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continue their Colours as long as the 

 Flowers endured. 



All thefe Sorts are propagated by 

 Seed 1 -, which fhould be fown in a 

 warm Border in Auguji ; obferving 

 to water and (hade the Ground, if 

 the Seafon proves warm and dry, 

 lentil the Plants are come up; after 

 which they muft be kept clean from 

 Weeds, and, in dry Weather, fliould 

 be now-and-then refrelh'd with Wa- 

 ter. When the Plants are about 

 two Inches high, they fliould be 

 prick'd out into another Border un- 

 der a warm Wall, Pale, or Hedge, 

 at about four or five Inches Diftance 

 from each other. In this Place the 

 Plants will endure the Cold of our 

 ordinary Winters extremely well; 

 and in the Spring will require no 

 farther Care, but to keep them clear 

 from Weeds; for they may remain 

 in the fame Place for good. In June 

 they will begin to flower, and the 

 Beginning of July they will be fit to 

 gather for drying : but a few of the 

 ben and moft double Flowers of each 

 Kind fliould be fuffer'd to remain 

 for Seed ; which, in about two 

 Months time, will be ripe, and the 

 Plants will p.rilh foon after ; fo that 

 the Seeds mult be annually fown, in 

 order to preierve them. 



The Seeds of thefe Plants are ma- 

 ny times fown in the Spring ; but 

 they feliom £row fo well at that Sea- 

 fon ; nor will the Plants grow near 

 fo largf, or produce near the fame 

 Quantity of Flowers, as thofe which 

 are fown in Autumn: for which 

 Reafons, that time fhould be pre- 

 ferr'd. Befides, it often happens, 

 that the Plants which come up of 

 the Spring-fowing, rarely produce 

 good Seeds, uniefs the Seafon prove 

 very favourable. 



XIPI1ION, Bulbouslris, or Flow- 

 er-de-luce. 



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The Characters are ; 

 It bath a Lily-fo-wer, conffting of 

 one Lea/ t and Jhaped exaclly like that 

 of the common Iris: the Point al is 

 furnifed with three Lea-vcs ; but the 

 Empalement turns to a Fruit faped 

 like that of the common Iris : the Root 

 is bulbous, or confifts of many Coats, in 

 which it differs from the Iris. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Xiphion Per/icum precox, fl^re 

 variegato. Tourn. Ezr]yPerfan bulb- 

 ous Flower-de-luce, with a varie- 

 gated Flower. 



2. Xiphion angujlifolium, fore 

 alboy labia inferior! riflus aureo. 

 Boerh. Ind. Narrow-leav'd bulbous 

 Iris, with a white Flower, and the 

 lower Part of the Lip of a yellow 

 Colour. 



3. Xiphion angujlifolium , ca-ru- 

 leo njiolaceumy nonodorum. Boerh. Ind. 

 Common narrow-leav'd bulbous 

 Iris, with a blue violet-colour'd 

 Flower, without Scent. 



4. Xiphion angujlifolium, fore 

 luteo inodoro. Tourn. Narrow-leav'd 

 bulbous Iris, with a yellow Flower, 

 without Scent. 



5. Xiphion anguftifoliumy fore 

 ex violacto purpurco& eaeruleo palle* 

 fcente, -variigutOy notata. Boerh. Ind, 

 Narrow-ieav'd bulbous Iris, with a 

 violet-purple and pale-blue varie- 

 gated Flower. 



6. Xiphion anguftifoliumy fetalis 

 repandis alb'iSy ereBis dilute cazruleis, I 

 incumbentibus pallide cazrulefantibus. 

 Boer, Ind. Narrow-leav'd bulbous 

 Iris, whofe Flower hath white Fails; 

 the upright Leaves of a Sky blue, 

 and the under ones of a pale-bluifli 

 Colour. 



7. Xiphion anguftifoliumy pet a lis 

 rfpandis aureis, incumbentibus pallide 

 fa<vis, trz£lis dilute cocruleis. Boerh, 

 Ind. Narrow-leav'd bulbous Iris, 

 whofe Flower hath yellow Falls, and 



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