obstacle, and seen by Callimachus the 

 sculptor in a Grecian cemetery, were 

 derived the fine lines of the Corinthian 

 capital ; from the interlacing branches 

 of the forest trees the designers of 

 the Gothic arch drew their inspiration. 

 And in like manner the exquisite natu- 

 ral pictures seen upon walls and rocks 

 prompted Edmond Boissier and Baron 

 de Buren-Vaumarcus 

 to the formation of 

 their enchanting wall 

 gardens. Alas, these 

 creations so much ad- 

 mired a generation 

 since have disappeared 

 wholly or in part since 

 the death of their au- 

 thors, and it only re- 

 mains to us to profit 

 by their example and 

 their experience in the 

 perpetuation of their 

 work. 



A study of Nature 

 and the materials with 

 which she works will 

 show that many of the 

 brightest and most 

 dainty flowers are those 

 growing in clefts of the 

 rock or covering the 

 decay of crumbling walls. The most 



delicious of the Cam- 

 Suitabie Plants, panulas and Saxifragas, 



many of the starry Si- 

 lenes (S. pumilioaxid Elizabeths among 

 them), the Wild Pinks {Dianthus calli- 

 zonus, neglectus, &c), Ramondia, Jan- 

 kaea, Haberlea, Primula (most of the 

 varieties), Lychnis, Corydalis, Linaria, 



Antirrhinum, Matthiola, Lithosper- 

 mum, Eritrichium, Androsace, all are 

 wall plants. Add to these the most 

 graceful among ferns, the Woodsias, 

 Cystopteris, Nothochlaena, Asplenium, 

 Scolopendrium,and many dwarf shrubs 

 also, such as Vella spi?iosa, Rhamnus 

 pn?nila, and Amelanchier. Thus one 

 sees that the choice of material is large 



WALL GARDEN (LIMESTONE), GENEVA. (Engraved for "Flora.") 



and that it includes many kinds beau- 

 tiful in flower. On that marvellous 

 Mediterranean coast the old walls upon 

 every sunny hillside are a treasure- 

 house of bright colour,of sweet perfume 

 and delicate tracery, the very stones 

 seeming to bring forth beauty and 

 animation in obedience to the Spirit of 

 Life. 



