124 A GUIDE TO FLORICULTURE. 



in the spring, which will root readily. Sometimes we see 

 F. coccinea, commonly called " Lady's Ear Drop," in a 

 parlor, with its graceful flowers suspended on the branches, 



" Beautifully fair, 

 ,As graceful in its loveliness as a maiden's flowing hair." 



The Fuchsia requires a shaded situation, being rather 

 impatient of drought, but in the humid atmosphere of Eng- 

 land, it will live in the open ground ; and some gar- 

 deners are so wedded to this superb genus of plants as to 

 form beds of the different varieties, with the tallest in the 

 centre, placing an awning over them in the summer, 

 to protect them against the sun's rays, and prevent the 

 heavy rains from destroying them. By this means their 

 flowering season is protracted for a longer time, and it in* 

 spires the spectator with delightful impressions. How 

 ingenious the contrivance ; the labor of the constructor is 

 sufficiently repaid by the gorgeous appearance of the flow- 

 ers. Is it not delightful to reflect on the association of 

 ideas advanced and practised to beguile our senses by such 

 tasteful exhibitions. Floral devices will predominate with 

 persons attached to flowers ; the very semblance brings to 

 mind the following lines by Cowper: 



" How sweet to muse upon the skill displayed 

 (Infinite skill) in all that He has made ; 

 To trace in Nature's most minute design, 

 The signature and stamp of Power Divine." 





