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water them gently, as alfo to pull 

 up all Weeds as foon as they appear ; 

 for if they are flittered to remain 

 until they have taken deep Root in- 

 to the Earth, they would draw the 

 Seeds out of the Ground whenever 

 they are pulTd up. Toward the 

 Latter-end of September you mould 

 remove the Boxes, tffc into a warm- 

 er Situation, placing them under an 

 Hedge or Wall expofed to the South ; 

 in which Place they may remain 

 until the Middle of March ; by which 

 time the Plants will be come up an 

 Jnch high : you mull therefore re- 

 move the Boxes, as the Weather in- 

 creases hot, into a more fhady Si- 

 tuation ; for while the Plants are 

 young, they are liable to fuffer by 

 being too much expos'd to the Sun : 

 and in this fhady Situation they may 

 remain during the Heat of the Sum- 

 mer, obferving to keep them clear 

 from Weeds, and to refrelh them novv- 

 and-then with a little Moiiture ; but 

 be cartful not to give them much 

 Water after their Leaves are de- 

 cay'd, which would rot the Roots. 

 About the Beginning of Auguft, if 

 the Roots are very thick in the 

 Boxes, you mould prepare a Bed of 

 good freih light Earth, which muft 

 be leveiPd very even, upon which 

 you mould fpread the Earth in the 

 Boxes in which the (mall Roots are 

 contained, equally covering it about 

 one fourth of an Inch thick with 

 the fame frefh Earth: this Bed fhould 

 be fituated in a warm Pofition, but 

 not too clofe to Hedges, Wails, or 

 Pales. which would cauie theirLeaves 

 to be long and (lender, and make the 

 Roots weaker than if plac'd in a 

 more open Expofure. 



In this Bed they may remain until 

 they flower, which is generally the 

 third Year, from fowing ; at which 

 time you mould put down a Mark 

 to the Roots of all fuch as produce 



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fair Flovvers ; that at the time of 

 taking them out of the Ground 

 (which ought to be foon after their 

 green Leaves are decayM) they may 

 be felecled into a Bed amonglt your 

 old Roots of this Flower, which for 

 their Beauty are prelerved in the 

 beft Gardens ; but the other lefs va- 

 luable Flowers may be planted in 

 the Borders of the Parterre-garden 

 for their Variety, where, being in- 

 termixed with other Flowers of dif- 

 ferent Seafons, they will make a good 

 Appearance. 



The fine Sorts of this Flower 

 mould remain undilturbed three 

 Years, by which time they will have 

 product many OfY-fets, and Ihould 

 be therefore taken up when their 

 Leaves are decay'd, and planted into 

 a frefh Bed, taking fuch of their OfT- 

 fets as are large enough to produce 

 Flowers to plant in the Flower- 

 garden ; but the fmaller Roots may 

 be planted inro a Nurfery-bed, until 

 they have obtained Strength' enough 

 to flower ; but you muft never fuffer 

 thefe Roots to lie out of the Ground 

 when you remove them, but plant 

 them again in a fhort time, other- 

 wife they will peiifh. 



During thefe three Years which I 

 have advis'd the Proofs to remain in 

 the Beds, the Surface of the Earth 

 Ihould be ftirVd every Autumn with 

 a Trowel, obferving not to go fo 

 deep as to bruife the Root, and at 

 the fame time lay a thin Cover of 

 very rotten Dung or Tanners Bark 

 upon the Surface of the Beds; 

 which, being wafh'd into the Ground, 

 will caufe the Flowers to be larger, 

 as alfo the Roots to make a greater 

 Increafe : you mull alfo obferve to 

 keep them conftantly clear from 

 Weeds ; and thofe Roots which you 

 would preferve with Care, mould 

 not be fufTered to feed. 



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