too late to ftir them, the roots being taken up 
ina fit feafon, may be kept dry untill che beginning of Augu/t, and 
then it will be time to fet them, for it is not good to keep them too 
long out of ground ; ifthe earth wherein they are fet be over rank 
and hot, it will rot and confume them all , therefore a bed muft be 
made for them of good freth fifted earth, and not too poor neither, 
for then they will not thrive , nor placed too much in the Sun, for 
that will {corch and {poy! them , but the beft place is on the Eaft fide 
the Garden, for neither the South nor the Welt fides will agree with 
them, as J have often found by experience, ; ; 
Tris bulbofa miner. 
"Ee leffer bulbous Flower-de-luce isnext in order to be defcribed, 
“whereof rhere are many more varieties than are to be found in 
the greater kinds, but many of them very common; and of finall 
efteem, we will therefore make choice of fome few, and chufe the 
pais 
bet and moft worthy to bec ente 
Iiis bulbofa minor flore albo. 2 
: Te le(fer white bulbous Flower-de-luce fpringeth out of the ground 
before Winter, with fmall nartow leaves, which at the Spria 
grow bigger and longer, with a hollow chanel on the infides ; they 
bigger 
ftalk is longer and fmaller than that of the former kind, bearing = 
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