THE 
AMATEUR’S FLOWER GARDEN. 
INTRODUCTION. 
ct Maud has a garden of roses 
And lilies fair on a lawn; 
There she walks in her state 
And tends npon bed and bower. 
And thither I climbed at dawn, 
And stood by' her garden gate; 
A lion ramps at the top, 
He is clasp’t by a passion flower.” 
Tennyson. 
A FLOWER garden is intended for tlie cultivation and display 
of flowers; "but any book npon tbe subject, however small, 
must treat of other matters, not as subordinate to the leading 
idea, but as necessary accompanying features. Hence, in the 
chapters that follow, some attention is paid to the shrubbery, 
the lawn, the walks, the greenhouse, and the window ; for to 
pass them by, in order to treat of flowers only, would be to 
court imperfection, while, to bestow over-much attention on 
them would be to thrust into a secondary place the very 
feature that should take the lead. It will be understood, 
therefore, that this book, though a very small cne, is at least 
comprehensive in purport, and aims at providing its possessor 
with useful guidance in tbe formation and management of the 
flower garden, according to the generally accepted meaning 
of that term. It might have been entitled, “ The Pleasure 
Garden in Little,” but its object and scope will, no doubt, be 
better understood by the simple and commonplace title that 
has been adopted. As gardens vary in extent, in charao 
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