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either standing in the house, or when placed 

 occasionally amongst the shrubs of the open 

 garden. This mode may be objected to on 

 account of its frequently causing the lower part 

 of the branches to become bare of foliage ; but 

 this deficiency is not seen when the pots are 

 placed behind dwarf evergreens ; and when they 

 are placed on a lawn, or in either the saloon or 

 conservatory, the large pots containing the tall 

 plants should be surrounded by the more dv/arf 

 plants, and thus a conical mass of flowers will 

 be given that cannot be so happily obtained by 

 any other means. I should therefore particularly 

 recommend, that some of the tallest-growing va- 

 rieties should always be planted in suitable- sized 

 pots, so as to procure the largest plants possible, 

 at the same time not neglecting the modes re- 

 commended both by Mr. Wells and Mr. Loudon, 

 as this will give the means of decorating during 

 the winter months either small apartments, or 

 giving an unusual floral effect to the conservatory 

 or festive galleries. 



We do not find that the Chrysanthemum has 

 been figured in the emblems of floral language, 

 and we therefore present it as the symbol of 

 cheerfulness under adversity ; a blessing which 

 but few persons possess, yet it is as desirable as 

 it is to find plants that reserve their beauties to 



