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THE AMERICAN GARDENER. 



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for flowers, his wife and daughters may ; and this 

 part of the book can, at any rate, do him no harm. 



327. Under the head of Flowers come flowering 

 trees and shrubs; and, therefore, I must, in this 

 place, say a little of these and of ornamental gar- 

 dening. It is by no means my intention to attempt 

 to give an account of all the flowers that come into 

 the florist's catalogue. That catalogue, with only 

 a very short description of each flower, would fill 

 ten volumes, each surpassing this in bulk. I do not 

 blame the taste of those who study botany, and who 

 find pleasure in the possession of curious trees and 

 plants ; but, all that I shall attempt, is, to speak ol 

 those flowers that stand most prominent as to their 

 capacity of making a beautiful sJiow and of sending 

 forth fragrance. 



328. As to the spot for flowers, the smaller kinds, 

 and even small shrubs, such as roses, dwarf honey- 

 suckles, and the like, maybe planted by the sides 

 of the broad walks in the kitchen garden, or, a lit- 

 tle piece of ground may be set apart for the pur- 

 pose. In cases where there are what are usually 

 called pleasure-grounds, large shrubs, and, if the 

 grounds be extensive, lofty trees come in. And, in 

 the placing of the whole of the trees and plants, 

 the most lofty should be farthest from the walk. 



329. As to the manner of sowing, planting, trans- 

 planting, and cultivating, what has been said of fruit 

 trees and of garden vegetables and herbs applies 

 here. The ground must be good, well tilled, and 

 kept clean, or the plants and flowers will not be line. 



330. Before I proceed to the Alphabetical List, 

 let me again observe, that I merely give a selection, 

 such as appears to me to be best calculated for gra- 

 tifying, at different seasons, the sight, or the smell, 

 or both. That there is a great deal in rarity is 



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