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pens : but I would advife you, never 

 tP plant them when the Ground is 

 ^extreme dry, unlefs there be a Pro- 

 pped pf fome Rain foon after ; for 

 ir' the Weather mould continue dry 

 for a confiderable time after, the 

 Roots wou'd receive a Mouldinefs, 

 vhich would certainly deftroy them. 



Thefe Beds will require no farther 

 Care until the Froft comes on fevere, 

 31 which time they mould nave fome 

 fatten Tan fprcad over the Bed, 

 about four Inches thick; and if the 

 .Alleys on each Side of the Bed are 

 £iled up, either with rotten Tan, 

 pung, or Sand, it will prevent the 

 Frolt from penetrating the Ground 

 to the Roots, and fecure them from 

 being deftroy ed : but when the 

 Winters prove very fevere, it will 

 alfo be proper to have fome Peas- 

 laulm, or fuch-like Covering, laid 

 over them, which will keep out the 

 froll better than Mats ; and lying 

 hollow, will admit the Air to the 

 Surface of the Ground, and alfo per- 

 mit the Exhalations to pafs off, 

 .■whereby the Earth will remain dry, 

 and prevent the Roots from rotting ; 

 which has often happened when the 

 Beds have been too clofe covered, 

 But you mull obferve to take off this 

 Covering whenever the Weather is 

 mild, and only let it continue on in 

 very hard Frofts ; for a fmall Froft 

 cannot irjure the Roots before the 

 green Leaves appear above-ground, 

 which is feldom before the Beginning 

 of February ; at which time the Beds 

 muft be arched over with Hoops, 

 that they may be covered either 

 wiih Mats, Canvas, or fome other 

 Jight Covering, to prevent the Froft 

 from injuring the Buds as they arife 

 above-ground : but thefe Coverings 

 niuft be conftantly taken off every 

 Day when the Weather is mild, 

 othervvife the Flower-items will be 

 drawn up to a great Height, and be- 



come very weak ; and the Pedicle* 



cf the Flowers will be long and flen- 

 der, and fo rendered incapable of 

 fupporting the Bells : which is a 

 great Difadvantage to the Flowers ; 

 for one of their greateft Beauties con- 

 fifts in the regular Difpofition of 

 their Bells. When thefe Hoops arc 

 fixed over the Beds, the rotten Tan 

 fnould be taken off them ; in the 

 doing of which, great Care mould 

 be taken not to bruife or injure the 

 Leaves cf the Hyacinths, which by 

 that time will be beginning to break 

 out of the Ground with the Flower- 

 item ; therefore the Tan mould be 

 removed by the Elands, or, if any 

 Initrument is ufed in the doing of 

 it, there muft be great Caution. 



When the Stems of the Flowers 

 are advanced to their Height, before 

 the Flowers are expanded, you mould 

 place a fhort Stick down by each 

 Root, to which, with a Wire form- 

 ed into an Hoop, the Seem of the 

 Flowers mould be fattened, to fup- 

 port them from falling ; otherwife, 

 when the Bells are fully expanded, 

 their Weight will incline them to the 

 Ground] efpecially if they are per^ 

 mitted to receive a Shower of Rain. 



During their Seafon of flowering, 

 they (hould be covered in the Heat 

 of the Day from the Sun, as alfo 

 from all heavy Rains ; but they 

 fhould be permitted to receive aM 

 gentle Showers, as alfo the morning 

 and evening Sun : but if the Rights 

 are frolly, they muft be conftantly 

 defended therefrom. With this Ma- 

 nagement, you may continue your 

 Hyacinths in Beauty at leaft one 

 whole Month, and fometimes more, 

 according to their Strength, or the 

 Favourablenefs of the Seafon. 



When their Flowers are quite de- 

 cayed, and the Tops of their Leaves 

 begin to change their Colour, yon. 

 mui); carefully raife the Roots out of 



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