pleafing ; oblong, with a moderate Breadth; 
and their Colour a moft lively Green. 
The Flower-ftalk rifes naked from the Root, 
and is a Foot and half high, of a pale Green, 
and decorated toward the Bottom with innumera- 
ble a of a bloody Purple: towards the 
Flowers ‘tis paleft, but often tinged with a light 
flefhy Hue. On the Top of this Stalk appears at 
firft an oblong Scabbard, ferving as a genéral 
Cup, and when it burfts, there fpread out a con- — 
fiderable Number of F lowers of the moft con- 
fummate Beauty. 
They are large is heand ally fied’: 
éach is fupported on its feparate Foot-ftalk, ri- 
fing from the Head of the main Stem in the 
Bofom of the Scabbard. 
The feveral Petals of which the Flowers con- 
filt, {pread themfelves wide as if to difplay their 
full Bloom to the Eye ; and they are waved a 
little and turned back. 
Their Colour is the moft perfect Red, and 
they are {fpangled all over as it were with Gold: 
This with a deep Red Vein running along their 
middle, gives them a Glory and Splendor.when 
viewed in the Sun, luperior to that of all other 
Plants. 
The Filaments are very long, firm, entire, 
and of a delicate Flefh-colour, and their Buttons 
are of a deep Purple; the Style which rifes in 
the Centre, is much longer even than thefe: it is 
beautifully terminated by a Stigma divided into 
three Parts, and of a purplifh Colour. 
Nature, not to lavifh all her Treafute upon 
one Flower, has denied this Fragrance. One 
Senfe is fully fatisfied with it, and even more, 
for in the Sun the Eyes ache to look upon it. 
To know its Clafs in the Linnzan Syftem, 
no more is needed than to count thefe Filaments, 
and the Style; they are fix, and that is fingle; 
the Plant therefore belongs to the Hexandria 
_ Monogynia. 
Culture of the Guernsty Litty. 
The Plant, though named from Guzernjey, is 
a Native of Japan ; Shere 3 it flowers wild all Au- 
tumn in the Sands; and from thence it has by 
fome Chance been thrown upon the Coaft of that 
Ifland, and is an Ornament to all its Gardens. 
‘The Roots are generally brought over thence 
in the beginning of Autumn; and when they 
have once flowered, are neglected, under a No- 
tion that they will not eafily be brought to it 
again; but with the Method we fhall diredt, 
they will fower with us the fucceeding Years bet- 
ter than the firft, and afford Off-fets that will alfo 
rife to flowering. 
As there will be upon this Plan, but the Ne- 
ceffity of once fending for the Roots from 
Guernfey, let due Care be taken 1 in that firft Ope 
ration. : 
Beginning of Ofober ; 
be fet out in an opener and warmer Place, but 
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- Dec. Leaves at another. Thefe latter are not without Let not ‘out “Gardenerrereive’ thei as they . 
_—— their Beauty, for their Form is regular and | come; but fend over his Directions to fome Dec 
ip 
careful Perfon to mark thé bet Roots, and také 
- then up as foon as the green Leaves which fuc- 
ceed the Flowers are decayed. 
For their Reception let the following Com- 
poft be prepared. 
Mixa Barrow of Mould from a rich dry Pa- 
| fture, with half a Barrow of Wood- -pile Earth, 
a Bufhel of rotted Cow-dung, and half a Buthel 
of River-Sand ; fcatter over this a quarter of a 
Pound of Salt, and leave it to the Weather. 
very evenly on its Bottom; and fill up the Pot 
with more of the fame Compofi, till the Top of 
the Root is covered an Inch: 
Give all the Pots a very gentle Watering, and 
let them be fet in a fhady Place. 
Here they are to ftand till the Shoot of the 
Flower-ftalks appears; this will be toward the 
and they are then to 
defended againft fharp Winds; and here they 
are to be at Times refrefhed with Water that has 
{tood fome Hours in the Stove, if there be that 
Convenience. 
The Flower-ftalk will thus gradually rife to 
its natural Height, and the Flowers burft their 
Scabbard and kai open. : 
They muft then be placed where Rains can- 
not injure them ; and where the Sun has not too 
much Power; and they will thus continue three, 
four, or five Weeks in full Glory. | 
This will be:the firft Reward for the Labour 
we propofe in their Culture; but. this will be far 
from the whole. 
Thefe Roots may be brought to flower annu- 
ally, and all that Time will a raifing a Supply 
for fucceeding Seafons. To this Parnot let our 
Gardener manage them thus. 
Dig up a Pidce of Ground in the Seminary, 
big enough to hold all the Pots. Set them up to | 
the Bish ie she Earth, as foon as they have doné 
flowering ; and place over the whole Bed fome 
tall Hoops. 
Upon thefe in bad Weather draw a Cloth ; 
but in milder Time let them ftand open all Day. 
Thus they will be preferved through Winter ; and, 
in the Summer they are to be planes as we 
_ have already directed. 
Toward uly when the Root is - prepating for 
its Shoot, let an Inch depth of the Earth in the 
Pot be taken off; and frefh Compoft of the fame 
Kind put in its Place; and every third Year let 
the Roots be taken out of the Pots, cleaned and. 
placed in them again with frefi Compoft. 
This is to be done as foon as the Leaves are 
entitely decayed, and the Off-fets are to be then 
taken off, and raifed in feparate Pots. They will 
come to flower in about three Years. | 
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