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fend forth plentifully. Thebefl Sea- 

 fon for tranfplanting the Roots, and 

 taking off the OfF-fets, is in the Be- 

 ginning of February, juft before they 

 begin to fhect. Thete P.ccts mould 

 be planted in Pots filled with rich 

 light Earth, and then plunged into 

 the Tan in the Stove, obferving 

 now-and-then to refrefh the Earth 

 with Water, which mult not be 

 given to them in great Quantities 

 until they have fent forth their 

 Leaves ; for too much Moifture will 

 rot thefe Roots while they are in an 

 unaftive State. Thefe Plants mould 

 conftantly be kept in the Bark-bed in 

 the Stove, otherwife they will not 

 flower. During the Summer- leafon 

 they will require a larger Share of 

 Moifture, and in hot Weather they 

 mould have plenty of frefh Air; but 

 in Winter they muft be kept warm, 

 otherwise the Roots will perim.Wirh 

 this Management the Plants will 

 thrive exceedingly, and produce their 

 beautiful Flowers in Augufi and Sep- 

 tember. The Roots of thefe Plants 

 fhould not be diilurbed in Winter ; 

 for although their Leaves decay in 

 Autumn, and their Roots remain 

 inactive, yet if they are taken up, 

 and kept out of the Ground, they 

 are very apt to fhrink, unlels great 

 Care be taken of them. The feven- 

 teenth Sort was by Accident procu- 

 red in Evglaiid, the Root being fent 

 over with a Specimen of the Plant, 

 w hich was dried, and fent to Mr. 

 Collhifon ; he took off the Root, and 

 had it planted in the Stove at Sir 

 Charles Wagers Garden: it grew 

 and flowered ; from which Root 

 there has been a great Number pro- 

 ducecj. This Sort produces a Spike 

 of Flowers near two Feet long, 

 which, Being of a bright purple Co- 

 lour, make a fine Appearance in the 

 Stove. 



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The eighteenth Sort grows in 

 great Plenty on the Sides of the 

 Road between Porto Bello and Pana- 

 ma > in the Spanijb Wt J] -Indies, in 

 fliady Places, and on a ltony Soil. 

 The Spaniards fay, it is only to be 

 found in this Place; and that it can- 

 not be tranfplanted to any other Part 

 of the Country, fo as to grow. The 

 Flowers of the Plant refemble a 

 Dove; from whence the Spaniards 

 g ve it the Name of the Holy Gholt. 

 Some of thefe Roots were fent to 

 England by Mr. Robert Millar, Sur- 

 geon, who was on the Spot where 

 they grew : fome of which are yet 

 alive in England ; but have not as 

 yet produced any Flowers. This 

 and the nineteenth Sort are both 

 very tender Plants ; wherefore if 

 they are brought into England, they 

 muft be very gently treated : their 

 Roots fhould be planted in Pots filled 

 with n landy Soil mixed with Lime- 

 rubbifh, «'.nd then plunged into an 

 Hot bed of Tanners Bark, being 

 careful not to give them much Wa- 

 ter until they begin to flioot ; after 

 which time they fhould be frequently 

 watered. .During the Summer fea- 

 fon thefe Plants mult have frefh Air 

 admitted to them ; but in Winter 

 they mufl. have a very warm Situa- 

 tion. They put forth their green 

 Leaves in May, which continue till 

 Autumn, when they decay ; fo that 

 the Roots remain ina&ive about fit 

 Months. 



There are many other Sorts of 

 thefe Plants, which are Natives of 

 America ; but the greater Part of 

 them, growing on Trees, cannot be 

 cultivated in Gardens ; wherefore it I 

 is needlefs to enumerate them in this I 

 Place. 



HELLEBOROIDES HYEMA-I 

 LIS. Vide Helleborus. 



HELLE- I 



