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The Rcots of this Sort fprcad 

 Kinder the Surface of the Ground in 

 ihe fame manner as the flag- leaved 

 frts % to which they bear a great 

 Refemblance,asdoalfo their Leaves; 

 but the Flowers are fpread open in 

 the middle of the Day, which are 

 cotnpoied of fix Leaves twilled at 

 the Bottom ; thefe are of an orange 

 - Colour, and fpotted with red, and 

 feldom continue longer than three 

 or four Days in Beauty; but new 

 .Flowers are produced as the others 

 decay, fo that there is a Succeifron 

 of them near a Month. 



This Sort is propagated by Seeds, 

 which if fown in a warm Border of 

 light Earth in the Autumn, the 

 Plants will come up the following 

 Spring, and may afterward be treat- 

 ed in the fame manner as the Flag- 

 Jrii ; to which Article the Reader 

 jnay turn for Directions. 



The fecond and third Sorts are 

 lefs hardy, fo thefe muft be fheltered 

 from the Froft in Winter; but they 

 ihould have as much free Air in mild 

 Weather as pofiibie : therefore if the 

 Pots in which the Roots are planted, 

 be placed under a Glafs- frame in 

 Winter, where they may enjoy the 

 open Air at all times when the 

 Weather is mild, they will flower 

 much ftronger, than if they are treat- 

 ed more tenderly, and the Flowers 

 will continue much longer in Beau- 

 ty. 



The Flowers of the fecond Sort 

 are white, having a dark Streak on 

 the Back of each Leaf : thefe are 

 produced alternately upon the Stalks ; 

 and below thefe, at the Joints of the 

 Stalks, there are fmall Bulbs pro- 

 duced, which, if planted, will be- 

 come Root?, whereby this Sort may 

 jb? increafed plentifully, as alfo by 

 Off-fets from the Root ; fo that 

 when the Plant is obtained, a finale 

 jia©t will ioon furniih. a Supply, to 



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(lock the Garden : and as the Plant 

 is not very tender, fo it may fucceed, 

 if planted in a warm South Border 

 of light Earth ; at leaft, with a little 

 Protection in fevere Froft, there can 

 be no hazard of its being loft. 



The third Sort is more valuable 

 than the fecond, the Flowers being 

 much more beautiful : this hath a 

 very fmall oval bulbous Root, co- 

 vered with a grey Skin ; the Leaves 

 are long and narrow ; the Flower - 

 ftem is produced immediately from 

 the Root, which rifes about one 

 Foot high, being very flender : on 

 the Top are produced five or fix 

 Flowers growing in aClufter ; thefe 

 are compofed of fix oval Petals of 

 a beautiful yellow Colour, each 

 having a dark - purple Spot at the 

 Bottom ; fo that when the Flowers 

 are fpread open, they make a fine 

 Appearance. Both thefe Sorts flow- 

 er in April, and the fecond generally 

 produces ripe Seeds, but the third 

 hath n6t as yet produced any Seeds 

 in England ; nor doth it fend forth 

 many Off-fets from the Root, fo> 

 that it is at prefent pretty rare in 

 England. 



This Sort fhould be planted in 

 fmall Pots filled with frefh light 

 Earth, and in Winter muft be placed 

 in a Green-houfe, where, in mild 

 Weather, it may enjoy the free Air, 

 but protected from Froft. During 

 the time that the Plants are in a 

 growing State (which is from Ao- 

 <vember to May) they muit be fre- 

 quently refrefhed with Water ; in 

 the cold Months twice a Week will 

 be fufficient ; but in April they 

 mould be gently watered almoll 

 every Day, if the Seafon prove 

 warm : toward the End of May, the 

 Leaves and Stalks of the fecond and 

 third Sorts decay ; when the Pots 

 may be placed in a fhady Situation, 

 where il.ey will require but littfe 



Water 



