REVIEW. 109 



REVIEW. 



The Boquet, or Ladies' Flower Garden, being a Description of 

 those plants which will flower in the Room, and the Treatment 

 most suitable for them.— By a Florist, Simpkin & Co. 12mo. 

 pp. 102. 



In the preface the author states his object in the following 

 remarks : 



" It has been often a matter of great surprise to me that amongst 

 all the various books that have been written upon Botany, and the 

 cultivation of plants, none should ever have been written upon 

 the treatment plants require when placed in a London sitting- 

 room. I have, therefore, taken upon myself a task of this kind, in 

 hopes that, when it has been perused, it will be the means of pre- 

 serving many plants, and also of keeping that healthy and beau- 

 tiful appearance upon them, which can only be done by proper 

 treatment. 



" It was my intention at first to have placed all those plants 

 that require the same treatment together, and so to have made 

 one description answer for each head or section ; but this I found 

 would be impracticable, as almost every two or three plants 

 would require to be placed under a different head, and would 

 consequently cause great confusion in the arrangement of them. 



" I have, therefore, made a selection of the most approved 

 flowers, for the various months of the year, and so given a de- 

 scription of each plant individually." 



It appears that the author has in the title given, limited a La- 

 dy's Flower Garden, to a dwelling room, this is certainly too con- 

 tracted. The fine collection of plants in the conservatory and 

 greenhouse, as also their well kept flower gardens, and beds in 

 the open air, give sufficient evidence. 



The remarks on the plants included in the work, will be found 

 somewhat useful, but will admit of considerable additions to ren- 

 der it what is desirable. In another edition we hone this will 

 be attended to. The following is a specimen of the work : 



" Fehruary. Rose. This may justly be classed as the most 

 beautiful dower that nature has given us, having that which is 

 rarely met with in other plants, beauty and a fine perfume com- 

 bitted together. There are several varieties of this lovely flower, 

 which can be procured at this early season, and which are forced 

 in hothouses with very great heat, so that when taken into the 

 room, they require very great attention. In purchasing forced 

 roses, one of the principal objects to have in view is the healthi- 

 ness of the plant, which may be easily told by the leaf being 



