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hiffh this flower was in the estimation of that 

 author, we give his own words : 



" For various colours Tulips most excel. 

 And some Aneinonies do please as well. 

 Ranunculus in richest scarlets shine, 

 And Bears Ears may with these in beautiejoyn: 

 But yet if ask and have were in my power, 

 Next to the Rose g"ive me the Gilliflower." 



As the Carnation possesses some advantages 

 even over the queen of flowers, we regret to see 

 its cultivation so Uttle attended to in this country, 

 for at the present time it is confined to a very 

 small number of cultivators ; and although it is 

 generally admired as the pride of Summer flowers, 

 we do not meet with a collection in one garden 

 out of fifty ; whilst in the vicinity of Paris it is 

 cultivated to such an extent that the flowers are 

 frequently brought to market in quantities, that 

 we have known a whole side of the large Marche 

 de Halle perfumed with the fragrance of the Car- 

 nation bouquets, which les dames de Halle were 

 offering to each passenger for a few sous, whilst 

 the agreeable Marche aiix Fleurs was at the same 

 time covered with these plants in pots, for the 

 purpose of decorating the courts of the hotels. 



The advantage of the Carnation over the Rose, 

 when cut as an ornament for apartments, is its 

 long continuance of beauty, when placed in vases 



