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The Characters are ; 

 | The Flower has no Empalement, and 

 onfifis of one Leaf which is cut into 

 fx Parts almojl to the Bottom, hu--j- 

 ng a port Tube ; but expands, aetd is 

 •e flexed at the Brim: in the Centre 

 f the Flower is fituated the Pointal, 

 ittended by fix declining Stamina : the 

 °ointal aft tr word changes to an o<val 

 hree cornerd Fruit ; having three 

 Zells, which are full of roundifh Seeds : 

 o thefe Notes may be added, "The Root 

 Wing compofed of fc-veral thick fi~fiy 

 Tubers, like the AfphodeL 



This Genus of Piants was titled 

 Lilio-Afphodilus by Dr. Tournefort, 

 from the Flower being ihaped like 

 the Lily, and the Root like that of 

 the Afphodel : but this, being a 

 compound Name, is rejecled by Dr. 

 ftinna-us, who has applied this of 

 |Hemerocallis to it, and has joined 

 Uoumffort\ Genus of Lilian* rum to 

 pis ; tho' the Flowers of that have 

 fix Leaves. 



The Species are ; 



I. Heme rocallis r a dice tuhe- 

 rofa, CO) oil is monopi talis . Lin. Hart. 

 Cliff. The yellow Day-lily 



2 Hemerocallis r a dice tuberofa, 

 corollis monopctalis reflsxis. The 

 ffcarlet Day lily. 



3. HtiMEROCALtis radice tube- 

 f'ofa, corollis lexapetalis. Lin. Hort. 

 \Cliff. St. Biuno\ Lily, or great 

 \Swvoy Spiderwort. 



There are two Varieties of the 

 firft Sort, one with a large, and the 

 other with a fmaller Flower; as there 

 are alfo of the fecond and third 

 Sorts: but thefe are not diil.net Spe- 

 cies ; fo I (hall not enumerate them 

 here Dr. Linnaeus has fuppofed the 

 two nrft Sorts to be one Species ; 

 and that they differ only in ttie Size 

 and Colour of their Flowers ; but, 

 from thirty Years Observation, I 

 could no; rind, that they, by any 



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Culture, nor from Seeds, would vary 

 from their original Species : the 

 Roots of the firftSort do not mul- 

 tiply near fo fait as thofe of the 

 fecond ; the Flowers are much 

 fmaller, and have a very agreeable 

 Scent, fomewhat like the Flowers 

 of the Tuberole; for which it is 

 elteemed by many Perfons ; and 

 from thence fome have given it the 

 Name of yellow Tuberofe : as this 

 Sort doth not grow fo tall, nor fpread 

 by the Root io much, as the fecond 

 Sort, fo it may be admitted to have 

 a Place in the Flower-garden, where 

 it will thrive in almolt any Soil or 

 Situation ; therefore this may be 

 planted in fuch Places, where few 

 better Plants will grow. 



It is chiefly propagated by parting 

 the Root : the belt time for doing 

 of this is in October, when the Leaves 

 are decayed: this mould not be done 

 oftener than every other Year ; be- 

 caufe when they are too often re- 

 moved, or the Roots parted too 

 fmall, they will not produce many 

 Flowers ; nor will the Flowers be 

 near 10 large. 



The fecond Sort multiplies fo faft, 

 as to fpread over the Beds where 

 they are planted very foon ; there- 

 fore is feldom allowed to have a Place 

 in good Gardens ; but in large 

 Wildernefs-quarters, and other mady 

 Places, they may be planted to hide 

 the Ground ; for this will grow well 

 under Trees ; and in fuch Places 

 this Plant will add to the Variety. 



The Flowers of both thefe Sorts 

 are of very fliort Duration : they 

 open early in the Morning, and by 

 Noon they begin to decay ; and be- 

 fore the Evening they are quite wi- 

 thered, and do not open again ; from 

 whence they had the Name of Day- 

 lily : if the Floweis of the fecond 

 Sort are handled, there will be a 

 Rr 3 fine 



