86 THE CARNATION. 



where all the shrubs, plants, and flowers in it, like 

 the flowers of a tastefully-arranged bouquet, are va- 

 riously disposed in neat and regular order, according 

 to their height and colour, is a delightful spectacle, 

 and worthy of general imitation. Yet still in some 

 particular cases I am disposed to copy the Dutch- 

 man, and I would have my bed of Hyacinths dis- 

 tinct, my Tulips distinct, my Anemonies, my Ra- 

 nunculuses, my Pinks, my Carnations distinct, and 

 even my beds of Double Blue Violets and Dwarf 

 Larkspurs distinct, to say nothing of hedge-rows of 

 different sorts of Roses : independent of the less 

 trouble you have in cultivating them when kept se- 

 parate, you have, as I said before, beauty in masses, 

 and you have likewise their fragrance and perfume 

 so concentrated, that they are not lost in air, but 

 powerfully inhaled when you approach them. 



In support of the above argument, I beg to quote 

 an authority of no small consideration. 



Mrs. Siddons, the celebrated tragic actress, was a 

 great admirer of this mode of planting, and fond of 

 contemplating this ' beauty in masses.' She adopted 



