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Orange-lily, which were ftied upon 

 a Border, where they were fuffered 

 to grow, until this Plant appear'd 

 with its fine variegated Leaves ; 

 which the Owner, upon Difcovery, 

 mark'd, and, at a proper Seafon, 

 remov'd into a better Situation, 

 where it throve, and increas'd fo 

 well, as in a few Years to be fpread 

 into divers Parts of the Kingdom. 

 Tnis Plant muft never be planted in 

 a rich' Soil, which will greatly di- 

 minilh its Beauty, and many times 

 cuufe the Roots to decay. 



The feven Sorts next-mentioned 

 are alfo worthy of a Place in every 

 good Garden. Thefe were fome 

 Years pad in greater Plenty in the 

 JLngJiJh Garden?, than they are at 

 prefent ; but in fome of the curious 

 Gardens in Holland they are yet pre- 

 ferved: thefe are as hardy as thofe 

 before - mentioned, and mould be 

 treated in the fame way. The laft 

 Sort was brought from America , 

 where it grows wild in the Savan- 

 nas : this hath a Stem upwards of 

 three Feet high, and produces a large 

 Number cf beautiful Flowers upon 

 erch Stem ; and as it feldom flowers 

 till after all the others are over, fo 

 it is the more valuable. This is 

 hardy in refpect to Cold, but muft 

 have a light dry Soil. 



All the Sorts of Lilies and Marta- 

 gons may be propagated by fowing 

 their Seeds ; by which Method fome 

 new Varieties may be obtain'd, pro- 

 vided the Seeds are fav'd from the 

 bell Sorts ; efpecially the Martagons, 

 w hich are more inclinable to vary 

 than the other Lilies. The manner 

 of fowing them is as follows : 



You muft be provided with feme 

 fquare Boxes about fix inches deep, 

 wnich {hould have Holes bored in 

 their Bottoms to let true Wet pafs 

 ofr : thefe Boxes mould be 6U'd with 

 irefh light far. dy Earth, and m'the 



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Beginning of Augujl, foon after the 

 Seeds are ripe, you muft few them 

 thereon pretty thick, covering them 

 over with light fifced Earth about 

 half an Inch ; then place the Boxes 

 where they may have the morning 

 Sun only; obferving,- if the Seafon 

 mould prove dry, to refrefh them of- 

 ten with Water, as alfo to pull cut 

 all Weeds which may be produced. 

 In this Situation the Boxes mould 

 remain until Oftober y when you muft 

 remove them where they may have 

 as much Sun as pofiible, as alfo be 

 fcreen'd from the cold North and ' 

 Eaft Winds, during the Winter-fea- 

 fon : but in the Spring of the Year, < j 

 about the Beginning of April, you 

 muft remove the Boxes into their 

 former Pofition ; for now the young 

 Plants will appear above-ground, 

 which are impatient of too much 

 Heat: befides, the Earth in the 

 Boxes will dry too faft at this Sea- 

 fon, if expos'd to the full Sun at 

 Noon. "You muft alfo obferve, at 

 this Seafon, to keep them intirely 

 clear from Weeds, as alfo to refrelh 

 them gently with Water, if the Sea- 

 fon fnould prove dry : in this Place 

 you fhould let the Boxes remain un- 

 til the Beginning of Auguft, at which 

 time you mould prepare fome Beds * 

 of the above - mention'd frefh light 

 Earth, which muft be levell'd very 

 even : then take the Earth out of 

 the Boxes, together with the fmall 

 Buibs, and ftrevv it equally over the 

 Beds, covering it over about half an 

 Inch thick with fine-fifced Earth ; 

 and if the Seafon ftiould prove very 

 hot and dry, you would do well to 

 made the Beds in the Middle of the 

 Day from the great Heat of the Sun, 

 and to refrefh them now -and -then 

 with W r ater. 



You muft alfo obferve to keep 

 them intirely clear from Weeds ; and 

 if the follo wing Winter ftiould prove 



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