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In thofe Kinds which are mere Varieties, and not - 
- certain to he produc’d alike from Seed; and in 
thofe double Flowers which ripen no Seed of their 
own, he mutt have Recourfe. to this Method by 
Off-fets ; tho’ befide that we fhall always advife 
repeated Sowings: in thefe which rife with Cer- 
tainty from Seeds, in the expected Form and Co- 
louring, we advife him to take off the Off-fets at 
‘Times, becaufe, like Suckers round a F lowering-— 
-Shrub, they exhauft the Nourifhment, . and_ the 
Flowers are rendered weaker: but ’tis not to plant 
again that we would have him take them away : 
the Method by Seed is eafy, and on this alone we | 
would have him depend for a Succeffion. . 
June. 
- Let him mark fome Plants for Seed; felecting 
fuch as have a firm Stalk. and large Flowers; no 
Matter for their Number or Difpofition. Let the 
Ripening of thefe be promoted by all poffible. Af 
fiftance: let no Plant ftand near them; let the 
Mould be often broke about the Root, .and fome- 
times water’d; and let the Stalk be ty’d up toa 
firm Stake, to prevent the bad Effects of the - 
When the Seed-vefiels are full grown and well 
harden’d, let the Head be cut off, and laid ona 
paper’d Shelf. A Week after this let the Seeds — 
be fhook out; and after ten Days lying upon the - 
fame Shelf, they will be perfeétly harden’d and fit 
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It will by this Time: be: the right Seafon for. 
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fowing them. | | 
Let a Part of the Nurfery be chofen that is |. 
fhelter’d from the North’ Wind, and from the | - 
Noon-day Sun. Let the Mould be taken out, | 
and a {mall Bed fill’d up with any one of the 
light rich Compofts. On this fow the Seeds, in 
the latter End of September, and cover them a ’ 
Finger’s Breadth with the fame Compoft. 
Let the Bed have the common Care of Weed- 
ing, Watering, and Defence from Injuries ; and 
the Plants will appear and take their Growth fa- 
-vourably. : | z 
In the Autumn following, let another Bed, 
larger than the firft, be prepar’d with the fame 
Compoft, and the Roots taken up and planted in 
this, at five Inches Diftance. ‘Here they are to 
ftand till they flower, keeping the Bed weeded 
and water’d as neceffary. 
When they flower, let the Gardener mark four 
or five of the fineft, that is, of fuch as have the | 
itraitett Stalks, and the largeft Flowers, 
When the Seafon of F lowering is paft, let all 
the reft be taken up and clean’d, and laid on a 
| Plants; for this Year they are to ftand for Seed. 
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Mat in an airy Room to harden; and in the Of»- 
ber following, let them. be planted out. in. the 
common Way, in: the Borders; to take their 
Chance among other Flowers. | 
June. 
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Let thofe Roots which were mark’d for Seed 
remain in the Bed; cut down their Stems after the 
Flowering is over, and fift upon the Bed half an. 
Inch of Mould. 
Keep all clear; and in Spring dig up the Bed, 
-obferving not to come too near the Roots. Place 
a Stick by each, in Time, as tall as the Flower 
is likely to rife, and from Time to Time tye up . 
the Stalk. Let all poffible Care be taken of the _ 
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Let this be ripen’d with the fame Care, and 
fav’d in the fame Manner as we directed the for- 
mer Year; and in’ the Beginning of September let 
a Bed be made up for the Reception of it. 
This, with the fame Management directed for 
the other, will ‘produce the fineft Flowers the 
Plant is capable of fhewing.: They will be nume- 
_ | rous, large, and glorioufly colour’d; and they 
will ftand in many of the Plants in the double 
Series, fo much efteem’d ; that is, in an alternate 
Order on the two Sides of a wav’d and curl’d 
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-~ Theteé fhould be mark’d when in Flower; and 
when, the July or 4uguft following, the Roots are 
taken up, they fhould be ‘kept feparate ; and 
planted together in a different Bed from that 
which has the others, tho” they will in their Kind 
be no lefshandfome. => | | 
_ This is a Proceeding that takes up fix or feven 
Years: it will therefore, to Perfons unacquainted 
| with thefe Things, feem a difficult and tedious 
Procefs ; but to thofe us’d to the Care of a Gar- 
den and Nurfery, it is known well enough that 
there is little in thefe Things: one Bed of Seed- 
lings ‘takes its Time and Chance amone the 
others; and there is no particular Trouble in 
dreffing and Managing it, in common with the reft 
| of the Ground. 
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He who has not manae’d the Giadiele this 
Way, or feen it where it has been manae’d fo, 
does not know to what Perfe@ion it is poffible to 
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