. The book of garden management : Comprising information on laying out and planting Gardening -- Great Britain. 10 GARDEN MANAGEMENT. where royalty does not refuse to ^dsit, are proofs that utility is not ne- cessarOy unomamental. The cabbage and the onion -were not excluded from " the little garden of onr ancestors, where they knew every flo-wer because they were few, and every name because they were simple. Their rose-bushes and gilliflowers were dear to them, because them- selves pruned, watered, and watched them—had marked fi-om day to day their opening buds, and removed th
. The book of garden management : Comprising information on laying out and planting Gardening -- Great Britain. 10 GARDEN MANAGEMENT. where royalty does not refuse to ^dsit, are proofs that utility is not ne- cessarOy unomamental. The cabbage and the onion -were not excluded from " the little garden of onr ancestors, where they knew every flo-wer because they were few, and every name because they were simple. Their rose-bushes and gilliflowers were dear to them, because them- selves pruned, watered, and watched them—had marked fi-om day to day their opening buds, and removed their fading ; ig. Gardens, as we have seen, were carefully cultivated by the Romans: the cottager's garden was the test of his worth as a member of the community; and we shall not be far wrong if we apply a similar test to our own rural population. The garden of the English cottager is, indeed, already remarked as one of our national distinctions; even in the midst of squalor and misery we find an occasional Spitalfields weaver growing am'iculas and carnations in the gi'eatest perfection, e\dncing the universal interest taken in the subject; and it is well- remarked by a Quarterly reviewer, " that when we see a plot set apart for a rose-bush, and a gilhflower, and a carnation, it is enough for us : if the jessamine and the honeysuckle embower the porch without, we may be sure that there is the potato, the cabbage, and the onion for the pot within: if there be not plenty there, at least there is no want; if not happiness, there is the nearest approach to it in this world—content. *' Yes ! in the poor man's garden grow Far more than herbs and flowers,— Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind. And joy for many hours !". FOUNTAIN OF THE BELVIDEBK COCET OF THE 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 per
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