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FLOR A. Book I. 
and bear flowers , a$ well as if they had nor been at all removed ; 
thofe with fingle flowers mutt ftand to bring you feeds, which mutt be 
yearly fowed to preferve the kinds; for after they have born flowers, 
commonly both the double and fingle dye, 3 | 
The other forts of double ftock=Gilliflowers, do neither beat feeds; 
hor have any fingle of the kind, fo that they are increafed by flips 
onely, aie of this kind being more apt to grow, and longer continue 
than the former that are raifed from feeds ; but as in Gil flowers fo it 
is inthefe, the firft being more eafily obtained, hath caufed the later 
to be neglected and almoft quite loft, notwithftanding one Plant of 
this nobler kind is worth five raifed trom feeds, 
Many are of opinion, that double ftocks raifed from feeds, longer 
than the firft year of their bearing flowers , are not to be preferved, 
or kept by any way or means, but I know by experience they are 
miftaken, for I have often raifed many Plants from the flips or cut- 
tings of this kind as well as the other, it is true that commonly the 
old Plant being allrun up to flower, dies the next Winter, but the 
cuttings will grow and bear the nextSpring following ,almoft as well as 
thofeimmediately raifed from the feeds, All the art is in fetting them, 
which is to be performed in manner following ; Firft makechoice of - 
fuch branches as do not bear flowers, the which cut off fome di- 
ftance from the ftock, fo thar they benot too long , then flit down 
the bark ar the end of the flip about half an inch , in three or four 
places equally diftant from each other,according to the bignefs there- 
of, which peell as faras itis flit and turn up , then cut off the naked 
poo pe clofe to therind that is turned up, make a wide hole and 
et the 
about theend thereof, thencover it, which being fhaded for fome 
time and watered, if the ground be any thing good, will grow and 
profper very well ; and certainly this is the beft and moft abfolute 
way to raifedouble ftocks of any kind that hath been practifed by 
any; and in the like manner you may cut and fet flips of the beft wall- 
flowers, Gilliflowers , ox of any other woody Plant thac will grow of 
flips, a pretty practice for Ladies and Gentlewomen, for whofe fakes 
chiefly it is here inferted 5. they may alfo be increafed by laying the 
flips after the manner of Gilli flowers. ‘ 
CHAP. 
ip therein three fingers deep, with the bark f pread open round. 
