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Flower has all thefe Properties, it is 

 cfteemM a good one. 



Tulips are generally divided into 

 three Claries, according to their Sea- 

 fons of Flowering; as Pracoces, or 

 early Blowers ; Media or middling 

 Blowers ; and Serotines, or late 

 Blowers : but there is no Occafion 

 for making any more Diftinttions 

 than two, viz.. Early and Late Blow- 

 ers. 



The early-blowing Tulips are not 

 near fo fair, nor rife half fo high, as 

 the late ones ; but are chiefly valu- 

 ed for appearing fo early in the 

 Spring ; fome of which will flower 

 the Beginning of February, if plant- 

 ed near a Wall, Pale, Hedge, or 

 other Shelter : and the others fuc- 

 ceed them ; fo that they keep 

 flowering until the general Seafon 

 for thefe Flowers is come, which is 

 toward the End of April. 



The Roots of the early-blowing 

 Tulips fhould be planted the Begin- 

 ning of September in a warm Border, 

 near a Wall, Pale, or Hedge ; be- 

 caufe if they are put into an open 

 Spot of 'Ground, their Buds are in 

 Danger of fuffering by morning 

 F rolls in the Spring. The Soil for 

 thefe mould be renew'd every Year, 

 where People intend to have them 

 fair. The beft Soil for this Purpofe 

 is that which is taken from a light 

 fandy Failure, with the Turf rotted 

 amongfr it ; and to this (hould be 

 added a fourth Part of Sea-fand. 

 This Mixture may be laid about ten 

 Inches deep, which will befufficient 

 for thefe Roots, which need not be 

 planted more than four or five Inches 

 deep at moft. The Off-fets fhouid 

 not be planted amongft the blowing 

 Roots, but in a Border by them- 

 feives; where they may be planted 

 pretty clofe together, efpecially if 

 they are frr.all ; but thefe mould be 

 taken up when their Leaves decay, 



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in the fame manner as the blowing 

 Roots ; otherwife they would rot, 

 if the Seafon mould prove very wet \ 

 for thefe are not fo hardy as the late 

 Blowers, nor do they increafe half fc 

 fait as thofe ; fo that a greater Car< 

 is requir'd to preferve the Off-lets o: 

 them. 



When thefe Tulips come up ii 

 the Spring, the Earth upon the Sur 

 face of the Borders fhould be gentlj 

 ftirr'd, and clear'd from Weeds ; anc 

 as the Buds appear, if the Seafoi 

 fhould prove very fevere, it will b< 

 of great Service to cover them witl 

 Mats ; for want of which manj 

 times they are blighted, and thei 

 Flowers decay before they blow 

 which is often injurious to thei 

 Roots, as is alfo the cropping of thi 

 Flowers, fo foon as they are blown 

 becaufe their Roots, which an 

 form'd new every Year, are not a 

 that time arriv'd to their full Mag 

 nitude, and are hereby depriv'd o 

 their proper Nourifhment. 



If, when thefeFlowers are blown 

 the Seafon fhould prove very warn) 

 it will be proper to fhade them witl 

 Mats, {Jc. in the Heat of the Day 

 as alfo, if the Nights are fro%, the] 

 fhould be in like manner cover'd 

 whereby they may be preferv'd i 

 long time in Beauty; but when thei 

 Flowers are decay 'd, and their Seed 

 veflels begin to fwell, they fhould bi 

 broken off juft at the Top of thi 

 Stalks ; becaufe if they are permit 

 ted to feed, it will injure theRoots. 



When the Leaves of thefe Flow 

 ers are decay 'd (which will be befon 

 the late Blowers are out of Flower) 

 their Roots fhould be taken up, anc 

 fprcad upon Mats in a fhady Place 

 to dry ; after which they fhould bt 

 clear'd from their Filth, and put Of 

 in a dry Place, where the Vermir 

 cannot come to them, until the Sea- 

 fon for planting them again ; being 



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