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5. Muscari ar-venfe lati/olium 

 \ furpurafcens. Tourn. Broad -leav'd 



Mufcary or Grape -flower, with a 

 purplifti Flower. 



6. Muscart panicula comofa pur- 

 furo-rviolacea. Boerb. Ind. The fea- 

 ther 'd Hyacinth, vufga. 



7. Muscari fia<vo flare. Cluf. Hift. 

 \ The yellow Mufcary, or Grape-hya- 

 cinth ; commonly called Tibcadi, or 

 Dipcady. 



8. Muscari panicula cirrhofa 

 I purpurea, longiore 1$ jlricliore. Boerb. 



Ind. Plant. Mufcary or Grape-hya- 

 j cinth, with a feather'd Top. 



The firfl Sort is very common in 

 \ mod old Gardens, where, by its 

 I plentiful Increafe, it is become fo 

 I troublefome as to render it little 

 I efteemed ; for when once thefe Roots 

 1 have taken PoiTeflion of a Garden, 

 they are fcarcely ever eradicated af- 

 terward ; the fmalleft Off-lets grow- 

 ing, altho' they are buried a Foot 

 under the Surface of the Ground. 

 This produces its Flowers in April 

 and May ; and if permitted to re- 

 main, will produce ripe Seeds in 

 June : the Flowers of this Sort fmell 

 very like Starch. 



The fecond Sort is lefs common 

 s than the firit, and is preferved by 

 fuch as are curious in Flowers ; tho' 

 it is a Plant of no great Beauty : this 

 is propagated b) Off-fets, as the 

 common Hyacinth, and will thrive 

 in almoft any Soil or Situation ; but 

 beft in that which is warm and dry. 



The third Sort is a very defpicable 

 Flower, to Appearance ; but is chief- 

 ly preferved for its uncommon 

 Sweetnefs : this is alfo increafed as 

 the former, and produces its Flow*- 

 ers much about the fame Seafon : but 

 as this doth not increafe fo fall as the 

 other, the Roots may remain three 

 Years before they are removed. 



The fourth, fifth, fixth, and 

 eighth Sorts are alfo preferved in 



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curious Gardens for Variety; but 

 neither of thefe have much Sweet- 

 nefs in their Flowers : thefe are alfo 

 propagated by Off fets, as the for- 

 mer ; but produce their Flowers later 

 in the Seafon. 



The feventh Sort produces yellow 

 Flowers, which, when they decay, 

 change to a worn out purplifh Co- 

 lour : the Flowers of this Kind are 

 extremely fweet; and having more 

 Beauty than either of the other Sorts, 

 it is generally more efteemed: but this 

 is not very common in the Englifa 

 Gardens at prefent. 



There is another Sort of this, 

 which has been lately raifed in Hoi- 

 land, with very large orange-colour- 

 ed Flowers, which have a very agree- 

 able Scent : but this is fo rare in Hol^ 

 land, as that the Gardeners give two 

 Guineas for a Root of it ; fothat un- 

 til the Price of thefe Roots is greatly 

 lower'd, we can't expect to fee this 

 Sort in England ; there being few 

 Perfons here, who care to give fuch 

 Prices for Flowers. 



The proper Seafon for taking up 

 the Roots of thefe Flowers is in 

 July, when their Leaves are de- 

 cayed ; at which time they mould 

 be fpread upon Mats, in a dry Place, 

 for a Fortnight, until their Bulbs be 

 dry'd, when they may be laid up, 

 each Sort by itfelf, until the Begin- 

 ning of Oftober, which is the Seafon 

 for planting moft of thofe bulbous- 

 rooted Flowers ; and the various 

 Sorts of thefe may then be intermix- 

 ed amongft other Flowers of the 

 fame Growth ; where, in the Sea- 

 fon of their Flowering, they afford 

 an agreeable Variety. Thefe Roots 

 mould never be permitted to remain 

 longer than two Years unremoved, 

 unlefs the third and feventh Sorts ; 

 for they multiply fo faft, that the 

 Number of their Off - fets would 

 greatly weaken the blowing Roots, 



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