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NOTICE EXTRAORDINARY. 



' Non semper idem floribus est houos 

 Vernis.' HORACE. 



To the ladies and gentlemen who take pleasure in 

 the flower-garden, this officious intimation is hereby 

 given, in the name and in the behalf of all the 

 florists in Great Britain. 



That as much as the poor, sickly, half-starved, 

 ragged, disconsolate man differs from the same man 

 when prosperous, well-fed, well-clothed, in health, 

 cheerful, and at his ease, so much does the healthy, 

 well-cultivated flower differ from the same flower 

 when neglected, and planted in barren and improper 

 soil. In vain will the same man exclaim, ' I am he, 

 I am the man ; ' no one will believe him, scarce any 

 one will know him he is the world's scorn. So it 

 is often the case with a flower, when in the hands of 

 a florist, and again when in the care of some gentle- 



