PINK. 3i 



En voyant ces oeillets, qu'uu illustre ^uerrier 

 Cultive (rune main 4111 gagna ties Initailles, 

 Souviens-toi tpi' Apollon a bati ties nuirailles, 

 Et ne t'etoune plus que Mars soit jardiuier. 



There is au anecdote connected with the Pink, 

 which shows how far the mind may be led away 

 and debased by the arts of flattery. 



The young Duke of Burgundy, grandson of 

 Louis the Fifteenth, being fond of cultivating these 

 flowers, a flatterer persuaded him, by substituting 

 other pots of Pinks for those which the Prince had 

 reared, that the Pinks which he planted came up 

 and flourished in one night. Thus persuaded, the 

 youthful Prince believed that Nature obeyed his 

 will. One night, not being able to sleep, he ex- 

 pressed a wish to get up, but was told that it was 

 then the middle of the night : " Well," repHed he, 

 " I will have it be day." 



It has been observed that the Pink has lost its 

 powerful attractions for the nobility of this country, 

 and is degenerated into a mechanic's flower, because 

 its cultivation is so carefully and successfully at- 

 tended to in manufacturing districts, and more 

 particularly at Paisley. But this is erroneous as 

 far as relates to good taste, as we have frequently 

 noticed with what delight these flowers have been 

 regarded by the most refined classes of society, 

 when they have met with them in village gardens ; 

 for their own florists having of late years been so 



