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expand very fair. With this Ma- 

 nagement, I have had this Sort with 

 very double Flowers extremely fair, 

 and upward of twenty upon one 

 Stem; fo that they have made a 

 beautiful Appearance : but where 

 this has not been pradlifed, I have 

 rarely feen one of them in any Beau- 

 ty- 



The third Sort is a Native of the 

 Cope of Good Hype, from whence the 

 Seeds were brought to fome curious 

 Gardens in Holland, where the Plants 

 were raifed and multiplied, and have 

 fince been difperfed into moft of the 

 curious Gardens in Europe : this 

 Plant is well figured and defcribed 

 by Dr. Commelin, in the HortusAm- 

 fielodamenfis, by the Tittle of Hya- 

 cinthus Africanus tuberofus 3 fore ccc- 

 ruleo umbellato : but Dr. Linnaus 

 has removed this from the Genus of 

 Hyacintbus, becaufe the Flowers of 

 thefe Plants have an incurvedTube, 

 and the Apices are inferted in the 

 upper Part ; whereas the Flower of 

 the Hyacinth is bell-lhaped, and has 

 three Neftariums, which are joined 

 in the Centre. 



The«Roots of this Plant are com- 

 pofed of many thick fleihy Tubers, 

 fomewhat in Shape like thofe of the 

 Ranunculus, but are much larger : 

 the Leaves are long and flat, retem- 

 bling thofe of Daffodil ; but are of a 

 «1 ark-green Colour. Thefe remain 

 green all the Year ; but in Summer 

 they are not fo ftrong and vigorous 

 as in Winter, which is the Seafon of 

 their Growth : the Flowers are pro- 

 duced in an Umbel, upon the Top 

 of a naked Stalk, which is about a 

 Foot and an half high : thefe Flow- 

 ers are maped fomewhat like thofe 

 of the Hyacinth, being large, and of 

 a fine blue Colour : the Seafon of 

 this Plant's flowering, is about Mi- 

 chaelmas : but when the Plants are 

 ftrong, the Flowers will be in greater 



Quantity ; fo that they will continue 

 in Beauty near two Months : and 

 this being at a Seafon when there is 

 a Scarcity of Flowers, renders this 

 the more valuable. Indeed, there 

 are few Plants which are preferved 

 in the Green- ho uie, that merit a 

 Place more than this Plant ; for 

 where they are in plenty, they may 

 be fo managed, as to have a Succef- 

 f;on of them in Flower upward of 

 three Months ; and this in the Win- 

 ter-feafon, when they are placed i& 

 the Green- houfe. 



This Plant is propagated by part- 

 ing of the Roots ; for the Seeds are 

 feldom perfected in England: the 

 bell time for parting the Roots is 

 about the End of May ; at which, 

 time the Leaves are not in a growing 

 State: but in the parting of the 

 Roots, they muft not be divided too 

 fmall, efpecially if there is regard 

 paid to their Flowering ; for the 

 fmaller the Roots are, the weaker 

 will be the Flowers ; fo that by ia- 

 creafmg the Number of Roots too 

 faft, they will not produce fo man/ 

 Flowers as they otherwife would do : 

 thefe Roots muft be planted in Pars 

 filled with rich frefhEarth,and mould 

 be placed in the Summer-feafon in 

 the openAir, in alheltered Situation,, 

 and not too much watered during 

 that time ; for as they are then in 

 the moft unactive State, much Wet 

 often rots their Roots. In Autumn, 

 when the Nights begin to be cold, 

 the Pots mould be removed into the 

 Green-houfe, and placed near the 

 Windows, where they may have a 

 large Share df Air ; for if they are 

 much crouded by otherPlants,w here- 

 by the Air is excluded from them, 

 the Flowers are fubject to Mouldi- 

 nefs, which will foon fpoil their 

 Beauty. During the Winter-feafon 

 the Plants muft be frequently re- 

 frefhed with Water, efpecially while 



they 



