THE ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS IN BOUQUETS. 
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allusion to the habit assumed by some at lea.st 
of the species. — Evergreen trees. 
Callitris quadrivalois, Ventenat (four- 
valved Callitris). — Leaves unequal, flattened, 
straight, of various lengths, with small glands 
at their base. Cones small, tetragonal, with 
thick, woody, heart-shaped scales. 
A small, evergreen tree, discovered by 
Desfontaines on Mount Atlas, and on other 
hills on the coast of Africa, and introduced 
into England in 181o. It is not likely to 
prove hardy in the climate of this country ; 
though Captain Cook, the author of Sketches 
in Sjjain, sees no reason to apprehend that 
this species, which is nearly allied to the 
Italian Cypress and the Juniper of the south 
of Europe, should not be as hardy as its con- 
geners, which grow as well in the warmer 
parts of England as in the south of Europe. 
The only instance of a vigorous growth, which 
would at all justify such a hope, was to be seen 
in a plant at Messrs. Loddige's, where it was 
slightly protected during winter. The next 
best specimens are in the arboretum at 
Elvaston Castle, where Mr. Barron, the gar- 
dener there, has collected all the species be- 
longing to this genus. According to Cook, 
the wood-work of the Cathedral of Cordova, 
built in the ninth century, was of this tree, 
as were the roofs of several other religious 
houses of note- In the kingdom of Morocco, 
this plant produces the gum Sandarae of com- 
merce, which, dissolved in spirits of wine, 
produces a most delicate varnish. This tree 
is raised from Morocco seeds, many of which 
are found to be sterile. They are sown in 
pans in the month of March, placed in a stove, 
and kept in the dark for a month, when the 
seeds will begin to germinate. Their after- 
treatment is mere routine, consisting of potting 
off, and a gradual exposure to cold air, so as 
to fit them for the greenhouse, beyond which 
station, as already stated, they are not likely 
to adapt themselves in this country. Plants, 
six inches high, are about Is. Qd. each. 
Callitris Fothergilli, Loudon (Fothergill's 
Callitris). — This plant very much resembles 
the common Evergreen Cypress, but the 
writer has the authority of Mr. Knight, of the 
King's Road, in support of its being distinct. 
Mr. Barron, of Elvaston Castle, has fine spe- 
cimens in the arboretum there. Plants, one 
foot high, are 3s. Qd. each. 1846. 
Callitris cupressiformis, Sweet (Cypress- 
like Callitris). — This tree is a native of Aus- 
tralia, particularly abounding in a district 
near Hobart Town, called the Little Swan 
Port, where botanists call it C. pyramidalis. 
It is a cypress-like tree, attaining the height 
of seventy feet, affording narrow planks and 
small timber, useful in building, but not easy 
to work, being liable to splinter. It has an 
aromatic smell, resembling the Bed Cedar of 
America. In Hobart Town it is called th<; 
Oyster-Bag Pine. Plants, six inches high, 
are Is. Qd. each. 
Callitris triquetra, Loudon (triquetrous 
Callitris). — A species but imperfectly known; 
but, from the experience of Mr. Barron, at 
Elvaston Castle, it may be stated, that in 
ordinary winters it remains unprotected with- 
out injury. This plant is a native of the Cape, 
whence it was introduced in 1820. Plants 
are in Knight's Exotic Nursery, where they 
are sold at 3s. 6d. each. 
Callitris macrostachya, Loudon (large- 
spiked Callitris). — A half-hardy species, in- 
troduced about 1825. There is a specimen 
at Elvaston Castle, thought to be the finest in 
England. It is cultivated by Knight, by 
whom it is sold at from 7s. 6d. to 21s. each. 
Callitris australis, Sweet (southern Calli- 
tris). — A plant treated as distinet by Knight, 
though not recognised by some other nursery- 
men. Small plants are Is. each. 
There are several other species not yet in- 
troduced, in a living state, from Australia. 
Amongst these are C. rhomboidm, and C. oh- 
longa, specimens of which were brought to 
England by Brown. It is thought that Back- 
house, in his " Travels," refers to others 
which have not yet been examined by com- 
petent botanists. 
THE ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS 
IN BOUQUETS.* 
Although a " bouquet " is obviously one 
of those things which do not admit of ade- 
quately definite verbal representation, there 
are, nevertheless, certain principles which are 
as requisite to the satisfactory arrangement of 
lines, forms, and colours in a nosegay, as to 
the right disposal of the lines, forms, and 
colours in a picture — no matter whether it be 
a picture of flowers by Rachel Ruysch, of a 
landscape by Claude, or of a battle scene by 
Rubens — (Sir Joshua Reynolds, indeed, 
speaking of one of the grandest compositions 
of Rubens, says, " The works of this great 
man remind me of a beautiful nosegay.") In 
all cases where the pleasure of the mind 
through the eye is affected by means of forms 
and colours, it will be found that the actuating 
feeling and governing principles have been in 
every instance the same. 
The most important, because most compre- 
hensive, principle of fine art is technically 
expressed by the word " breadth" a term 
significant enough of that quality which re- 
sults from such an "artful" management of 
the parts as shall make them subserve the 
* From the Gardeners Chronicle, 1849, p. 419. 
