a ft. 



jproducegreat Quantities of Flowers, 

 which are near as large as the com- 

 mon Sort ; but the Petals of the 

 Flower are narrower, and ftriped 

 with Purple. This is the firlt Sort 

 of PalTion ftower which we find de- 

 fcribed in old Botanic Authors, and 

 is what Parkin/on has figur'd and de- 

 fcrib'd in his Flower-garden ; but 

 fince the other Sorts have been 

 brought into Europe, they have fo 

 much prevail'd, that this laft-men- 

 tion'd is rarely to be found, except 

 in fome few curious Gardens. This 

 may be increafed by parting of the 

 Boots, which mould be done the Be- 

 ginning of April, and mull be either 

 planted into Pots filled with light 

 rich Earth, or in a good warm Bor- 

 der under a South Wall; for it is 

 fubjedt to be deltroyed in very hard 

 Weather. The PotSj wherein thefe 

 Plants are fet, may be plunged into 

 a gentle Hot-bed, in order to pro- 

 mote their taking Root, it being 

 fome what difficult in rooting after it 

 is removed ; and this will promote 

 its flowering, provided you do not 

 draw it too much : and by this means 

 alfo you may propagate the Plant; 

 for, when it ha^ made pretty ftrong 

 Shoots, if you lay them down, and 

 apply a gentle Warmth to the Pots, 

 they will pufn out Roots in two or 

 three xvlor.fhs time fit for tranfplant- 

 ing, which if done btiore the cold 

 Weather conies on in Autumn, they 

 will be fettled fo as to endure the 

 Winter. 



Vhe Seeds of this Plant are many 

 times brought over from America 

 (v here the Plant grows in great Plen- 

 ty' which, when obtained, may be 

 foun in a moderate Hot*bed in the 

 Spring, and treated as was before di- 

 rected for the common Sort, with 

 this Difference ; itfJS. That this, be- 

 in- more tender, fhould not be ex- 

 posed to the open Air lb foon; and, 



in Winter, the Pots fhould be plurig 1 

 ed into an old Bed of Tanners Bark 

 which has loft mod of its Heat, an< 

 it mould be covered withGlaffes am 

 Mats in very bad Weather; but 

 when it is mild, they fhould have a 

 much open Air as poflible; you mui 

 alfo obferve, not to give them muci 

 Water in Winter. 



The fifth Sort dies to the Groun 

 every Year, as the laft, and rife 

 again the fucceeding Spring : this i 

 very hardy, enduring our feverel 

 Cold in the open Ground, and in 

 creafes very faft by its fpreadm 

 Roots ; but this feldom produce 

 Flowers with us, and when it doth 

 they are fo fmall and ill-colour'd 

 that it fcarce deferves a Place in ; 

 Garden, except for adding to th 

 Variety. 



The fixth Sort is an annual Plan 

 with us, and requires to be raifet 

 upon an Hot-bed; the Seeds of thi 

 fhould be fown in February wit] 

 Amaranthus's, &c. And when th 

 Plants are come up, they mould b 

 tranfplanted fingly into fmall Pot 

 filled with light Earth, and plungei 

 intaa frefh Hot bed, to bring then 

 forward ; and in a Month's time afte 

 (when the Bed will begin to lofe it 

 Heat) you fhould prepare a frefl 

 Hot- bed; then fhake the Plants ou 

 of the fmall Pots, and put them int« 

 larger, being careful not to breal 

 too much of the Earth from th 

 Roots, plunging the Pots into th. 

 new Bed, in wnich Place they ma; 

 remain a Month longer, obferving t< 

 water them as they ihall require, a 

 alfo to give them Air in proportioj 

 to the Heat of the Weather, vvhej 

 you may remove them into the Stove 

 where they may be protected fron 

 the Cold of the Nights, and grea 

 Rains; in which Situation they wil 

 produce great Numbers of I lowers 

 and ripen their Seeds perfectly well 



