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Show eaieeesetaaes I tmerly in England, as may be gatherrd from wet orftrongSoil. 1 / fon and feveral ott \ rs upon ing thefe Roots, is the a wiith.Re com curious Flowers) but thefe which are aE mentioned are all the ee find in the Gardens near Lond hough it is very probable manyof the other Sorts may be found in fomeold Gardens of this K ingdom, which were formerly poffefs'd by b curious De- lighters in Flowers; for as moft of thefe Sorts are very hardy, and will grow withlittle Culture, fo whentheyare once fix’d in a Garden, they are not very eis to decay, unlets their Roots are deftroy’ d, but will abide many rears without any Care therefore from fuch , es ofretrieving thofe amon white Lily is fo well known, | be needlefs to fay any thing of ic rt with double is by fome Perfons preferved by way , but there is no Beautyinit, for Idom open, andhaveno Scent, cely deferves a Place in a good The third Sort with pendulous fometimes called the , Lily, from whence it was formerly ight, picais now become atnioft as plenty ommon white Lily in many Gardens ; rs from the common Sort, in haviing Stems whichare ofa purplith Colour, Petals of the Flowers narrower, i the Flowers are fomewhat le{s, and always hang down. ‘lants are all very hardy, and require ture, than to be taken up every fear (in Fulyafter the Flowers are dend ull off the Suckers from them, Ww ak ftarve monSort. The White Lily frip’d« been manyYears bro: this Kind there are two Sor is much more beautifully Ve other ; both of which were obta from Sead: Thefe are both propagate fame manner as the common Sort, but be planted in a dry, fandy Soil, mix’d with a little Lime- Rubbith, and expos ‘4 to the Mo ing Sun: In which Soil’a nd Situation theyw flower exceeding well, an their Str pes w much deeper colour’ d than when the planted in a richer Soil, and their Rx oe a better Increafe. he Orange Lily is fo well know n, t sthefs to fay any thing of it here, Sort which is commonly call'd the Dux Orange Lily, differs fromthe common on y ir having twoor three more Petals in each Flower, which is not conftant, but very nerate to the common Sort, fo that itis worth preferving, unlefs for Var j Thefe are propagated by Off-fetsfror Roots, which are> commonlyfent fc Plenty, and therefore the Roots fh ould never remain more than two Years unremov’d, ie caufe the Number of Of-{ets would weaken them, and ened their Flower. and fewer in "Nu plsanted anytime to the End of O s are ideq foon after chee ss ag doth the White L ilies 5 remain till Fed; ground. a ors ney fhould |not bedkept long out Sickel nor removed after their appear above Ground, both which will the Roots fo much, that theywill not following Summer, ‘J hey increafe from Off-fets, wherebythey are befo common as tobe little efteem’d. fourth Sort feems to bea V ariety from The Sta Iks of this are very broad, 1 ea he Stalk assthe common, which are as large andfair: but whether it will tly preferve this Difference, 1 can’t ely affirm, tho’ for three Years pafft I have eryvd them to remain the famein two or ree different Gardens. 'T hisis equ ally hardy as he commonSOE, and is increas'd the {ame w ay. ¢ l is a great Ornament r rders during the W inter-feafon; ul variegated Leaves always ap- er, and are continu’d all er, mal a fine Appearancein the 10f Winter, whenfew er Plants are uty: For which Reafon this Plant hath greatly propagatedoflate Years. ‘This ‘das the common Sort, but the R ways beplanted in a freth, lic vhic’ h they will thrive exceedin <¢ the Ground rich with I certainly deftroy them , as will Lily, produ three ore the comr is ae more beautiful. 7 formerly more common than as were everal other Sorts is equally as hardyas the co doth increafe much fafte Flower-ftems, between Leaves and the Sta Bulbs; which when do be ‘come- ftrong Roots in two that it may be render’dver time, were Peorple to pl Phi requires the fame the Orange L L grow under per to plant termix’d among fame Growtl pearance and i -Garden, but the Scent is too born by many Peeople, for which n as fhould never be plac’d in Bafons f Flowers in a Room, nor be planted too the Houfe. and the White-/potted Mi do flower about the Middle of Fune, or iometimes later: Thefe former, but the Flowers are feldom fo la rge, oe commonly grow more fparfedly on the Thefe have a {trong Scent, but not fo difagreeable as the former. The of thefe Plants fhould be tranfplanted aes their Stems decay ; forif they are up late in the Autzni, they feldom protheir Flowers ftrong the fucceeding SumThefe require a freth, light Soil, “and an Situation ; if they are fuffer’d to remain ce Years undifturb’d, they will make a good e, and produce { trong Flowers. Double Martagon requires the fame Culture with ‘the t t wo laft: This proesa large Quantityof fair double Flowers upon each Stem, which renders it very valu- able: The Fl lowers do commonly appear the Beginning of Fuly, or fomewhat later. The Spotted C. iad Martagon, is muchtenin any of the pee The Roots of t fhould be planted in a warm Border, may be protedted from fevere hard cove ring the Surface of the Ground &e. It muft alfo eaves a > and fhould be planted eep; for when the Roots € nearthe Serhice, theyare often iinjur'd by olts in Winter. his Plant was originally brought from by the French, from whom we were fupply’d with it ; but fince we have re- vd manyRoots ofit from Virginia, where uO grows in great Plenty the Woods. lowers of thi s Ki - are almoft as large f the Orange Lily, but are morereand of a fine velloee Colour, {potted | This flowers in gon of Pompony, is one of Sorts of all the Mart AZONs yet feen, and produces er of Flowers upon » Cefpecially when the and ieive remain’d undifturb’d two when they will many times 1 of fourfcore Flowers upon FI owers it fo large, nor fo Martagon, but ir, and {potted rs commonly thelatter y, or the Beginning of 7: nder, ind will inted, ft Seafon E stems decay ; kept Jong out of gain affoon as pof- 1 Ground Reafon< cauie ¢ an open Exp: 5 da : before obferv'd on that. The S% ‘tagon, with many Flowers is in fome cur ousGardens very common, it y Plant in re t to Cold, €s very well, and is eafily propa- produce a greater Number of Flowers upon a Stalk chan the 5 aa L gated from Off-fets, as the other Sorts, but muft have a warm, light, dry Soil, which fhould not be dung’a nor overfhadow’d with Trees, either of whi ch will caufe the Roots to decay, This is a very beautiful Flower, and very proper to adorn the Borders of large Flower- Gardens. It produces its Flowers in » after moft of the other Sorts, which are 4a deep-icarlet Colour, growing many upon a Stalk. Theother Scarlet Mfartagon is alfo common in fome G ardens, but is not fo much valu’das the laft ; the Flowersare not fo dee pe olour’d, andit feldomhas morethan fix oreight upon a Stem. This flowers much ut the fame Time as the former, and requires the fame Soil and Culture. The Yellow Martago on nople is very rare i ugland at prefent, and only to be found in the Gardensof {ome curious Collectors of thefe Beauties: This requires muct the fame Culture the two laft-ment on’d, but muft not be often remov’d, which will nc sponte weaken the Root, but alfo prevent its floy ing. When the Roots of this kind have been {tanding three Years upon a good frefh dry Soil, I have obferv’d Ee forty Flowers upor a Stem, which have aes a very beautiful Appearance. This flowers about the fame Seaion as the fc I The ft; Plant, and yas ze a few Lily that when befoon incr 1 y provided you plant ir in a Situation. This t fears fince, accide of the common Oy upon grow, variegated Leaves ; Ditcovery, mark’d, remov'd into a better and increas’ fo well, {pread into diy Plant muft be proy which Me obtain’d, beft Sorts are more is a Years fince great Price, very beautiful {old prof Dagat ata very |
