‘In the Body of the Flower are lodgéd ‘three 
“~~ Filaments: they are very long and lender, and | - 
are terminated by pointed Antherm, on 
Two of thefe follow the Courfe of the upper 
‘Sept. 
Lap, and one is placed in. the lower. 
ary Segments which turn downwards. 
The extream Singularity, of this- Flower will | 
not prevent the Student from very réadily pet-— 
ceiving to what Clafs in. the binnaan Syftem | 
a Belongs, 
It is one of the ‘Triandria,. deois which ‘have 
~ in every Flower three male Parts ; ;. and from the 
Style being fingle, he fees it is.one’ of the: Mo- 
nagynian 
tis a Native a Africas and grows there in 
Sania near Rivers, This fhews what is its pro- 
per. Culture. , | 
The Roots which bear to i “leche “sdiaece 
Damage a confiderable Time out of the Ground, 
ET ‘the | ieee. pee ‘this: Week 
“by. going over. his. Ground,, and feeing, | 
carefully whether any. thing be omitted that 
should have been done in the’ preceding,. 
* Let him fee whether all his Layers have been. 
removed from the old Roots ; for if not, it mutt, 
not be deferred now... 
If it be any longer omitted, ie will be 
Danger of their being loft. ‘The. Frofts. will: 
soon, come on;.and thefe will prevent their root- 
if that be not doné pretty fecurely before. 
Bet him look if there be any. Gap or Defi- 
and if there be,, let him All it now for the fame 
Reafon. : 
“Let him_ in ‘this laff Round fee that every 
Part has its Plants for the fucceeding Year’s 
~The Style — 
is fingle, and is placed with the two upper Fj- | 
laments, and at its Top, {plits into three ¢apil- | 
With this 5 Sill the Pot. about two thirds; then 
Pplace°in the Root, and put in moré of the: faae 
Soil carefully, ‘tilt it is covered an Inch Saat at 
the Top. L 
Give ita gentle Watering, 
theltered Place. In Auguft ‘the Leaves will ape 
pear: it muft then -be removed where there is 
more Suny and watered: lightly every Day: 
‘In September it fhould be fet into @ Stove, and 
allowed ‘a - ease Pivae; foaps ftill be mode- : 
rately watered, 
This Cowéué® will net fail to bethiee it to flower 
dnd fet in a warm 
in = its meee 
| | anna a Qiradiicy: ME the: fame Soil reférved. i 
: CoNErNG the Roots... | 
"When °>the wholé pais aii had Thriid se 
| fettley: :firrooth the Surface to an’ exa& Level,’ 
which - is ‘to? be: about an Inch higher than 
_the common Ground; ‘and draw Tift along: 
| ity. the firftvat: fix’ Inches: Diftance ffom the 
| Edge; 
and'the others at nine Inches one’ from: 
_ another, 3 : 2 
When baisies are thus nike along she: ‘Bed, let 
: "others ‘be made at nine — i varegudi crofs- 
| wife of the fire PAP. | fh oe 
ciénce in the Borders planted from the Seminary; | 
‘The Bed will be. vib divitlea into for sanity 
regular’ Squares, and in the Centre of « each: 
_ Square is'to:be' placed one Root. 
Let the Gardener take Care that ha i thee? 
Root exaétly-upright : then let him draw a. Tittle. 
of the Mould: about: it to keep: it fteady ; and’ 
when they: are all placed with this Care and Re- 
gularity; let him lay. in’ the Earth’ referved’ for 
_ that Purpofe, ie sii then four Inches. and a 
“half deép. fe seit ay dd 
Great: Care muft be taken’ that this’ Earth is 
laid in lightly: and: evenly, not to difplace: the: 
Roots ; ; for. we have fhewn the Gardener: before 
how great: a Difadvantage it is'to a fine Flower,. 
to have the firft Shoot’ made irregularly.” Fh su 
‘The’-Top, of the Bed’ fhould: be a very,. little, 
> + Stag 
‘yaifed : about two Inches i is rounding enough in 
a Bed of four F eet; and when all is thus done, 
A Bed of proper Size for he Quantity of the | they are to be a little affifted in unfavourable — 
Roots isto’ be made two Foot and a half deep, | Weather. 
3 oe When 
flowering. Having done this perfectly, and {car- 
tered‘ a little rotten Dung mixed. with freth | 
Mould upon the. Surface 5 the Borders that | 
moft wanted Reffefhiment, he may fo leave them 
to” Nature. 
This, which is the common Management of the 
Borders, being over, let him return to the Care of : 
his nore ebaite and delicate Flowers. 
We have inftructed him to. prepare s Soil- for. | 
Hyacinths, that will bring them to a Perfeétion- | 
altogether unknown to his Neighbour’: 5 Flowers. 
of ee fame Kind; and we are now to thew him 
the Manner of ufing it. 
