ARRANGEMENT. IO7 



excess of objects brought together, rigidity, mo- 

 notony, ungracefuhiess, originate not from the 

 materials at our disposal, but from the manner in 

 which we dispose them. And in this matter of 

 arrangement we are at the present day conspicu- 

 ously weak. Never was the gardener so rich in 

 resources. Our collectors, hazarding their lives, 

 and losing them, in their work of love, have gained 

 us treasures from every clime. Sadly, like some 

 cemetery tree, does the beautiful Douglas Pine 

 remind us of him Avhose name it bears, who sent 

 it to adorn our homes, and who, searching for 

 fresh prizes, perished miserably, falling into a pit 

 dug by the Sandwich Islanders for the capture of 

 wild bulls, and gored to death by one of them. 

 The lovely Lycaste speaks to us sorrowfully of 

 George Ure Skinner ; and the most striking of 

 the Marantas (Veitchii), the velvety Begonia 

 Pearcei, with its golden flowers, the exquisite Gym- 

 nostachium, and splendid Sanchezia, of Richard 

 Pearce ; both of whom died in their harness. 

 These and others have amplified our shining 

 stores ; while our florists at home, by selection, cul- 

 ture, cross-breeding, and hybridizing, have made 

 admirable improvements and large additions in 

 every department of their art. The gardener, 

 nevertheless, with all this wealth and skill, fails 



