(The ordering of the (far den of'Flenfure. j 5 
is tnoft vfilllkithcr in forn'e (quare, round, triangle, or other fmall part in the Garden, 
bccaufothey IprCad and take vp a very great deale of ground. All of them likewife 
are to belfct With the broad end of the roote downewaids.and the fmall end vpwards, 
that is, both. Lillies, daffodils, Hyacinthes, a:nd Tulipas, and all other forts of round 
rootes ...which (hew one, end to bee finaller than another. But the Colchicum or Me- 
do w- Saffi'onpnely requifeth an exception to this generali rule , in regard the roote 
thereof hath a fmall eminence or part on the one fide thereof, which muft bee fet or 
planted downeward, and not vpwar J ; for you ihall obferue , if the roote lye a little 
moift outtofthe ground, that it. will (hoote fibres out at the fmall long end thereof, al- 
though yon may pctceiuc when you take it v p, tb at the fibres were at the other broad 
end or field of the roote. As for the Crowne Imperiali , which is a broad round roote 
and flat withalfhauinga hole in the middle, forthe moft part quite thorow, when it 
is taken yp in his due time out of the ground, you Ihall perceiue the feales or cloues of 
therooresto bee a Uccteopen onthe vpperfide, and clafe and flat on the vnderfide, 
which will direiS you which part tofet vpward , as alfo that the holt; is bigger aboue 
then it is below. ThePerfian Lilly is almoft like vnto the Crownc,Imperiall,butthac 
the roote thereof is not fo flat, and that it hath a fmaller head at the one part, whereby 
it may be difeerned the plainer how to be fer. The Fritillaria is a fmall white rootdi- 
uided as it were into two parts, fo that many haue doubtcd.as formerly in the Crowne 
Imperiali, what part to fet vppermoft ; you fijall therefore marke , that the twp parts 
of the rooteare ioynedtogether at the bottome , where it Ihooteth out fibres or imall 
ftringie tootes, asall other lorts ol bulbous rootes doe, and withall you fliall fee, that , 
betweene the two parts ofthe roote a fmall bead will appeare, which is the burgeon 
that will fpring vpto beare leaues and flowers. In the rootes of Anemones there are 
fmall round fwalling heads, eafie enough to be obferuedifyou marke it,which muft be 
fet vpwards. All other forts of ftringie rooted plants (and not bulbous or tuberous 
rooted) that lofe their greene leaues in Winter , will (hew a head from whence the 
leaues and flowers will fpring , and all pthers.thatkeepetheir greene leaues, are to bee 
planted in the fame manner that other herbes and flower-plants are accuftomed to be. 
Butyetfor the better thriuing of the ftringie rooted, plants, when you will plant 
them,ietmc informe you ofthe beft way of planting, andthemoftfuretocaufeany 
plant to comprehend in theground without failing, and is po common way with any 
Gardiner in this Kingdome, that euerl heard or knew, which is thus : Prefmning that 
the ftringie rooted plant is frelh and not old gathered, and a plant that being remoued 
will grow againe, make a hole in the ground large enough where you meane to fet this 
roote, and raifethe earth within the hole a little higher mthe middle then onthe fides, 
and fetthe roote thereon, fpreadingthe firings all abroad about the middle, that they 
may as it were couer the middle, and then put the earth gently round about it, prefiing 
it a littleclofe, and afterwards water it well; if it be in Summer, or in a dry time, or o- 
therwife moderately •• thus Ihall euery feuerall firing of the roote haue earth enough to 
caufe it to (hoote forth , and thereby toencreafe farre better than by the vfuall way, 
which is without any great care and refpeft to tbruft the rootes together into the 
ground. Diuers other flower plants are but ; annuali, to bee new fowne euery yeare ; as 
the Maruaileof the world, the Indian Crelfes, or yellow Larkes heeles,the Flower of 
the Sunne, and diuers other : they therefore that will take pleafure in them , that they 
may enioy their flowers the earlier in the veare , and thereby haue ripe feede of them 
while warme weather lafteth, muft nurfe vp their feedes in a bed of hot dung , as Me- 
lons and Cowcumbers are, but your bed muft be prouided earlier for thefe feeds, than 
for Melons, &c. that they may haue the more comfort of the Summer,which are to be 
carefully tended after they are tranfplanted from the hot bed, and couered with ftraw 
from colds, whereby you (hall not faile to gaine ripe feed euery yeare , which ocher- 
vvifeif you fhould miffe of a very kindly & hot Summer, you (hould neuer haue. Some 
of thefefeedes neede likewife to be tranfplanted from the bed of dung vnder a warme 
wall, as the Flower of the Sunne, and the Maruaile ofthe world, and fome others, and 
that fora while after their tvanfplanting, asalfo in the heate of Summer, youwater 
them at the roote with water that hath ftood a day or two in the Sunne, hauing fiift laid 
a round wifpe of hay or fuch other thing round about the roote, that fo all helpes may 
furthertheirgiuing of ripe feede. One or two rules more I willgiue you concerning 
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