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daily the double Sorts, which com- 

 monly continue a Fortnight longer 

 in Flower than the finale Kinds, and 

 the Flowers 3re much fairer. I have 

 feen the double white Kind often 

 mentioned in Books, but could ne- 

 ver fee it growing ; tho' I don't 

 know but fuch a Flower might be 

 obtained frojn Seeds of the ling'e 

 white, or blue Kinds. I nave fome- 

 times known the double blue Sort 

 produce fome Flowers in Autumn 

 which were inclining to White; and 

 thereby fome People have been de- 

 ceived, who have procured the Roots 

 at that Seafon, and planted them in 

 their Gardens ; but the Spring fol- 

 lowing their Flowers were blue, as 

 before : and this is a common thing 

 when the Autumn is fo mild as to 

 caufe them to flower. But whether 

 the double- white Sort, mentioned 

 in the Books, was only this acci- 

 dental Alteration in the Colour of 

 the Flower, I can't fay ; tho' it feems 

 very probable it was, fince I never 

 could hear of any Perfon who ever 

 faw the double white Sort flower in 

 the Spring. 



The fingle Sorts produce Seeds 

 every Year, whereby they are eafily 

 propagated ; and alfo new Flowers 

 may be that way obtained. The 

 bell Seafon for fowing of the Seeds 

 is in the Beginning of duguft, either 

 in Pots or Boxes of light Earth, 

 which fhould be placed fo as to have 

 only the morning Sun, until O£o6er, 

 when they mould be removed into 

 the full Sun, to remain during the 

 Winter-feafon: but in March, when 

 the young Plants will begin to ap- 

 pear, they mutt be removed again 10 

 a (hady S tuation, and in dry Wea- 

 ther mould be frequently watered ; 

 and abou the Beginning of Augnfl 

 they wit! be fit to be tranfplanted : 

 at which time you fhould prepare a 

 Border, facing the Eall, of s gupd 



frefh loamy Earth, into which yon 

 fhould remove the Plants, placing 

 them at about fix Inches Ditlance 

 each Way, clofing the Earth pretty 

 fail to their Roots, to prevent the 

 Worms from drawing them out of 

 the Ground, which they are very 

 apt to do at that Seafon ; and in the 

 Spring following they will begin to 

 fhew their Flowers : but it will be 

 three Years before they flower ftrong, 

 and till then you cannot judge of 

 their Goodnefs ; when, if you find 

 any double Flowers, or any of a dif- 

 ferent Colour from the common 

 Sons, they lhould be taken up, and 

 tranfplanted into the Borders of the 

 Flower-garden, where they fhould 

 continue at lcaa: two Years before 

 they are taken up, or parted ; for 

 it is remarkable in tnis Plant, that 

 where they are often removed and 

 parted, they are very fubjecl to die ; 

 whereas, when they are permitted to 

 remain undiflurbed for many Years, 

 they will thrive exceedingly, and 

 become very large Roots. 



The double Flowers, which never 

 produce Seeds, are propagated by 

 parting their Root?, which fliould 

 be done in March ^ at the time vvhen 

 they are in Flower : but you fliould 

 be careful not to feparate them into 

 very fmal] Heads ; nor fhould they 

 be parted oftcner than every third 

 or fourth Yeur, if you intend to have 

 them thrive, for the Reafon before 

 given. They delight in a flrong 

 loamy Soil, and in an Eailern Po- 

 fuion, where they may have only 

 the morning Sun ; tho' they will 

 grow in almoft any Afpeft, if they 

 are plante.1 iti ftrong rnoift Ground, 

 and are never injured by Cold. 



HEPATORIUM. Vide Eupa- 

 toriurn. 



HEPTAPHYLLUM. fttt Jfe* 

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