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ther moté rate, which onely differeth, in that every leaf of the brave 
double flower is lifted about with yellow. , 
Marvelia hath fach like greeit leaves as the laft , the flowers differ, 
in that thofe of this are not fo double, the leaves long and narrower, 
varied and marbled with a deeper and lighter Scarlet. 
Ranunculus Afiaticus flore famplici diver forum colorum. 
BS hee of Afia with fingle flowers are of divers forts and co- 
AX. fours, which chiefly differ from the firft double red in the flow- 
ers,. which commonly are compofed of five fomething broad leaves, 
witha thrummy head in the middle, much refembling a fingle Ane- 
monie, \nfome the flowers are red, fome yellow, deeper or lighter ; 
and others fpotted and ftriped about the edges with red, with feveral 
other pretty varieties, act of plain and mixed colours; and we have 
one of the Gyants race which beareth on a branched ftalk three or 
four fingle flowers , confifting of feven broad round-pointed leaves, 
of agreenifh pale yellow at firft, after milk-white, the leaves {pot- 
ted and tipt with reddifh purple , and another more rare, called the 
Archducal Ranunculus, which hath the fingle flower finely marked 
with three good colours, 
Thefefeveral forts of Ranunculus are pretty flowers, and many 
of them worthy of efteem, efpecially the double kinds ; they bring 
forth their beautiful flowers in ApriJand May, which continue a long 
time before they fall, 
_ The roots of thofe of Candy may be takenup, and kept out of 
“Bround in Sand for fome time, but require to be planted in September, 
The yellow of Afia is hardy, and will profper well without being ta- 
ken up; all the other are nice and tender,and require to be planted in 
rich fandy and ranker earch chan that dire@ted for Awemones;the roots 
are every year to be taken up about. Mid /ommer well dryed and kept in 
Papers or Boxes, as Amemones, bntill {uch time they are to be fet, for 
if they be left in the ground, or fet toofoon, they will come up be- 
forethe great Frofts, which (unlefs carefully covered) will deftroy 
them, lufe to fet chem towards theend of December , and in warm 
and early grounds, Fanuary isfoon enough, the roots may be par- 
ted and fer feverally fix inches afunder , in rows, three fingers deep 
where if the foil be agreeable, they will come up in March,and about 
the beginning of May bring forth gallant flowers, and much increafe 
by roots, andalthough Razwaculus requirea ranker and more fand 
earth than Anemones, yet it may be over rank; if you fufpect it to 
be fo, when you fet your roots, take off fomeof the earth, and in 
the place thereof,cover the bed about an inch thick all over with good © 
frefh earth, takennexc under the turf of fome good Pafture, finely 
fifted, and if wo ftiff, mingle ic with fine brook fand; place the 
roots thereon , then cover them with a little of thefame earth, and 
laftly finith your covering with that earth you took off yourbed, fo 
; that 
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