228 DIAL OF FLOWERS. 



indicate the succession of the hours, and to make 

 them supply the place of a watch or clock. Those 

 who are disposed to try the experiment may easily 

 compose such a dial by consulting the following 

 Table, comprehending the hours between three in 

 the morning and eight in the evening. 



It is, of course, impossible to ensure the accurate 

 going of such a dial, because the temperature, the 

 driness, and the dampness of the air, have a con- 

 siderable influence on the opening and shutting of 

 flowers. 



