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its fprouting, to enter and take Root in the Earth, 
it will prefen tly perifh. 
CCCLXXXII. Some prefs down the Ground 
in which they intend to Sow the Seed, then put 
the Seed thereon, and fo cover it an Inch over with 
Sifted Earth ; becaufe they fay the Nature of 
Toung Tulip Roots, is to run deep into the Earth 
every Year more than other, which this faftnefs 
of the Ground at bottom prevents, by which they 
think the Root increafes the better ; but doubtlefs 
it is not the belt way, for this, ftiffnefs of the 
Earth does caufe thefe young Roots to be long be- 
fore they grow great, and hinders their thriving : 
For in a loofe Earth they grow fafter and greater, 
and thrive much better : And altho’ the Roots may 
run deeper in fuch a loofe Earth, yet that Fault 
may eafily be help’d by Tranfpianting, and fo they 
may be raifed high enough. 
CCCLXXX1II. The Ground therefore muft 
be refpefled, for the finer, fofrer, and richer the 
Mould is, the greater will be the increafe and Va- 
riety. It is to be Sifted from all Stones and Rub- 
bilh, and it ought to be either of it felf a fat Earth, 
or elfe made fo good thro’ rotten Dung. 
CCCLXXX1V. Thofeof the choiceft Flowers, 
ought to be Sow’d in Boxes, fill’d with the fineft 
Earth that can begotten, in refpe£l that the young 
Roots are apt to run deep into the Earth, lo that 
in Beds many of them will be loft : Sow them not 
too thick, nor cover them above a Fingers thick- 
nefs with Mould, (as is before noted.) In March 
following, they will come up with fmall Leaves 
like Grals; in April Weed and Water them, as 
often as need requires. 
CCCLXXXV. Some remove not their Tulips 
once, from Sowing the Seed to their Flowering-, 
but this rule is not to be followed. About the 
end of June, two Years after their Sowing, they 
are to be taken up, and the fmall Roots cleanfed, 
and fet again in Rows at a wider diftance, and fo 
every other Year, till they bear Flowers, ftill alter- 
ing the Ground with frefh Earth, and Sifted com- 
port, before you fet them again. And to avoid 
loofeing them, you muft take them up whilft their 
Leaf and Stalk are frefh, and not withered. 
CCCLXXXVI. And tho’ the Leaves in the 
firft Year are but like to the ordinary Grafs Blades, 
yet the fecond Year they will be bigger, and fo by 
degrees every Year larger and larger. The Leaves 
of the Prxcoces while they are young, may be dif- 
cerned from the Media, for that they wholly ftand 
up above Ground, (hewing their fmall Footftalks ; 
whereas the Leaves of the Media and Serotinx , do 
never wholly appear out of the Ground, but the 
lower part which is broad, abides under the upper 
face of the Earth. Thus by Tranfpianting thefe 
Seedling Roots every other Year, (and fome of them 
every Year, as you may fee caufe for the fame) 
in their due Seafon, viz. about Midfummer , or 
latter part of July, or beginning of Auguft, you 
will (according to your Seed and Soil,) have them 
in a due time come to bearing. It will be 6 or 7 
Years before the Prxcoces will bear Flowers ; but 
the Media will bear in the fifth or fixth Year after 
Sowing, (rarely in the fourth Year, unlefs the 
Earth be very Rich, and then they are none of the 
beft Flowers : ) Again, fome of the Media will 
not Flower till the feventh or eighth Year after, 
and fome weakly Roots not to the tenth Year, which 
I think are not worth the preferving. This you 
are alfo to Note, That as your Roots grow big- 
ger in Re-planting them, you muft give them 
more room and diftance one from another, left 
they fhould rot, and by that means hinder each 
others Growth. 
CCCLXXXV1I. As many fine Flowers may be 
raifed from the Seed of thofe well marked, before 
mentioned ; fo fuch as have a good Colleftion of 
Modes, or Self - colors, obferving what colors 
are apteft to change, and by the bottoms running 
up into the Leaves, become well marked with ie- 
veral colors : I fay by Sowing the Seeds of fuch, 
the Product may poftibly be anfwerable to expecta- 
tion : And tho’ at firft they may come wholly of 
one color, yet if they be Orange , Sulphur, Hair, 
Dove, Gredelinc, Ifabella, Shammy, or any other 
light or ftrange color, they are to be efteemed • for 
in a Year or two, many fuch have changed into 
good mark’d Flowers, and fo continued in all their 
increafe. 
CCCLXXXVIII. To haften which change, let 
fuch of your colors as are Strong and Luxuriant, be 
fet in lean and hungry, but frefh Earth ; and the 
next Year after, in that which is Fat and well 
Manured ; and fo yearly removed to contrary Soils, 
till you obtain the end defired. 
CCCLXXXIX. The like courfe is to be taken 
with Off-fets, to caufe them to alter from the Ori- 
ginal, as is daily done. For the General bole came 
from the Brown Anvers , the Cedo Nu/li from the 
Zeablom ■, and many fine Flowers from the Braba- 
fon. Tour Ion, and Widows. ' 
CCCXC. The Seed of the Prxcoces does not 
thrive and come forward fo faft as that of the 
Media and Serotinx -, nor does it give any Off-fets 
in its running down, as that of the Media does; 
which ufually leaves a fmall Root at the Head of 
the other (which is run down) every Year ; and be- 
fides as they are more tender, fo they require more 
care and attendance than the Media, and therefore 
are the more to be valued. 
CCCXCI. And this is a certain and general 
rule in all Tulips , that all the while they bear but 
one Leaf, they will not bear Flowers, whether 
they be Seedlings, or the Off-fets of elder Roots, 
or the Roots themfelves, which have already born 
flowers: But when they fhew a fecond Leaf, 
breaking out of the firft, it is a certain Sign that 
it will then bear a Flower, unlefs fome Cafualty 
or Accident hinder it; as Frolt or Rain, to nip or 
fpoil the Bud, or fome other untimely chance be- 
fall it. The time of y, 6, 7 , or more Years, to 
wait in expe&ation of Flowers, is a little long in- 
deed -, but if you take care to have good Seed 
from the better forts of Tulips, you will be fuf- 
ficiently recompenced for your Patience, from the 
great abundance of choice Flowers, which they 
will then produce. 
Of the Roots. 
CCCXCII. When you Set or Plant the 
Roots of your beft bearing Tulips, if the Ground 
is either cold, or lyes too open to the cold Nor- 
thern Air, it will be well to Plant them fome what 
deeper in the Earth, by which they will be the bet- 
ter defended, and not be fo liable to be pierced by 
Colds or Frotts ; for deep Snows and hard Frofts 
are apt to pierce the Prxcoces ; and them chiefly 4 , 
if they be too near the upper Cruft of the Ground ; 
and therefore many cover their Ground before Win- 
ter, with either frefh, or old rotten Dung, which 
will admirably prelerve them. The like you may 
do with Seedlings, to caufe them to come on the 
forwarder, fo it be after the firft Years Sowing, 
but not till then. 
CCCXCI1I. If you remove the Roots after they 
have (hot out their Fibres, or fmall Strings, which 
grow 
