THE WALL-FLOWER. 
“ The common Wall-flower is a native of 
the South of Europe, and is found wild in 
Switzerland, 1 ranee, and Spain; and we 
may infer that it was one of the earliest 
flowers which was cultivated in our gardens, 
from its being so constantly found on the ruins 
of our oldest buildings. 
“ The Wall-flowers which grow out of the 
crevices of old buildings are of a much 
hardier nature than those of the garden, for as 
they can receive but little moisture by the 
fibres of their roots, their stem becomes firm 
and woody, and able to bear the frost without 
injury, whereas those cultivated in the garden 
become succulent, and, consequently more 
susceptible of cold. The two principal va¬ 
rieties of the Wall-flower are the yellow, and 
the red or bloody. 
“ The colours of the common Wall-flower 
are extremely rich, and as the artists express 
it, warm ; and their fragrance very delicious; 
they are apt to have a ragged appearance, 
looking sometimes at a little distance like a 
number of beautiful petals hung accidentally 
together; but when their form is preserved, 
they are in every respect elegant, 
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