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Show aati lene | Wer pafs off ; thefe Boxes fhould be fill’d with frefh light {andy Earth, and in the Beginning The Species are ; 1. Lrtrum Convattium; album. C.B.P. Common Lily of the Valley, with white Whentheir Leaves are fhould ftir the Surface of the Beds (but do not go too oF L Auf, foon after the Seeds are ripe, you deep) which will pre fnuft {ow t t hem thereon pretty thick, covering the Weeds from growing very faf , of Service to the Roots ; and em over with light fifted Earth about half Flowers. Littum Convatrium ; flore rubente. directed for the preceding Year. much Sunas poffible, as alfo be fereen’d from the cold North and Eaft Winds during the the fame freth light Earth, as was before direéted, making them level ; then takeup the Roots, and tran{plant them into the Beds, placing them about eight Inches afiunder, In September following thefe Roots Dj. muft remove em where they may have as ftance, when you muft prepare fome Beds Year, about the Beginning of Apil, you muft remove the Boxes into their former ‘Pofition ; for now the young Plants will appear aboveich are impatient of too much , the Earth in the Boxes will dry too faft at this Seafon, if expos'd to the full Sun at Noon. You muft alfo obferve at this Seafon to keep them intirely clear from Weeds, as alfo to refrefh them gently with Water if the Seafon fhould prove dry; 12, Limon ; gui Lima dulcis dicitur. Ferr. Lily of the Valley, with reddith owers, often with Water, as alfo to pull out all Weeds which maybe prooduc’d: In this Situation the Boxes fhould remain until October, when you Winter Seafon: But in the Spring of the 10. Limon ; citratus, altero fatis. Tourn. The Childing Lemon ; vulgé. 11. Limon 3 qui Lima acris dicitur. Ferr. He/p. ‘The Soure Lime. Hefp. The Sweet Lime. 13. Limon ; v4lgaris, foliis ex luteo ele= ay om Convatiium; Jatifolium, flore ganter ftriatis: ‘The Gold-ftrip’d Lemon. 14. Limon; Wulgaris, foliis ex albo varie= ariegato. Tourn. Broad-leav’d Lily of gatis. ‘The Silver-ftrip’d Lemon. Valiey, with a double variegated Flower. There are fome other Varieties of thefe here are fome other Varietics of this Plant, ch are preferv'd in fome curious Botanick Trees in the curious Gardens abroad, from whence we may expect to be fupply’d with dens abroad, but thefe are all the Sorts I have obferv’d in the Eugisjh Gardens, The them all; fince there are every Year large firft Sort is very common in fhady Woodsin Quantities of thefe Trees brought over from Parts of England. The fecond is a Italy, where the Gardeners are as fond of any y of the firft, differing only in the Colour new Kinds to fupply their Cuftomers with, as of the Flower; which Difference it conftantly our Country-men are of new Sorts of Fruit. But fince thefe Varieties are annually iricreas’d iins when cultivated in Gardens. y delight in a moift fhady Situation, from Seeds, like other Fruits, fo it would be hey will thrive exceedingly, and pro- needlefs to attempt an Account of them all, ye Quantity of Flowers. The beft becaufe in a very fhort. Time many new me for tranfplanting thefe Roots is early in Varieties may be produc’d. The Fruit of the four firft Sorts are gene» Spring, juft before they begin to fhoot. The Double Sort was brought from Holland rally brought over from Lisbon every Year in ome Years fine but whether it was obtain’d great Plenty, and are fold promifcuoufly in C. B. P. an Inch; then place the Boxes where they you mutt fift fome more frefh may have the Morning Sunonly, obferving, Beds about half an Inch thic if the Seafon fhould prove dry, to refrefh * em and Spring you muft ma require to be tranfplanted to a greater “s I obferving to put the Roots with their Buds uppermoft, and about four Inches belowthe Surface. This Work fhould be done when the Weatheris moift; for if the Roots are tranf planted in a very dry Seafon, and there doth not happen Rain foon after, they will t a Mouldinefs, which manytimes rots them, You muft alfo obferve (as was before in this Place you fhould Jet the Boxes remain direéted ) to keep the Beds intirely clear until the Beginning of Auguft, at which Time Weeds: And in Winter, if the Froft you fhould prepare fome Beds of the above- be very fevere, you muft cover them mention’d frefh light Earth, which muft be Peas-haulm, to prevent the Roots fr levell’d very even: ‘Thentake the Earth out injured thereby: And in the of the Boxes, together with the {mall Bulbs, fhould take off the Earthft and ftrew it equally over the Beds, covering of the Beds, as before, it over about half an Inch thick with fine- thereon, and fo continue the ‘Summera fifted Earth: And if the Seafon fhould prove Winter’s Work, as before. The fecond Year after bei very hot and dry, you would dowell to fhade the Beds in the Middle of the Dayfrom the great Heat of the Sun, and refrefh them nowVarieties, you fhould put down a Stich and-then with Water. You muftalfo obferve to keep them intirely = of thofe Roots, to mark them; wl ay be taken up when their Leaves are clear from Weeds: And if the following Winter fhould prove very cold, you mutt cay’d, and remov’d into the Borders of cover the Beds with Peas-haulm, or fome Flow er-Garden, or tranfplanted into other light Covering, to keep out the Froft, Bedsat a ‘greater Diftance, to encourage from Seeds originally, or found by Accident, Ican’t fay. This maybe propagated bypart- ing the Roots in the Spring, in the fame er as the former. LILIUM PERSICUM ; de Fricillaria. London in the Winter and Spring, as are great Numbers of the Trees, which are annually brought over from Italy. The fifth, fixth, and feventhSorts are preferv'd, for their Variety, in many curious Gardens ; but the fifth is very uncommonin England at prefent. LILIUM SUPERBUM ; vide Methonica. LIME-TREE; vide TILIA LIMON, [fo call’d of Aer aute the’ Leaves of this Tree are ofa oreen wife the Fruit before it comes The Lemon-Tree. The fixth is a very large beautiful Sort, and of an agreeable Flavour: This has produc ‘d very “good Fruit in divers Gardens in which has been as well-tafted as any ‘of thofe which’ are brought over from Italy. Thefeventh Sort is fomewhat tenderer than the other, and requires a warmer Situation int Winter ; otherwite the Fruit is very fubject to drop off at that Seafon. The ighth Sort is commonly call’d The Wild Lemon, (though improperly) becaufeit which would prejudice the Roots, if fuffer’d to enter deep into the Ground, (efpecially to flower ftrong. which of thofe will be good by their f But you can’t be a Ju has many Thorns upon the Branches; but while they are fo young): but you muft Flowers, therefore you this will produceveryfair Fruit in this King- fhould never re never let the Covering remain on in mild any of them until they have flowerd t Weather, which would alfo be very injurious or three Years; for, many times, (enn of thefe Flowers will maake but a mean Appearto them. In Fel y, when the hard Frofts are over, ance the firft Year, and afterwards become you fhould gently clear off the Earth upon fair handfome Flowers, when theyhave “i the Sart > of the Beds, (which, during tain’d Strength ; fo that you fhould fuffer alt r-feafon, will often have contraéted fuch, as you are not affured of their Wort 3), and fift a little frefth Earth to remain undifturb’d two or three Ye Saally over the Beds, which will greatly encourage the Roots: But jin doing this, you that you maybe afcertain’d which ofthem worthypreferving; which fhould be remo’ a mutt be very careful not to ftir rhe Ground fo deep to injure the Roots: Nor fhould into the Flower-Garden at a proper but the ordinary ones may be rejé you defer doing it too late, left the Shoots fhouldbe cc g up, which, by this Opera- planted in fhady Outer Walks they are mean Flowers, yet they tion, mig! well enoughin fuch P laces. broken, and greatly burt, And as tl on advances, fo you mutt be careful to clear them from Ww eeds, and in dry Weather to water them; andin very hot sy if you fh ice: emfrom the Sun, it will ice to them: but this need cil the Latter-end of April, or of Afzy, when the Seafonis es very hot and dry, dom. ‘The Flowers ofthis Kind are generally of a reddifh or purplifh Colour on the Outfide before they open, but afterwards fade, and 4IMON 3 on Lemo change to a paler. The Leaves of this are alfo of a very deep Green, and gently ferrated upon their Edges. wd Lemon is in divers Gardens d, where the Fruit very often ripens well, and is chiefly kept for Variety, as differ= g from the CommonSort, in having deep rows in the Fruit; but it is not fo good for Ufe, nor does the Fruit producefo much as the Common Sort. on is alfo preferv’'d as a Curiofity, th commonly producing a young one LILIUM CONVALLIUM: Valley, or MayLily. The Charaéfers are 5 The Flower ¢ s of one L like a Bell, and divid Segments : "The Ow fruit, cont g feveral The two Sorts of Limes arelike irl marly Gardens in this Kingdom; but thefe require c of Warmth as thie Shaddock uce Fruit ; for if they Trees, the Fruit will and come to nothing The |