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covered with mofs, in a manner that appears 
fingularly beautiful. 
RANUNC ULUS. 
ranunculus, next to the tulip, is defi- 
J. rable for its beauty. There are feveral 
forts of them imported into England every 
year from Tutky. This plant blooms in April 
and May upon ftalks about fix or eight inches 
high. 1 he double flowering forts are crowded 
ivirli petals, like Province rofe flower. The 
colours of them are deep fcarlet, veined with 
green and golden hues, yellow tipped with 
red, white fpotted with red, orange colours, 
plain white, yellow with black, and one fort 
of a peach-bloom colour. The Angle ranun- 
culus blows fomewhat taller than the double, 
and is mofl agreeably variegated with pleafant 
colours. They are both increafed by olFsets, 
found about the roots, after taken from the 
ground. They may likewife be propagated 
from feed, faved from the Angle bloflbms. 
'i'he Englifli are indebted chiefly to the 
Trench for them, in confequence of their 
climate being too cold for their culture. 
DAISY. 
