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NATURAL HISTORY. 
the end of the flalk, which fupports it frofli 
tailing. The plant may be fet in any foil. 
It mull: be planted a fpan deep in the earth, 
and the fame dillance from any other llowers 
which it accompanies. It is fet among flow- 
ers of the larger fize, or rather in middle of 
borders, with flowers fmaller than itfelf, 
"i he mariagon blooms in May, The bulbs 
fhould not be removed before you intend to 
tranfplant them. Being fooner affected with 
heat than cold, the bulbs lliould be fheltered 
from the fun with little layers of earth, or 
preferved from fummer heat by frequent wa- 
terings. 
SWEET PEA, 
.1. 'his plant is frequently introduced into 
gardens from the fweetnefs of its fcent, and 
the delicate beauty of its flowers. It is ge- 
nerally fet with another, called the painted 
lady, d'he flower of the fweot pea is exadly 
the fame as the common pea bloffom, except 
being purple inffead of white. The flower 
of the painted lady is pink and white. They 
are both railed from feed, which is fown a- 
bout the time of the other pea. They bloffom 
molfly in July, and are no little decorati- 
on to thole parts of a garden allotted for the 
irregular beauties and fimplicities of nature. 
POPPY. 
