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Show LI L Roots of this Plant are generally brought over Years time will produce Flowers, fo that after in Fuly and Auguft, but the fooner they are taken out of the Ground after their Leaves decay, they are the better: for although the they may increafe them, fo as to have a Sup- Roots which are taken up whentheir Flowerftems begin to appear, will flower, yet their Flowers will not be fo large, nor will their Roots be near fo good after, as thofe which were removed before they had fent out frefh Fibres. Whenthefe Roots come over they fhould be planted in Potsfilled with frefh, light, fandy Earth, mix’d with a little very rotten Dung, and placed in a warm Situation, obferving nowand then to refrefh the Earth with Water ; but by no means let them have too much Wet, which would rot their Roots, efpecially before they come up: About the Middle of Auguft, fuch of the Roots as are ftrong enough to flower, will begin to fhew the Bud of their Flower-ftem (which is commonly of a red Colour) therefore you fhould remove thefe Pots into a Situation where they may have the full Benefit of the Sun, and may be fhelter’'d from ftrong Winds; but by no means place them too near a Wall, nor under Glaffes, which would draw them up weak, and render them lef beautiful: At this Seafon they fhould be gently refrefh’d with Water, if the Weather be warm and dry; but if it fhould prove very wet, they fhould be fcreen’d from it. Whenthe Flowers begin to open, the Pots fhould be removed under Shelter, to prevent the Flowers from being injured by too much Wet; but they muft not be kept too clofe, nor placed in a Situation too warm, which would ‘occafion their Colour to be lefs lively, andhaften their Decay. 'The Flowers ofthis Plant will continue in Beauty (Cif rightly a Perfon is once ftock’d with thefe Roots, ply of blowing Roots, without being at the Method is to plant them at a great Diftance ina Bed of common Earth, where theyler them remain for many Years, in which time they produce fuch a Number of Off-fets, that manytimes one fingle Clufter has contain’d above a Hundred Roots ; by which means thole which grow on the Infide, are fo much compreffed by the outer Roots, that they are perfectly flatted, and from the Number of Roots they are all rendered weak, and fo unfit to produce fuch large Stems of Flowers, as thofe which have grown fingle and are of a {pherical Figure. But whena Perfon has got a large Number of thefe Roots, it will be troublefome to preferve them in Pots, therefore you fhould pre- pare a Bed of the following Earth, in fome well-fhelter’d Part of the Gard . Take a third Part of frefh Virgin Ez Pafture Ground, which is light, t! an equal Part of Sea Sand, to which you fhould add rotten Dung and fifted Lime rubbifh of each an equal Quantity : With tt Earth (when well mix’d and incorp you fhould make your Bed about a Foot thick, raifing it about four or five Inches above the Surface of the Ground, if the Situation be dry ; but if the Ground be wet, you fhould raife it cight or nine Inches higher: In Bed about the Beginning of Fz (as was be- either cover the Bed with a Fran arcs it over and cover it with Maps wit prevent their Leaves from being pinch’d Cold ; but in the Summer the Covering may tinue growing all the Winter; but they muft have as much free Air as poffible in mild Weather, and be cover’d only in great Rains or Frofts, for which Purpofe a common Hot- be intirely removed, and the ftantly clear from Weeds, Surface of the Earth now under which if they are placed, the Glaffes maybe taken off conftantly every Dayin dry open Weather, which will encourage the Leaves to growftrong and broad, whereas when they are placed in a Green-houfe, or not expofed to the open Air, theywill grow long and flender, and have a pale, weak Af{pect, wherebythe Roots will become weak, fo that it feldom happens that theyproduce Flowers under fuch Management. Thefe Roots fhould be tranfplanted every other Year toward the latter End of Fune, or the Beginning of Fu/y, and planted into freth eee aot not be oftener re- Nh fift a little frefh Earth overthe Beds, courage the Roots. In this Bed the may remain until theyare ft produce Flowers, when they may be taken ! andplanted into Pots as was before airect*” or fuffered to remain in the fame Be flower. C The Roots of thefe Plants do not #0 again the fucceeding Year (as in mat Sorts of Bulbs) but if their Bulbs’ them: ot . two Buds in their Center, as is often the C: they very often flower twice within the Cc pafs of three Years, after which the fame dividual Root does not flower a the Off-fers from it. hoved, for that would retard their Flowering). The fifth Sort is at prefent very The Offfets thould alfo be taken off ie); and only to be foundin tome very England, 2 . ender than planted into {eparate Pots, which in three curious Gardens ; this is much tenderer die h This Plant produces its Flowers nly in March, and the green Leaves foon after. The fixth Sort is alfo tender, and requires to be kept in a warm Stove in Winter ; but in the Summer-feafon it will bear to be exposd to the open Air, in warm, dry Weather ; this Sort fhould be treated in the fame Manner as the laft, with this Difference only, viz. that ay be preferved without being plung’d in rs Bark : ‘This Plant produces its Flowers y about the fame time with the laft ; but owers ofthis are much more beautiful. enth Sort was brought from Portu] they are in great Plenty, and is by he Inhabitants call’d Be//a-donna; but this is greatly furnifoed with Leaves; the Flower compos'dof fix Lec lis foapd fomew like a Bell; in fome Species the Petals greatly reflex’d, but in others but little ; the Centerofthe Flowerrifes the Pointal, becomes an oblong Fruit, that is commonly tri- angular, divided into th tells, and full of comprefs'd Seeds, which are border'd, lying upon each other in a double Row. The Species are ; 1. Lirtum; album, flore ereéto & vulgare. C.B. P. Common white Lily, 2. Litium; album, inodorum,flore pleno. H. R. Par. The double white Lily, without Smell. 3. Litrum; album, floribus dependentibus five peregrinum. C.B.P. The foreign white Lily, with hanging Flowers. 4. Littum; album, lato caule multiflorum H.R. Par. The white Lily, with broad flat Stalks, bearing many Flowers. very different Plant from that which the talians call by that Name, the Flowersof this 5. Lirium; album, vulgare, foliis ad limbos Kindbeinglargerand paler colour’d than thofe flavefcentibus. H.L. Common white Lily, of the It Sort, and feldom have more than with ftrip’d Leaves three or four upon one Stem, whereas the other has often ten or twelve. This Plant is pro- ted in the fame manner as was dire¢tedfor ey Lily (to which I refer the Reader, toavoid Repetition) the Flowers of this Plant 6. Lizttum; album, flore lineis purpureis variegato, D. Marchant. ftrip’d with Purple. The white Lily, 4. Lirrum 5 pu eo-croceum, majus. B.P. The commonOrangeLily ; vs 8. Lirium ; pumilum cruentum. Park. Par. are always produced about the fame time as the Guern/ey Lily, but are not near fo beautiful. The dwarfredLily. 9. Litrum; rubrum, multiplici flore. Park. Thefe Plants do not increafe very faft our Climate, for which Reafon a curious Par. The doublered Lily. Perfon fhould be furnifhed with feveral Roots to. Littum; bulbiferum, anguftifolium. of each Kind from Abroad, in order to have C. B. P. Narrow-leav’d bulbiferous Lily, fome Flowers every Year, for they feldom commonly called the FieryLily. blow two Years together (as was before ob11. Leriums floribus reflexis, montanum. ) nor does the fame Root flower more C.B. P. The Imperial Martagon. ian twice, which is commonly within three 12. Liiivus; floribus reflexis, albis, punttaYears; fo that where there are not fix or eight tis. C. B. P. The white {potted Martagon. Roots ofeach Sort, it can’t be expected to have 13. Litium; floribus reflexis, albis non Flowers very often, notwith{tanding no Art or anting in their Culture ; for in their nativeCountries they are not conftant Flowerers. The eighth Sort is a very hardy Plant, and increafes very faft from Offfets: The Seafon f Year when the Leaves are decay d until they fhoot out again in for Moifture at that Seafon, while they n an unactive State, is very fubject to ar the Flowery Race. After the Flowers are decay’d, the Green Leaves will begin to fhoot forth in Length bed Frame is the propereft Shelrer for them, iin Trouble or Expence of fending to Guern{ty every Year for frefh Roots; and the Roots preferved here, will flower ftronger than thofe which are ufually brought ftom thence, for the Inhabitants of thofe Iflands are not very curious in cultivating thefe Roots: Their ufual manag’d) a full Month, andthoughthey have fore directed) you fhould plant the Roots each Way, and in no Scent, yet for the Richnefs of their Colour, about fix Inches afunder they are juftly efteem’d in the firft Rank of the Winter, when the Froft begins, you fhou d and if fhelter’d from fevere Cold, will con- the laft, and requires to be managed as was polifhed ; or of dest, which fignifies the fame dire€ted for the third Sort, with which Ma- Thing.) The Lily. ement it will thrive exceed well, but The Charaéfers ave ; obferve never to water thefe Roots ir Leaves are decay’d (which is foon flelhy Scales adhering to an Axis ; the Stalk is punttatis. C. B. P. The white Martagon, without Spots. 14. Litrum ; floribus reflexis, montanum, flore pleno. H.R. Par. The double flowering Martagon, ing thefe Roots, is any time from 15. Liri1um; flavum, anguftifolium, flore afrer which it will be too late to flavo, maculis nigris diftinfo. C.B.P. The Martagon ; vulgé. e them, for they will begin to pufh out {potted Can 16. Litt miniatum, odorum, anguftifo~ 1ew Fibres by Middle of that Month, if fon be moift, and many times they lium. C.B.P. The fearlet Martagon of Pom~ » in Augujt ; fo that if they are then antedit will {poil their flowering: ‘This will growin almoft any Soil or Situation, ill thrive beft in a frefh, light, dry and in an open Situation, 7. e. not under he Dripping of Trees, nor too near to Walls. c | he Gardeners the nd is ufually fold s, &c. for Autumnal to Gardens, for which Purpofe this pony; Lyd. 17, Lirtum; ByzZantinum, miniatum, polyanthos. C. B. P. 'The {carlet Martagon, with many Flowers. 18, Litium; Byzantinum, miniatum. C. B. P. The common {car Martagon. 19. Lirtum ; ByZantinum, flore flavo. C. B. P. The yellow Martagonof Conftantinople. 20. LitiuM; purpureo-croceum majus, foliis ex Juteo eleganter va itis. The Orange Lily, with beautiful variegated Leaves. There are feveral other Varieties of thefe ts Nameof as@-, /mooth, Plants which are preferved in the curious Leaves are, as it were, Gardens Abroad, many of which were for5B merly |