sions received there Avill be as lasting as life itself; and the maxims 

 employed to make them successful florists, will not be lost on their 

 character and moral bearing in after years. It is rarely that a parent is 

 found fond of his plants and negligent of his child; or gentle towards 

 his flowers, and rough towards his own kind. Hence, we might expect 

 that the cultivation of flowers will favor the amenities of domestic life, 

 and that a wide spread taste and interest in Floriculture, will be a remedy 

 for idleness and other demoralizing habits. 



The flower garden, as I suggested before, might be consistently formed 

 on the lawn or terrace, in front of the house. The usual way is to cut out 

 certain figures in the turf, each figure or set of figures, to bear, in size, 

 a just proportion to the extent of the lawn, and the magnitude of the 

 house. In order to be effective, they should be symmetrical and have 

 one general character of outline, whether of straight, curved, or composite 

 lines ; nor should their size differ so much as to give the idea of large 

 and small ones mixed together. The figures, or system of figures, 

 however detached, should always be formed to harmonize with some 

 obvious design, and show decidedly their connection with a general 

 centre. Sharp angles or projecting points, should be avoided, as such 

 parts cannot be properly covered with plants, and must always have a 

 bad effect. Neither should the surface of the beds be much raised above 

 the level of the turf, for in such case they look blotchy, and the plants 

 in them too much subjected to the influence of drought for their health 

 and vigor. In planting the beds each may contain flowers only, or flow- 

 ers and shrubs mixed; but a better effect is produced by each having 

 only one kind of flowers, or one kind of shrubs, so as to form masses, or 

 shades of color to harmonize with those of the other beds. Of all 

 plants or shrubs, capable in themselves of forming an interesting and 

 varied flower garden, the rose, perhaps, stands alone. It is to be found 

 of nearly every shade of color, and by a judicious selection of kinds, 

 a continued succession of bloom may be had from June till December. 

 A very effective method would be, to have each bed filled with roses of 

 one color, containing a mixture of summer and autumn blooming kinds, 

 so that no bed would be without a perpetual display of flowers. A very- 

 neat method of keeping roses dwarfish and compact, is, to peg down the 

 branches to the ground : this will, at the same time, expose a greater 

 surface of the plants to the light, and induce an increase of foliage and 

 bloom. 



