84 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



the parent flower dies, the species are perpetuated, particularly to continue 

 curious double flowered kinds, as, for instance, double rockets, by root offsets, and 

 cuttings of the young flower-stalks ; double wallflowers by slips of the small top 

 shoots ; double sweet-williams by layers and pipings ; and carnations by layers. 



Perennials are those flowers which continue many years, and are propagated 

 by root offsets, suckers, parting roots, &c. 



It has been a debated point among florists whether plots or baskets should be 

 devoted each to a particular variety of flower, or receive flowers of different 

 kinds flowering at separate seasons. Thus, many ladies set apart one plot of 

 ground for anemones only — another plot receives only pausies, and so on. There 

 is much to be said on both sides the question. 



If a plot of ground is devoted to one variety of flower only, you can give it 

 the appropriate mould, and amuse your eye with its expanse of bright colouring. 

 Nothing is more beautiful than a bed of pansies, or a bed of the bright and 

 glowing scarlet verbena; nothing can exceed the gay and flaunty tints of a bed 

 of tulips, or the rich hues of the lilac and the white petunia. A large space of 

 garden allows its possessor to revel in separate beds of flower, whose beauty is 

 increased two-fold by masses ; and from that very space, the eye docs not so 

 easily discover the melancholy appearance of one or more plots exhibiting 

 nothing but dark mould, and withered steins, arising from the earlier sorts 

 being out of bloom. 



But in less spacious gardens, this gloomy and mournful vacuum must be 

 avoided. Every border and plot of ground should exhibit a gay succession of 

 flowers in bloom ; and that object can only be effected by a pretty equal distri- 

 bution of flowers of early and late growth. As the May flowers droop, the June 

 productions supply their place ; and these, again, are followed in succession, 

 till the Golden rod and Michaelmas daisy announce the decadence of the par- 

 terre for the year. 



Yet every flower may be supplied with its favourite soil with a little patience 

 and observation. A light soil suits all descriptions very well; and I never yet 

 found disappointment in any description of earth which was thoroughly well 

 dug, and dressed yearly from the mound of accumulated leaves and soap-suds. 

 I particularly recommend a portion of sand mixed with the heap. All bulbs, 

 carnations, pinks, auriculas, ranunculuses, &c. love a mixture of sand. I know 

 no flowers of the hardy class which reject it. Mix sand well into your borders 

 and plots, and you will not fail to have handsome flowers. 



I subjoin a list of common flowers appertaining to each Mouth, in order to 

 fill the borders with one or move roots of each variety. I do not include the 

 annuals. 



JANUAllY. 



In this Month the following flowers are in blow : — 



, Single Anemones 

 Winter Cyclamens 

 Michaelmas Daisy 

 Hepaticas 



Single Anemones 

 Forward Anemones 

 Persian Iris 

 Spring Crocus 



Bulbous Iris 

 Anemones of all sorts 

 Spring Cyclamens 

 Liverwort of all sorts 

 Daffodils 

 Crowfoots 

 Spring Crocus 



Primroses 

 Winter Hyacinth 

 Narcissus of the Eas 

 Christmas Rose 



FEBHU.UU. 



Single'yellow Gilliflower 

 Single Liverwoit 

 Winter Aconite 

 Hepaticas 



MARCH. 



Hyacinths of all sorts 



Jonquils 



Yellow Gilliflower 



Narcissus of several kinds 



Forward Bears'-ears 



Forward Tulips 



Single Primroses of divers colours 



