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‘‘Bulbous roots to get when in my power:
Meadow Saffron (see Colchium) a bulbous root about
the size of a Tulip, flowers in Autumn, and the leaves
continue green all the winter; called by the common
people, Naked Ladies. Great varieties may be ob¬
tained from seed.”’
‘Purple cupped Statices or Thrift; dried, it retains its
colour, which renders it ornamental for a Mantelpiece
in winter. A Biennial, yet often increased by parting its
roots, but more advantageously from Seeds.”’
Of the Iris she lists at least nine varieties: ‘‘Bulbous Flag Iris,
red flower; Dwarf Flag; Large Flag, or Flower de Luce; Ever¬
green Purple; Common Blue; Persian; Florentine White, and
Corn Flag."
Amongst the Wild Flowers she mentions eight varieties of
“Solomon’s Seal, or Convollaria Polygonatum.” Also, “Clay¬
tonia, little narrow leafed Black rooted flower from the foot of the
garden’’; ‘Ixia Bermudiana, with an Iris Leaf, perhaps the Black¬
berry Lily in the garden’’; OL luriiin American Retmic, what was
sent me by the name of Holy Oak, 4th sort. 6th sort, Indian
Retmic, I expect is the flower Helen found at the Spring. Medeota
Lily, or Little Martagon, perhaps what we got by the branch at
Elm Hill, with the Whorled leaves."
Orange, lemon, lime, oleander and dwarf myrtle are listed with
others under the head of “House Plants.”
A ‘‘Memo: respecting raising Trees’ gives methods of propaga¬
tion, from seeds and from scions, of the poplar, mulberry, cedar
and holly. ‘he directions for the latter, when raised from seeds,
ends with the patient announcement “They will be large enough to
plant out in four years" !
Of Fruit Trees, there is a lengthy and most tempting list, each
item of which, where a gift is followed by the name of the donor:
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