FLORISTS' FLOWERS. 13? 



be so different, that you can hardly imagine it 

 to be the same. 



Minute attention to the soil, to the time of 

 planting, to the watering, to the shading, all 

 conduce much to the improvement of the 

 flower. 



Dahlias and geraniums are now also begin- 

 ning to be considered as florists' flowers, and 

 they come very well within the class. 



I do not advise you, however, to be a florist : 

 there is but little variety in his garden : prover- 

 bially speaking/ his eggs are all in one 

 basket :" the wire-worm, a swarm of earwigs, 

 or a storm of hail, may destroy the hope and 

 beauty of a whole year, at the moment w r hen 

 he expects to reap the reward of his care. 

 Besides, a florist's views being confined, his 

 notions of excellence become very refined, and 

 often fantastical. Great importance is attached 

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