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The Diftance which thefe young 

 Bulbs fliould be allow'd, need not 

 be more than two Inches, nor {hould 

 they be planted above two Inches 

 deep ; but toward the End of Oclo- 

 ber t it will be proper to cover the 

 i Beds over with a little frefli Earth, 

 about an Inch deep ; which will pre- 

 serve the Roots from the Froft, and 

 i prevent Mofs or Weeds from grow- 

 ing over them. But if the Winter 

 fliould be very fevere, it will be 

 I proper to cover the Beds either with 

 Mats or Peas-haulm, to prevent the 

 Froft from entering the Ground ; 

 becaufe thefe Roots are much ten- 

 derer while young, than they are af- 

 ter they have acquir'd Strength. 



In the Spring the Surface of the 

 [Ground fliould be gently ftirr'd, to 

 tanake it clean, before the Plants 

 (come up ; and if the Spring fliould 

 prove dry, they muft be frequently 

 rcfrcfh'd withWater, during the time 

 lof their Growth ; but this muft not 

 Ibe given to them in great Quanti- 

 ties, left it rot their tender Bulbs ; 

 and when the Leaves are decay 'd, 

 Ihe Weeds fliould be taken off, and 

 lithe Beds cover'd with frefli Earth ; 

 Which fliould alfo be repeated again 

 in Autumn. 



In thefe Beds the Bulbs may re- 

 jmaintwo Years ; during which time 

 jthey muft be conftantly kept clear 

 from Weeds, and in Spring and Au- 

 tumn frefli earth'd, in the manner al- 

 ready directed ; after which the 

 Bulbs muft be taken up, and planted 

 nto frefli Beds, at four Inches afun- 

 Ber, and as many deep, where they 

 jlmay remain two Years more ; du- 

 ring which time they fliould have the 

 liaine Culture as before : and after 

 that, the Bulbs being large enough 

 o blow, they fliould be taken up, 

 jtind planted in frefli Beds at the 

 ip.fual Diftance, and in the fame man- 

 lier as old Roots j where when they 



flower, fuch of them as are worthy to 

 be preferv'd fliould be mark'd with 

 Sticks ; and at the Seafon for take- 

 ing up the Bulbs, they muft be fepa- 

 rated from the others, in order to 

 be planted as Breeders in different 

 Beds ; but you fliould by no means 

 throw out the reft, until they have 

 flower'd two or three Years ; be- 

 caufe it is impoflible to judge exaclly 

 of their Value in lefs time : for ma- 

 ny which at firft flowering appear 

 beautiful, will afterwards degene- 

 rate, fo as to be of littleValue ; and 

 others, which did not pleafe at firft, 

 will many times improve ; fo that 

 they fliould be preferv'd until their 

 Worth can be well judg'd of. 



In this Method many Sorts of 

 new Breeders will be annually rais'd, 

 from which there will always be 

 fine Flowers broken ; which, being 

 the Produce of a Perfon's own Sow- 

 ing, will be greatly valued, becaufe 

 they are not in other Hands, which 

 is what enhances the Price of all 

 Flowers ; and it has been intirely 

 owing to this Method of raifmg 

 new Flowers, that the Dutch have 

 been fo famous ; amongft whom the 

 Paflion for fine Tulips did fome 

 time reign £o violently, that many 

 of the Florifts near Haerlem have of* 

 ten given an hundred Ducats for 

 one Angle Root ; which Extrava- 

 gance was the Occafion of an Order 

 being made by the States, to limit 

 the utmoft Price that fliould he after- 

 ward given for any Tulip-root,were 

 it ever fo fine. 



Having thus given an Account of 

 the Method of raifing thefe Flowers 

 from Seeds, I (hall now proceed to 

 the Management of thefe Roots 

 which are termed Breeders, fo as to 

 have fome of them every Year break 

 out into fine Stripes. 



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