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pretty plentifully, efpecially if they 

 are not rranfpianted oftener than 

 once in three Years. The Flowers of 

 this Sort are almolf. as large as thofe 

 of the fmall Orange-lily, but do not 

 grow above fix or eight Inches high; 

 they appear the Latter- end of May, 

 or Beginning of June, and fome- 

 times in Augujh 



The third Sort, which is com- 

 monly calTd Jacobcea Lily, is now 

 become pretty common in the cu- 

 rious Gardens in England, the Roots 

 lending forth plenty of Off- lets, 

 efpecially when they' are kept in a 

 moderate Warnv.li in Winter : for 

 the Roots of this kind will live in a 

 good Green- houfe, or may be pre- 

 ierved thro' the Winter under a 

 common Hot-bed-frame; bat then 

 they will not flower fo often, nor 

 fend out fo many OrT-fets, as when 

 they are placed in a moderate Stove 

 in Winter. This Sort will produce 

 its Flowers two or three times in a 

 Year, and is not regular to any 

 Seafon ; but from March to the 

 Beginning of September the Flowers 

 will be produced when the Roots 

 are in Vigour. The Stems of thefe 

 Flowers are produced from the Sides 

 of the Bulbs ; fo that after the Flowers 

 produced on one Side are decayed, 

 there is another Stalk arifes from 

 the other Side of the Bulb ; but there 

 are rarely more than two Flowers 

 produced on the fame Stalk. Thefe 

 Flowers are large, and Gf a very 

 deep Red ; the under Petals (or 

 Flower-leaves) are very large; and 

 the whole Flower ftands nodding on 

 one Side of the Stalk, making a 

 beautiful Appearance. This mould 

 be called .the Mexican Lily, rather 

 than the other, fo named by the 

 Gardeners ; this being a Native 

 of Mexico, whereas the other is 

 vommon to all the Iflands in tiie 



It is propagated by OrT-fets, which 

 may be taken off every Year : the 

 belt time to fliift and part thefe Roots 

 is in Augujl, that they may take 

 good Root before Winter: in doing 

 of this, there mould be care taken 

 not to break off" the Fibres from 

 their Roots. They mould be planted 

 in Pots of a middling Size, filTd 

 with light Kitchen -garden Earth; 

 and if they are kept in a moderate 

 Degree of Warmth, they will pro- 

 duce their Flowers in plenty, and 

 the Roots will make great Increafe. 



The fixth Sort, which is com- 

 monly called the Mexican Lily, is 

 not quite fo hardy as the former 

 Sort, fo muft be placed in a warm 

 Stove ; and if the Pots are plunged 

 into an Hot-bed of Tanners Bark, 

 the Roots will thrive better, and the 

 Flowers will be ftrong. This Sort 

 is increafed by Off-lets, as the others 

 of this Tribe; and it flowers ufually 

 the Beginning of Spring, when it 

 makes a fine Appearance in the 

 Stove: it* is known in the Wejl- 

 Indies by the Name of Red Lily. 



The eighth Sort is alfo tender, 

 and muft be treated in the fame 

 manner as the fixth: this is more 

 common in the Gardens in Holland 

 than in this Country ; and as it is a 

 Plant which increafes but llowly, 

 will not be very common here. 

 This flowers ufually in June and 

 July ; but the Flowers are not of 

 long Duration. 



The feventh and ninth Sorts are 

 more hardy, and may be treated in 

 the fame manner as the Jacobaa 

 Lily : thefe will increafe pretty fail 

 by Or7-fet$, when they are properly 

 managed. Thefe Sorts ufually flower 

 inWinter, if they are placed in a mo- 

 derate Stove ; and as at that Seafon 

 there are few Flowers in the open 

 Air, fo thefe are more valuable on 

 that account. 



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