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At Fig. II. is reprefented the Profile or Se&ion of 
the fame Jarr. 
a. The Sticks to tie up the Leaves and Stems 
of the Flowers. 
b. The upper Lead with Holes to fupport the 
Bulbs and Sticks. 
c. The under Lead with Holes to keep the 
Sticks fteady. 
By feveral Experiments on dried Bulbs, and thofe 
that were taken frelh out of the Ground, I find the 
dried ones do bed; for thofe taken growing out of 
the Ground, being full of moifture, will not fo foon 
upon changing their Element, be acquainted with a 
new one ; the Fibres they had ftruck in the Ground, 
always rot, and they muft make new ones in the 
Water, which makes them require a long Time be- 
fore they can recover themfelves enough to flower. 
The Bulbs will not rot, yet they will not be fo 
ftrong as thofe put into the Water when dry, which 
fill themfelves with moifture by degrees: Therefore, 
when I plant my Bulbs,' I fet them at firft on the top 
of the Water ; for I found by two or three Experi- 
ments, that thofe planted under Water did not pulh 
out their Fibres fo foon, nor fo ftrong, as thofe fet 
upon the Water ; the Reafon of which I take to be, 
that they were fill’d with Water too foon, whereas 
thofe fet upon Water attracted it by degrees, and fo 
made both the Fibres and the Bulbs grow ftronger ; 
and then about five or fix Weeks after planting them, 
as the Fibres pulh out, I by degrees fill the Water 
higher and higher, till the whole Bulb is cover’d, 
and 
