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and have no Scent ; fo tliat it fcarce- 

 ly deferves a Place in a good Gar- 

 den. The third Sort with pendulous 

 Flowers is {bmetimes called the white 

 Confiantinople Lily, from whence it 

 was formerly brought; but is now 

 become almoft as plenty as the com- 

 mon white Lily in many Gardens : 

 this differs from the common Sort 

 in having flender Stems, which are 

 of a purplifh Colour ; and the Pe- 

 tals of the Flowers are narro wer, and 

 the Flowers are fomewhat lefs, and 

 always hang down. 



Thefe Plants are all very hardy, 

 Und require nO other Culture, than 

 to be taken up every other Year (in 

 1 July, after the Flowers are decay d) , 

 and pull off the Suckers from them ; 

 which, if fuffer'd to remain on, 

 would ftarve the old Roots, and 

 caufe them to flower vary weak : 

 but they mould not be kept long 

 but of the Ground, nor removed af- 

 ter their Leaves appear above- 

 ground ; both which will weaken 

 the Roots fo much, that they will 

 hot flower the following Summer. 

 They increafe greatly from OfF-fets, 

 whereby they are become fo com- 

 mon as to be little elteem'd. 



The fourth Sort is only an acci- 

 dental Variety cf :ne common white 

 Lily, which proceeds from the 

 Strength of the Roots, and by two 

 or three Stems joining together in 

 one, as is frequently obfcrved in the 

 Buds of Afparagus, and many other 

 kinds of Vegetables; in which, 

 whenever this happens, they are al- 

 ways flat: but this is far from be- 

 ing a diltinct Species : however, as 

 it hath been mentioned by many 

 Writers On Botany, I thought prO- 

 Iper to infert it in this Place. 



The ftrip'd-leav'd Lily is a great 

 lOrnament to Flower-borders during 

 l;he Winter - feafon, their beautiful 

 ■ variegated Leaves always appearing 



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in September, and are continu'd all 

 the Winter, making a line Appear- 

 ance in the Depth of Winter, when 

 few other Plants are in Beauty : for 

 which Reafon this Plant hatn been 

 greaily propagated of late Years. 

 This is increas'd as the common 

 Sort ; but the Roots mould always 

 be planted in a frem light Soil, in 

 which they will thrive exceedingly : 

 but if you make the Ground rich 

 with Dung, it will certainly deftroy 

 them, as will alfo a very wet or 

 ftrong Soil. The Seafon for tranf- 

 p:ancing thefe Roots is the fame 

 with the common Sort. 



The white Lily itripM with Purple 

 has not been many Years brought 

 into England. Of this Kind there 

 are two Sorts ; one of which is much 

 more beautifully variegated than the 

 other ; both of which were obrain'd 

 originally from Seed. Tiieie are both 

 propagated in the fame manner as 

 the common Sort ; but mould be 

 planted in a dry fcndy Soil, mix'd 

 with a little Lime rubbilh, and ex- 

 pos'd to the morning Sun : in which 

 Sod and Situation they will flower 

 exceeding well, and their Stripes 

 will be much deeper colour'd tiian 

 when they are planted in a richer 

 Soil, and their Roots will make a 

 better Increafe. 



The Orange-lily is fo well known ^ 

 that it is needlefs to fay any thing of 

 it here. That Sort which is commonly 

 call'd the double Orange-lily, differs 

 from the common only in having 

 two or three more Petals in each 

 Flower, which is not conftant, but 

 very apt to degenerate to the com- 

 mon Sort ; fo that it is fcarcely worth 

 preierving, unlefs for Variety-fake. 

 Thefe are propagated by OfF-fets 

 from the old Roots, which are com- 

 monly lent forth in great Plenty ; 

 and therefore the Roots mould never 

 remain more than two Years urne- 

 D d d xnov'd, 



