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green Leaves always appear in De- 

 cember. Therefore the Roots of this 

 Sort mould net be kept longer out 

 of the Ground than the Beginning 

 of September. Thefe fhould alfo be 

 planted in a warm Situation ; and, 

 in hard Froft, cover'd with Mats, 

 or Peas-haulm : otherwife the Flow- 

 er-buds, which lie juit under the Sur- 

 face of the Ground, will be deftroy- 

 cd : fo that, in fuch Places where 

 this Care hath not been taken, they 

 have not produced any Flowers for 

 feveral Years ; which fome ignorant 

 Perfons have imputed to the Roots 

 being bad. 



The forty-fifth Sort was difco- 

 ver'd by the late Dr. William Houf- 

 toun at La Vera Cruz, where it 

 grew in great Plenty. This hath 

 Leaves like thofe of the Jonquil, 

 and there is but one Flower pro- 

 duced on each Stalk. It is propa- 

 gated by Off-fets from the Roots, in 

 the fame manner as the common 

 NarciJ/us ; but is very tender ; there- 

 fore mult be preferv'd in the Stove, 

 and treated after the fame manner as 

 the tender Kinds of Amaryllis, other- 

 wife it will not thrive in this Coun- 

 try. 



The common Sorts of Daffodil 

 are generally planted in large Bor- 

 ders of the Pieafure-garden ; where 

 being intermixM with other bulbous- 

 rooted Flowers, they afford an agree- 

 able Variety in their Seafons of 

 Flowering. Thefe Roots are very- 

 hardy, and will thrive in almoft any 

 Soil or Situation ; which renders 

 them very proper for rural Gardens, 

 where, being planted under the 

 Shade of Trees, they will endure 

 feveral 'Years without tranfplanting, 

 and produce annually, in the Spring, 

 great Quantities of Flowers, which 

 afford an agreeable Profpect. 



The Jonquils, fhould be planted 

 in Beds, or Borders, feparate from 



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other Roots ; becaufe thefe require 

 to be tranfplanted at leaft every 

 other Year, otherwife their Roots are 

 apt to grow long and flender, and 

 feldom flower well after ; which is 

 alfo the Cafe, if they are continued 

 many Years in the fame Soil : where- 

 fore theRoots fhould be often remo- 

 ved from one Part of the Garden to 

 another, or, at leaft, the Earth fhould 

 be often renew'd ; which is the mofl 

 probable Method to preferve thefe 

 Flowers in Perfection. 



The Soil in which thefe Flowers 

 fucceed bell, is an hazel Loam, nei- 

 ther too light, nor over-ftiff ; it mull 

 be frefh, and free from Roots of 

 Trees, or noxious Weeds ; but 

 fhould not be dung'd : for it is very 

 remarkable, that where the Ground 

 is made rich, they feldom continue 

 good very long, but are fubject. to 

 moot downwards, and form long 

 flender Roots. 



Thefe Flowers are greatly efteem- 

 ed by many People for their rtrong 

 fweet Scent ; though there are very- 

 few Ladies that can bear the Smell 

 of them : fo powerful is it, that, 

 many times, it overcomes their Spi- 

 rits, efpecially if conhVd in a Room : 

 for which Reafon they fhould never 

 be planted too clofe to an Habita- 

 tion, left they become ofFenfive ; 

 nor fhould the Flowers be placed in 

 fuch Rooms where Company are en- 

 ter tain'd. 



NASTURTIUM, Crefs. 

 The Characters are ; 



The Flower confijls of four Leaves, 

 which are placed in form of a Crofs : 

 the Pcintal, which rifes from the 

 Centre of the Flower-cup, becomes a 

 roundijh fmooth Fruit, which is di- 

 vided into Cells, by the intermediate 

 Partition, obliquely placed, with re* 

 fpeel to the Valves, and f urn'ifh'" d <with 

 Seeds, which are generally fmooth : to 

 which may be added, The Leaves are 



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