. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 16 FAMILIAU GAliDEX FLOV^EES. It is a matter of sume interest to students of plants to know tluit this blue passion-Hower was selected by William Curtis lor one of his earliest subjects in the Botniiicnl j\[aijii:ii(c, the iig'ure being Xo. :2S in that vast series^ num- bering- now some seven thousand lig'ures. And Curtis's portrait of the plant, published in 17S8, is as good as anv extant; and to this day the colouring is as true and fresh as if it had been finished but yesterday. The bards have taken but little notice of
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 16 FAMILIAU GAliDEX FLOV^EES. It is a matter of sume interest to students of plants to know tluit this blue passion-Hower was selected by William Curtis lor one of his earliest subjects in the Botniiicnl j\[aijii:ii(c, the iig'ure being Xo. :2S in that vast series^ num- bering- now some seven thousand lig'ures. And Curtis's portrait of the plant, published in 17S8, is as good as anv extant; and to this day the colouring is as true and fresh as if it had been finished but yesterday. The bards have taken but little notice of this interest- ing' and, as one might suppose, attractive suljject. But Bernard Barton, in his " Invitation to Flowers,'' was not unmindful of its claim to honours in verse, and thus he brings it before us :— " Vain weie fhi; hope to rival Ijartls, ^\hri^i' lyros, On such a thomcs liave left mc nought to siiiL;': And one more plant my humbler Muse inspirrs, liovmd which my parting thoughts woukl fomlly rling ; Which, consecrate to Salem's peaceful King, Though fair ao any gracing Beauty's ljow(.'r, Is link'd to Sorrow like a holy thing, And takes its naun' from Suff'ring's fiercest lioar— Be this thy nobI(>st fame, imperial Ta^sioii-ilower ! ". Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell
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