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This Plant was originally brought 

 From Canada by the French, from 

 whom we were firft fuppiy'd with it; 

 but fince we have receiv\i many 

 Roots of it from Virginia, where it 

 alfo grows in great Plenty in the 

 Fields. The Flowers of this Kind 

 are almoft as large as thofe of the 

 Orange-lily, but are more reflex'd, 

 and of a fine yellow Colour, fpotted 

 with Black : this flowers in July. 



The red Martagon of Pompcny is 

 one of the moil beautiful Sorts of all 

 the Martagons which I have yetfeen ; 

 and produces the greateft Number of 

 Flowers upon a Stem of any of the 

 Kinds (efpecially when the Roots are 

 ftrong, and have remain'd undiiturbM 

 two or three Years), when they will 

 many times have upward of four- 

 fcore Flowers upon a Stem : the 

 Flowers are hotfo large, norfo deep- 

 Coloured, as the fcarlet Mariagon, 

 but rather of a yellowim-red Co- 

 lour, and fpotced with black : this 

 flowers commonly the Latter end of 

 May, or the Beginning ct'June. 



The Roots of tnis Plant are ten- 

 der, and will not endure to be often 

 tranfplanted j for that will deftroy 

 them : the belt Seafon to remove 

 them, is foon after their Stems de- 

 cay ; when they mould never be 

 kept long out of the Ground, but 

 planted again a 3 foon as poflible. 

 Thefe require a fre(h light fandy 

 Soil, but will by no means thrive in 

 a rich moiil Soil, which will caufe 

 them to rot ; and they muft have an 

 open Expofure ; for if they are over- 

 hung by Trees, they Will not thrive. 

 This Ihould alio be planted as deep 

 in the Ground as the Canada Mar- 

 tagon, for the fame Reaibn as was 

 before oblerv'd on that. 



The fcarlet Martagon with many 

 Fiowers is in fome curious Gardens 

 very common, it being a very hardy 

 Plant in refpecl to Cold, which it 



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endures very well, and is eafjy pro- 

 pagated from Off fets, as the other 

 Sartsjbutmutlhavea wnrm light dry 

 Soil, which mould not be dung'd.nor 

 overmadow'd with Trees, either of 

 which will caufe the Roots to decay. 

 This is a very beautiful Klower, and 

 very proper to adorn the Borders of 

 large Flower-gardens. It produce? in 

 Flowers in July, after molt of the 

 other Sorts, which are of a deep- 

 fcarlet Colour, growing many upoti 

 a Stalk. 



The other fcarlet Martagon is al- 

 fo common in fome Gardens, but 

 is not fo much valu'd as the latl : the 

 Flowers are not fo deep-coiour'dj 

 and it leldom has more than fix or 

 eight upon a Stem. This flowers 

 about the time of the former, and 

 requires the fame Soil and Culture. 



The yellow Martagon of Conjlan- 

 tinople is very rare in England at 

 prefent, and only to be found in the 

 Gardens of fome curious Collectors 

 of thefe Beauties. This requires much 

 the fame Culture as the two laft-men- 

 tioned ; but muft not be often re- 

 mov'd, which will not only weaken 

 the Root, but alio prevent its flow- 

 ering. When the Roots of this Kind 

 have been ilanding three Years upon 

 a good freih dry Soil, I have obferv- 

 ed above forty Flowers upon a Stem* 

 which have made a very beautiful 

 Appearance. This flowers about 

 the fame Seafon as the former. 



The ftrip'd leav'd Orange-li'y is a 

 very beautiful Plant, and was a few 

 Years flnce fold at a very great 

 Price; but of late it hath been more 

 common, as being eahly propagated 

 by OfF-fets ; fo that when it is once 

 obtain'd, it may be foon increas'd to 

 what Number you pleafe, provided 

 you plant it in a dry Soil, and a 

 warm Situation. This beautiful Plant 

 was, fome Years fince, accidentally 

 produced from Seeds of the common 



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