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periods; preferring the laft, on other occafions, as being 

 of long duration, and lefs unpleafing after the flowers are 

 gone. 



The Chinefe Gardeners do not fcatter their flowers 

 indiscriminately about their borders, as is ufual in fome 

 parts of Europe, but difpofe them with great circum- 

 fpeclion; and, if I may be allowed the expreflion, paint 

 their way very artfully along the fkirts of the plantations: 

 and in other places, where flowers are to be introduced. 

 They reject all that are of a ftraggling growth, of harfli 

 colours, and poor foliage; choofing only fuch as are of 

 fome duration, grow either large, or in clufters, are of 

 beautiful forms, well leaved, and of tints that harmonize 

 with the greens that furround them. They avoid all 

 fudden transitions, both with regard to dimenfion and 

 colour; rifing gradually from the fmalleft flowers to holli- 

 oaks, pceonies, fun-flowers, carnations, poppies, and others 

 of the boldeft growth ; and varying their tints, by eafy 

 gradations, from white, ftraw colour, purple and incar- 

 nate, to the deepeft blues, and moft brilliant crimfons 



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