7S FLORA HISTORICA. 



and are therefore desirable for the open garden ; 

 but even these we should recommend to be 

 planted in clumps of eight oi: ten plants each, 

 as in case of excessive rains or very severe 

 frosts, they may be easily protected by a slight 

 frame formed of poles, and covered with mats. 



Carnations w^hen in flower are generally dis- 

 played on stages, but as our object is more to 

 embellish the flower garden than the stage, we 

 recommend that when the plants are in flower the 

 pots should be disposed in clumps in such parts 

 of the borders as may shew them to the best 

 advantage, and at the same time where other 

 plants will hide the sight of the pots, and by this 

 means many spots may be enlivened where the 

 earlier flowers have altogether disappeared, and 

 more particularly in situations near the windows 

 of the dwelling, or contiguous to the walks of the 

 principal entrance, as their fragrance is of too 

 agreeable a nature to be wasted in the solitary 

 parts of the garden which are but seldom visited, 

 for the Carnation seems a flower 



*' Not to delig-ht thine eye alone desigfn'd. 

 But touch, and calm, and elevate the mind/' 



