. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. â JPrarHrall flnvunlHv?,. li HE hand that made such bountiful provision for the body, was not unmindful of the aesthetical cravings of the higher-nature of man, so He hath filled the air with bird-music for the delight of the ear, and hath planted the fields and hung the boughs with blossoms that paint themselves in a multiplicitv of hues for the gratification of the eye. The two latter we gather around us in our homes, and the songsters sing their sweetest strains regardless of the prison bars, while the flowers, during th
. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. â JPrarHrall flnvunlHv?,. li HE hand that made such bountiful provision for the body, was not unmindful of the aesthetical cravings of the higher-nature of man, so He hath filled the air with bird-music for the delight of the ear, and hath planted the fields and hung the boughs with blossoms that paint themselves in a multiplicitv of hues for the gratification of the eye. The two latter we gather around us in our homes, and the songsters sing their sweetest strains regardless of the prison bars, while the flowers, during their short lives, yield both beauty and fragrance from their fragile bells as a reward to the hand that careth for and cherisheth them. All the world love flowers, and are all the better for that love, for the soul is refreshed while the eve is pleased with their contemplation. Children delight in them; by them young men and maidens interchange compliments; and to the aged they sj^eak of a beautiful home beyond the tomb. The wealthy pride themselves on their con- servatories and flower-bedecked lawns; people in the middle walks of life like to have a few in their windows or on a stand devoted to the purpose; and even the dingy cottages of the poor are not infrequently adorned with at least a single plant, often the only link apparently that binds the inmates to the beautiful. Having devoted a very considerable space to the Language and Poetry of Flowers, the author has thought that some practical information, drawn mainly from her own experience, in relation to the care and cultivation of plants, would prove a useful addition to the work. For however one may admire flowers, through a mere natural impulse or instinct, the cultixation of them requires taste, tact, patience and much pains- taking attention. And even these qualities, to be only measurably successful, demand a solid substructure of information in regard to the wants, peculiarities and habits of plants. It will, howe
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