240 FLOWER GARDEN. 



orba ; Qostmary, Balsamita vulgaris ; QhamomileyKnth^- 

 mis nobilis. 



Biennial or Annual Plants, increased by sowing the 

 seeds: (7Zar?/, Salvia Sclarea; Coriander, Coriandrum 

 sativum ; Caraivay, Carum Carui ; Sweet Marjoram, 

 Origanum majorana ; Summer Savory, Satureja hor- 

 tensis ; Sweet Basil, Ocimum basilicum ; and Bush 

 Basil, 0. minimum. These last, the basils, which are 

 natives of the East, and in much request for their 

 delicate flavor, are raised on hotbeds in spring, and 

 transplanted with balls into some warm situation. In 

 Scotland, they are mostly treated as tender annuals, 

 and are grown under glazed frames, in flower-pots. 



It may here be noticed that the young green leaves 

 of Prunus Laurocerasus (under the name of laurel) may 

 properly enough be employed in garnishing ; but they 

 ought never to be used, as they too often are, for giv- 

 ing a nutty flavor, or for greening other articles ; the 

 hydrocyanic or prussic acid given out being very apt to 

 prove injurious, even in small quantities. 



THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



The cultivation of flowers, if not the most useful, is at 

 least one of the most pleasing, occupations of the hor- 

 ticulturist, and has generally shared largely in his at- 

 tention. It is probable that, at first, flowers, as objects 

 of curiosity, were confined to a few beds or borders in 

 the garden, as is still the case in many old places ; but 

 in the progress of the art, and the difi'usion of taste, 

 separate departments were allotted to them, under the 

 name of Flower Gardens. After some general remarks 



