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be propagated either from Seeds, 

 which it commonly affords in great 

 Plenty ; or from Slips, as the before- 

 mention'd Sorts. 



The red and white Bachelor's- 

 button are very hardy Plants, in 

 refpec! to Cold : but if they are fuf- 

 fefd to remain long in a Place un- 

 removed, they are very fubjec"l to 

 rot and decay. They never produce 

 Seeds ; fo are propagated only by 

 parting of their Roots ; which may 

 be done either in September, or in 

 the Beginning of March: but the - 

 former Seafon is preferable ; for 

 they will then be well-rooted in the 

 Ground before the dry Weather of 

 the Spring comes on, whereby they 

 will be out of Danger from that ; 

 whereas thofe planted in the Spring, 

 if the Weather mould prove dry foon 

 after, will ftarve, and be very weak, 

 unlefs frequently watefd. Thefe 

 commonly grow above two Feet 

 high, and produce their Flowers in 

 June and July : they love a frefh 

 loamy Soil, which mould not be 

 dungM ; and aSituation to the morn- 

 ing Sun, in which they will thrive 

 better than in a more openExpOfure. 



The double Ragged-Robin is alio 

 increafed by parting the Roots in 

 Autumn : this Plant mull have a 

 moift Soil, and fhady Situation, 

 where it will thrive exceedingly : 

 but in an hot dry Soil it feldom 

 . does well. It produces its Flow- 

 ers about the fame time as the for- 

 mer, and is very proper for fhady 

 cold Borders, where few other Plants 

 will thrive. 



The fingle fcarlet Lychnis may 

 be either propagated by fowing the 

 Seeds, or parting the Roots : if 

 from Seeds, it mould be fown on a 

 Bed of light Earth in the Beginning 

 of March ; and when the Plants are 

 come up pretty ftrong (which is 

 common]) in May), .they mould be 



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tranfplanted out into Nurfery-bec?s 

 at about fix Inches Diftance each 

 Way, oblerving to water and fhade 

 them until they have taken Root ; 

 after which they will require no 

 farther Care, but only to keep them 

 clear from Weeds until Michaelmas; 

 at which time they may be removed 

 into the Borders of the Flower-gar- 

 den, where the next Summer they 

 will produce very ftrong Stems of 

 Flowers : but if you would pro- 

 pngate them by parting the Roots, 

 it mould be done in September (as 

 was directed for the before - men- 

 tion'd Sorts). This Plant will grow 

 in almoft any Soil or Situation ; but 

 does belt in a middling loamy Soil, 

 and an open Expofure. 



The double Lychnis or Nonfuch 

 is only propagated by parting the 

 Roots, or planting the Cuttings of 

 its Flower-ftems ; which, if water'd 

 and fhaded, will take Root very 

 well, and make good Plants. The 

 beft Seafon for parting the Roots 

 is in September : but for planting 

 the Cuttings, July is the moft pro- 

 per Seafon : in doing of this, you 

 mould take only the lower Parts of 

 the Flower-fiems, which generally 

 fucceed much better than the ex- 

 treme Parrs. The Cuttings mould 

 have three Joints, two of which 

 mould be placed in the Ground, 

 and the third only left above-ground ' r 

 from which the Shoot will be 

 produe'd, and make a good Plant : 

 by which Method this beautiful 

 Flower may be propagated much 

 fatter than from the Root alone. 



This Plant delights in a frefh light 

 Soil, wfcich is not too dry; where 

 it will produce very ftrong Stems, 

 and rife about three Feet high. This 

 Sowers in July, and, if the Seafon- 

 does not prove very hot, will con- 

 tinue ia Beauty a whole Month > 



for which it is greatly efteenul. 



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