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Such is the treatment the plants under my charge were sub¬ 
jected to. The method may appear troublesome; but lam 
convinced, that if those who have a desire to see this very in¬ 
teresting little plant in perfection, were to adopt the method of 
cultivation that I have recommended, they would be satisfied 
with the result. 
Buckingham Palace Garden , 
August , 1844. 
A FRAGMENT ON THE GRASSES ADAPTED FOR 
CULTIVATION AS FLOWERS. 
By Mr. T. Moore. 
The natural order Graminece is one of the most extensive and 
useful in the whole vegetable kingdom ; and containing, as it 
does, some species of noble and majestic habit, and others 
possessed of no ordinary degree of grace, elegance, and real 
beauty, it has peculiar claims on our consideration. Grasses 
are too often passed over in consequence of the plebeian rank 
assigned to them in the vegetable world ; and feelings of some¬ 
thing like contempt may frequently be discerned when their 
intrinsic beauty is spoken of. Without doubt in this, as in all 
extensive natural families, there are some members which 
possess but little attraction, and others which are decidedly 
insignificant; but setting these aside in the present considera¬ 
tion, there are others which may be spoken of as yielding in no 
respect to any of our more universal favourites in true and 
simple elegance. 
I shall take occasion to mention a few kinds which are quite 
worthy of being cultivated in flower-gardens, on account of 
these good qualities, which have been just referred to; and 
although the list must not be regarded as containing all, or even 
the most beautiful plants of this family, yet it may be sufficient 
to excite an interest in the subject, and to elicit some remarks 
from the members present. Of course the list might be im¬ 
measurably lengthened if any botanical consideration were to be 
superadded as a reason for their cultivation. + 
