. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. ppglprtFb {PpflufiFS* ECHANICAL imitation of our predecessors in the choice and culture of favorite plants, for the most part borrowed from abroad, is not worthy of our age or country. Powers of independent observation should be cultivated by amateur culturists, as nothing contributes so much to their enjoy- ment as what they dis
. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. ppglprtFb {PpflufiFS* ECHANICAL imitation of our predecessors in the choice and culture of favorite plants, for the most part borrowed from abroad, is not worthy of our age or country. Powers of independent observation should be cultivated by amateur culturists, as nothing contributes so much to their enjoy- ment as what they discover for themselves. More espe- cially is this applicable to the study of indigenous plants, so frequently neglected by persons who pride themselves upon their knowledge of the common exotics. Every climate is especially adapted to the growth of certain kinds of plants, which propagate themselves naturally in their proper habitat, with little or no effort or labor on the part of the cultivator. A knowledge of these circumstances will render easy the covering up of blemishes in the landscape, or unsightly patches in a yard, lawn or garden. It is a fact not creditable to our exercise of independent judgment or natural taste, that very many of the native Ameri- can wild flowers find a cordial welcome in the gardens of the European aristocracy, while denied the smallest attention in their own home, republican America. This is entirely wrong, as many desolate-looking homesteads could be made quite cheerful by the presence of these neglected beauties. With i^ very little trouble, expense or attention, these wild flowers could in many instances be made to rival or eclipse the imported favorites. Many species of wild native shrubs and plants are being pushed out of existence by the agricultural needs or heedless unconcern of our advancing civilization, and like their human anti- types and cotempoi'aries, the Indians, bid fair to be entirely overwhelmed and rooted out, before many gene
Size: 1025px × 2438px
Photo credit: © Central Historic Books / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, booksubjectflowers, bookyear1877
