90 RANUNCULUSES. 
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centre of the flower, which fhould be 
well filled up with them. 
The bloflom fhould be of a hemifphe- 
rical form; its component petals fhould 
be imbricated in fuch a manner as 
neither to be too clofe and compact, nor 
too widely feparated; but have rather 
more of a perpendicular than horizontal 
dire£tion, to difplay their colours with 
better effefil. 
v The petals fhould be broad, and have 
perfectly entire, well-rounded edges; 
their colours fhould be dark, clear, rich, 
or brilliant, either confifting of one colour 
throughout, or be otherwife varioufly 
diverfified, on an afh, white, fulphur, or 
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fire coloured ground, or regularly ftriped, 
fpotted, or mottled, in an elegant manner. 
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There are more numerous varieties of 
beautiful Double Ranunculufes than of 
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any other flower. 
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