270 THE FLOWER-GARDEN, [chap. yiii. 
the same as that of the carnation. The 
other kinds are considered inferior, and are 
grown like common herbaceous plants in the 
open borders. 
The Heartsease has only within the last few 
years ranked as a florist’s flower. It had 
long been a favourite in gardens as its innu¬ 
merable popular names may testify; but it 
was reserved for a young lady, aided by an 
industrious and intelligent gardener, to show 
the world the extraordinary variations of 
which the flower is susceptible. About the 
year 1810 or 1812, the present lady Monck, 
then Lady Mary Bennet, had a small flower- 
garden entirely planted with heartseases in 
the garden of her father, the late Earl of 
Tankerville, at Walton-upon-Thames, The 
young lady naturally wished to get as many 
different sorts into her garden as possible; 
and at her desire, the gardener, Mr. Richard¬ 
son, raised as many new kinds as he could 
from seed. From this small beginning the 
present passion for heartseases took its rise. 
Mr. Richardson, astonished at the great variety 
and beauty of his seedlings, showed them to 
Mr. Lee, of the Hammersmith Nursery. 
