greatly encreases Rubented This is the great pale Red or Peach-bloom-coloured-Flower-de-luce being Bulbous-rooted and is more in â—eem than the many other Irises so called from their â—veral Colours resembling them in the Rain bow and adorned with small yellow Spots in each of the three â—ing Leafs The Spanish Yellow-Iris This Flower is of a curious Golden colour in all Parts 〈◊〉 the blowing Leafs there is yet another of this Kind â—th a pale yellow Flower with a deep yellow Spot and 〈◊〉 these there are indeed many diversities some paler â—me higger some lesser and others of a deeper yellow â—olour one with white falling Leafs except a yellow Spot â—hich is usual to all Bulbous Iris or Flower-de-luces â—lso the Spanish party coloured Flower-de-luce whose â—eafs are white that fall but the Arch'd ones of a Silver â—our and the Top-leafs of a bluish Purple another â—y-coloured arched with yellow-falling Leafs c. Hungarian Rose This Rose differs from the usual common red one in 〈◊〉 Green-shoots its Flower being of a pailer red haâ—ng faint Spots spread over the Leafs of the whole douâ—e Flower The Double Velvet Rose This Rose has its shoots of a saddish red green colour â—ttle thorney the Leafs being of a sadder green than the common red Rose the Flowers are consistent of two or three rows of Leafs of a dark red Velvet-colour having some distinction of lighter red in Velvet-colour having many Flowers The Marble Rose This resembles the former in growth but is larger and more folded being of a light red Marbled with a lighter blush grey-deline and gives a curious scent The Virgin Rose Is in the Leafs greener than the last being smooâ— and without any Thorn the Flower not very thick 〈◊〉 standing but spreading the Leafs and standing forwardâ— from each other the Leafs that are of a pale Red 〈◊〉 blush colour are streaked on the Faces the backsides bâ—ing of a whitish colour blowing usually fair and are 〈◊〉 a very fragrant Scent The Evergreen Rose This is so called because the Leafs fade not in Winteâ— but remain Green and continue till new ones come 〈◊〉 the Spring the Flowers are cluster'd four or five togâ—ther at each end of the Branches which consist but 〈◊〉 five Lea's single of a curious white colour having 〈◊〉 Musky Scent The Moley of Hungary This Flower is of two Sorts the first hath three or fouâ— long broad Leafs which grow up with the Stalk a Fooâ— high one above the other and are on the Top beset witâ— some reddish Bulbs of a pase Purple the Root small anâ— fit for encrease the second is in resemblance of the first only the Stalk bears smaller Leafs and a greater cluster oâ— dark green Bulbs the Flowers alike c. Spiderwort Those of Savoy and Italy of these Kinds are the chiefest in esteem they are very secure Plants against Weather and prosper in almost any Soil especially wherâ— it is moist bearing a Star-like Flower white and something inclining to blushing This is called the Queens Gilliflower and by some the close Sciences there are two Sorts of them both single one of a pale Blast the other white producing but four Leafs The double White Gilliflower This is accounted the nobler having many Branches on Stalk and many Flowers on a Branch standing close toâ—ether in a long Spike the Flowers being of a curious â—hite colour thick and double and give their choicest â—ent in the Evening on the declining of the Sun Double Poppies These are not to be omitted tho' they give no fragrant â—ent since their Beauties are an Ornament to the Flower-â—arden they are of various Colours tho' of one Kind â—ome red other purple some white others scarlet and â—me again white-blush others party colour one Leaf â—alf scarlet and half white some striped with the same â—olour but those chiefly esteemed are of Gold yellow â—ouble flowering and produce much Seed Bastard Britany This grows about two Foot high bearing a reddish â—lower having many brownish woody Stalks and on â—e lower part of it are winged Leafs seven nine or â—even together resembling those of a young Ash tho' â—mewhat larger longer and purpled about the edges â—eing of a sad green colour Male Cistus This has not its growth above a Yard high small and shrubby compos'd of many brittle slender woody Branâ—hes bearing Flowers of a fine reddish purple like single â—oses each having five small round Leafs many yellow Threads in the middle that soon fall away c. Virgin Silk This with one or more round Stalks rises near 4 Foot â—igh set wiih two long broad Veins at several Joynts green and round pointed and on the Top of the Stalks out of the skinny Hose a great tuft of Flowers issue sometimes thirty or forty hanging down on long Fooâ— stalks each containing five small hollow Leafs of a Puâ—ple colour which fading are succeeded by long crooâ—ed Cods standing upwards which produce flat broâ— Seed Indian Scarlet Jesamine This comes up from a large spreading Root with oâ— two or more flexible Branches which must be supporâ—ed when they put forth their Tendrills by fastening 〈◊〉 any woody Substance and there will come forth 〈◊〉 winged Leafs much like them of Roses and at the eâ—â— of the Branches come forth the Flowers many in Nuâ—ber long like a Fox-glove and at the end opening in fine fair broad Leafs with a stile and small threadinâ— in the middle of the colour of Saffron some of theâ— Plants have on the inside the Flower small and râ— Leafs others veined with small yellow lines the Grounâ— being a deep Scarlet The Rose Bay-Tree This is of two Sorts one bringing red the otheâ— white Flowers not otherways differing its Stem growing to the bigness of an Inch and half compass dividinâ— into three Branches at each Joynt bearing long hard thick and dark Leafs at the end of the Branches thâ— Flower issues of a white in the one and deep blush iâ— the other containing four long narrow Leafs yet rounâ— pointed falling away without Seed Candy Tufts These are small Plants whitish green Leafs theiâ— Stalks set with narrow long notches and at the Top iâ— produced many small single Flowers placed close together some white and others with purple Spots in thâ— middle others all of a purple colour they are produced of Seeds the Roots Yearly perishing Flower Gentle of many Colours This produces a Flower of a lighter colour of Purple-â—â—arlet and Gold-colour Lemmon Orange some Straw-â—olour and crimson they have a thick stalk with maâ—y large green Leafs of many Branches c. The Shrub Spicara This Flower rises a Yard or something more in height â—ith divers wooden Stalks set with long green Leafs â—cked on the edges and the top of the Stalk produces â—any Flowers of a pale Peach-bloom colour close togeâ—er in a long spike lessening by degrees like Pyraâ—ids the wooden Root despises the Winter's rage and â—ay be propagated by Layers The Cloth of Silver coloured Crow-foot This produces
lesser Flowers than some others of its â—nd having its Leafs pointed six seven or eight in â—umber of a pale yellowish Blush-colour striped on â—e inside but more on the outside with Crimson the â—ot Grumous The double yellow Crow-foot This is called the Ranuncula of Asia having its Leafs â—reading and dividing like a Carrot from the Root â—e many small stalks each producing a shining yellow â—all double Flower The Ranuncula of Aleppo This Flower is of a curious Orange-colour'd tawney and and very double striped with Yellow Carolus This Flower is curiously marked and striped with â—ades of Murry-purple thro' the several Leafs of it â—â—e at bottom and Purple Tamis making a very cuâ—ous show The Indian Fig. This springs Leafs one out of another from one Leaâ— put half into the Earth Which taking Root puts ouâ— others being a Finger thick flat and round pointed anâ— of colour a pale green showing at first brown prickleâ— at the upper end and at the tops of the Leafs the Flowers break forth set with two Rows of pale yellow Leafs having a yellow thrum tipped with red in the middle 〈◊〉 after the Flower fades the head they stood on in thâ— middle grows large in the form of a Fig but in thesâ— Countries comes not to perfection it is a tender Planâ— and must be set in Pots so that it may be Housed in thâ— Winter lest the Frost rot and destroy it White Hellebore This makes its first appearance with a round largâ— head of a green whitish colour and afterwards opens iâ— many fine green Leafs signally pleated in every part-taking a compass about each other at the bottom from whence a Stalk rises about a Yard high small Leafs extending to the middle of it which dividing into manâ— Branches bears a considerable Number of Star-like Flowers small and so a yellowish green colour The double Purple Virgins-Power This hath many woody Branches covered with a thiâ— brown out bark and green underneath winding abouâ— what it takes hold on the Leafs are at the Joints coâ—sisting of three parts of it notched on one side and somâ— on both the Flowers appear from the Joints on lonâ— Foot-stalks standing like Crosses of a sullen dark Red the outward Leafs broad and in the inward folded likâ— a Button so that the outward ones fall off before the inward ones spread themselves this is proper to be supported against a Wall and such of the small Branches aâ— in the Winter prune off in the end of March. Marum or Herb Mastick This raises about a Foot high with hard stiff stalks â—nd the many Branches into which it divides it self are â—r with fine green small Leafs two at a Joint at the â—p of the Branches it sends forth small white Flowers â—d among the Tusts downy Threads all the Plant as â—ell as Flowers being of a curious Scent and may be â—proved by Slips set in April The Autumn Mountain Crocus This is of a pale blue Colour it stands on short Foot-â—lks appearing but little above ground but soon grows â—ttle higher and is prized because it comes when oâ—er Flowers are going out being of a curious softness The Silver cupped Spanish Moley This appears with two or three long Rush like Leafs â—ling when the Stalk is at its height that aspiring a â—rd or more bearing a considerable Head of Flowers â—t soon open grow on long Foot stalks and spread â—ch the Flowers being of the Colour of Silver with â—es down them on both sides the Leafs fashioned small â—d hollow in the manner of an Encrease-well with litâ— Trouble The great yellow Frutilary This has a stalk about two Foot high the Flower is â—g small and of a pale Yellow and is well in compoâ— of a Garden among May-flowers whose Number is 〈◊〉 numerous as various As for these last Reader I have given you most of â—em in the English Names as for the Months Flowers â—ow in I have set them down particularly as you will â—d in this Book in the Months adapted to the Flower-â—arden so that nothing may be omitted to satisfie the â—ader in his Curiosity THE Gardener's Almanack For what is necessary to be done in the Green-House and Conservatory in Preserving and welâ— Ordering choice Shrubs Plants Flowers c. with the Time of Housing c. GReens as well as Flowers are to be considered and care taken of them because they are nâ— only pleasant to the Site of the Garden but serve foâ— many profitable Uses besides Adornment and Fragrancy Therefore In MARCH What things are proper to be done PLant Box in Parterres sow Bay-seeds Fir-seeds Phillyrea Alaternus and most Perennial Greens â—nd after the Equinox a few Days prune and Pine Firâ—rees sow towards the End of the Month Myrtle-berries â—eeped a while in warm Water Wrap with Straw-wisps the Tops of shorn Cyprus â—over with Straw or Pease hawm your exposed Everâ—reens as also Bays Cyprus Phillyrea Pine Fir c. â—hat are Seedlings till they have continu'd in the Nursery about three Years and are capable of being transplanted lest the sharp Winds too much dry and injure â—hem and uncover them not till the latter End of the Month or the tail of the Frost be pretty well over especially the Ever-greens lest the Wind and Sun conspire to wither and destroy them and this you may do a bleak Winds or sharp Frosts all the Winter At the latter End of this Month you may set your Orange trees Myrtles Lemmon-trees Ammammus Dates â—entisci Olenders Aloes and such like Plants that are â—ender and impatient of Cold in the Portico of your Conservatory And if the Weather be mild and warm the sharp Frosts and Winds being over you may open the Windows and Doors but do it gradually and not altogether and trust not the leaving them open a Nights â—nless the Season be very well settled and some hardy Ever-greens may be transplanted if the Season be warm â—nd temperate It is also a proper Time to raise stocks to bud Lemmons and Oranges on and to do it set the seeds early in the Month in Pots half a Dozen of the seeds of Sevil Oranges may be placed in a Pot filled with Earth viz. That Earth which is taken the first half spit under thâ— Turf in rich Pasture-ground where Cattle have much been fothered and mix of rotten Cow dung one parâ— with it and if then it happen to be too stiff sift moderately a little Lime and rotten Wood or sticks of Willows and for binding if occasion requires it add a little loamy Earth and plunge the Pots into Hot-beds which may be renewed in May and so e'er the Winteâ— the shoots will be near a Foot and in three Years fit tâ— inocculate which at the end of this Month you may also bud by placing two Buds opposite one to the other not above an Inch from the Earth In APRIL What Things are proper to be done THis Month sow Phyllerea Pine-kernels Fir-seeds Alternus and the most Sorts
as are very tender till the next Month where thick or intangled Branches appear that may any ways gaul or fret or keep out the Air and Sun make them thinner by taking off some as the Tree will bear it Begin to trim and nail your Espaliers and Wall trees rub off the Moss from Trees the Weather being open or moist prepare your Scions for grafting whilst the Buds or Supports are not yet come and towards the end of this Month the Weather being open graft Cherrier Pears or Plumbs Remove Stocks proceeding from Kernels to advantageous Places either in your Nursery or where you intend they shall stand to be grafted taking off the part of the Tops and Roots sharpen and prepare your Tools for the Work of the succeeding Months Fruits in their full Virtue and still continuing Pears The Winter Norwich very good to bake thâ— Great Surreiâ— the Winter Musk the Winter Bon Chrâ—flein and Winter-bergomot Wall-fruit c. Apples The Winter Queening Harvey-apple Pomâ—water Marrigold Kentish pippin Golden-pippin Russeâ—-pippin French-pippin John-apple Pome-roy Goldeâ— drucet Reniting Winter-pearmain Loons-pearmain aâ—â— some others that are with good keeping well secureâ— from the Violence of the Frost and exclude all Rotting as the Redstreak the Puffin the Wilding the Gilliflower apple c. Pisces ♓ FEBRUARY IN this Month prune Vines and other Fruit-trees bind nail plash and dress especially Wall-Fruit sucâ— as are tender for now the greatest Danger of the Frosâ— hurting them is in a manner over and finish this Worâ— before the Bearers and Buds swell however in Nectâ—rines and other choice Fruit it may be omitted till thâ— next Month especially if the Weather be very cold Bind the colateral Branches to put the Wall-trees in 〈◊〉 good shape but strain them not too roughly or unnâ—turally for that hinders the Sap in its free Motion anâ— in this and well pruning lies one Master-piece of a Gaâ—dener as to these Particulars The Grafts of former Years Grafting may be now râ—moved lay and cut Quick-set trim up your Espaliers and the Hedges of your Palisadoes and hitherto you may set the Vines and divers Sorts of Shrubs Kernels or Stones of Fruit are proper now to be set or sowed This is a proper Month for the Circumposition by Baskets or Tubs of Earth and such Branches as you would leave to take Root may be now layed in the Earth Moss your Fruit-trees and apply Remedies for Canâ—ers as cutting them out and laying on a Plaister of â—idgeons dung Tar and sweet Butter Drain your Orchard and rid it of the Wet that lies sapping at the Roots of the Trees either Proceeding from Rain melted Snow or Springs Cast good Earth â—out the Roots of the Trees cover those that were â—id bare prune off the Webs of Caterpillars hanging on the Twigs or Branches After Rain pick up Worms and Sug-snails and destroy them by putting them into hot Water or Lime About the middle till the latter End of this Month it may be very proper to graft in the Cleft and this necessary Work may be held on till the End of March especially Pears Plumbs Apples Cherries and it is best done in the New and Old Moon Fruits in their full Virtue and still continuing Pears The Winter Poppering the Winter Bon-chrestein the Little Dagobert the Warden Apples The Reniting the Loâ—ns Pearmain the Kenâ—ish Kirton the Holland Pippin the Winter Queening the Harvy-apple the Golden Doucet the Pome Roy the Russet-pippin Aries or the Ram. MARCH YOU may yet dung your Orchard and plant Trees that remain yet unset tho it had been better done in the last Month unless in moist cold Places that are very backward This whole Month you may Graft first with Peaâ—â— in the beginning and so conclude it with Apples unlessâ— it be in an extraordinary forward Spring wherein the Trees put very early out both Leafs and Blossoms Nectarines and Peach-trees may successfully be planted but forbear to take off the Top of the Root as of other Trees is proper by Reason it will endanger their taking Root at all or at least hinder their Growth and Thriving Cut off the Tops of your budded Stocks anâ— prune Grafts of the last Year Uncover your Seed oâ— Kernel-beds or if the Weather be cold or much weâ— refrain it till April Stir the new planted Ground anâ— well lay and order it Cover Tree-roots that have continued bare since Autumn and cut your Quick-sets trim your Fruit in the Fruit-lofts but open not the Windows lest too great 〈◊〉 Confluence of Air putrifie and cause them to rot Fruits still Lasting and in their Virtue Pears The Double Blossom Pear the Bon Chrestien Apples The Winter Pearmain the Golden Doucet 〈◊〉 Loons Pearmain the Pippin the Reineting Taurus ♉ or the Bull. APRIL KEEP your Orchard free from Weeds water Treeâ— where they are upon a dry Ground but ever dâ— this at a distance that the Water may soak leisurely 〈◊〉 the Roots Hang well betimes such Borders as yoâ— Wall-fruit stands in and refresh the Ground with Conâ—post set no Flowers there that they may not hindeâ— their stirring the Ground keep Weeds clear as alsâ— Worms and Snails only the Outverges you may adoâ—â— with a Border of Pinks or any pleasant Thing that â—ows low and will not shadow the Heat of the Sun â—om the Root of the Tree and you may sprinkle the â—st with Salleting but when they begin to run to Seed 〈◊〉 aspire Pluck them up Roots and all or as soon as â—hey are fit for young and tender Salleting Graft by â—pproach Oranges Lemmons Pomegranades c. Fruits still Lasting and in full Virtue Pearâ— The Oak-pear the Bon-Chrestien the Double Blossom the Rowling-pear Apples The Deux-ans Pippins Flat Leinet Westbury Apple Gilliflower Gemini ♊ or the Twins MAY. THIS Month as to Matters in the Affairs of Orcharding in a manner gives the Arborists rest only be careful to keep under the Weeds spread and bind down the Branches and Arbours and clip such Trees as require it for a Pleasantness and Shape Bring the Orange-trees out of the Conservatory at such Times as you see the Mulberry-tree put sorth and open its Leafs let the Weather be what it will for that is an Infallible Rule for the proper Season to Transplant and remove them but do it with Care drawing the Tree out with competent Mould sticking to it when you have well loosed it from the sides of the case and so with better ease place it in another filled with Earth taking up the first half split just under the Turf of the richest Pasture Ground in a place that has been well fothered and take rotten Cow-dung one part and mix with this or at least very mellow Soil well skreened or sifted and if this proves too stiff sift a little Loam in it or a little Lime with the small rotten Sticks of Willows then cut the two extravagant or thick Roots a little 〈◊〉 the Bottom and set the Plant but