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but there are some pretty verses of Mr. Bryant's, and an 

 occasional good line of Mr. Emerson's, as where he 

 speaks of the Gentian as " blue-eyed pet of blue-eyed 

 lover." 



As we once again look round upon the poets that 

 have sung, it is clear that their favourite flowers have 

 been the Rose and the Daisy, the one recalling all the 

 delights of the summer garden, the other all the fresh- 

 ness of the open field, the one loved for its beauty, 

 the other cherished for its constancy. 



" The rose has but a summer reign, 

 The daisy never dies ; " 



says Montgomery, in one of the best known of his 

 poems. Cowslips, Violets, Daffodils, and Pansies are 

 probably the next favourites. Painters have done more 

 for Lilies than the poets have ; and Carnations and the 

 later flowers of the year have never made much place 

 for themselves in the poetry of England. The English 

 garden of to-day still awaits its laureate, and, except 

 where, in Mr. Allingham's " Therania," 



"Vase and plot burn scarlet, gold and azure," 



I scarcely know of a description of modern " bedding- 

 out," and sincerely hope that the present fashion may 

 disappear before the thankless task is undertaken. 



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