so as to procure the largest plants possible, at the same time not neglecting the modes recommended both by Mr. Wells and Mr. Loudon, as this will give the means of decorating small apartments during the winter months; or, if required, produce an unusual floral effect in the conservatory or festive galleries.

We do not find that the Chrysanthemum has been figured in the emblems of floral language, and we therefore present it as the symbol of cheerfulness under adversity; a blessing which but few persons possess, yet it is as desirable as it is to find plants that reserve their beauties to enliven the months so adverse to the reign of Flora.

With a hope of being allowed to meet our friends again, we close the Flora Historica with the lines of Waller :

Fade, flowers! fade; nature will have it so ;
'Tis but what we must in our autumn do!
And as your leaves lie quiet on the ground,
The loss alone by those that loved them found,
So in the grave shall we as quiet lie,
Miss'd by some few that loved our company :

But some so like to thorns and nettles live,

That none for them can, when they perish, grieve.

INDEX.

Accommodating disposition, the emblem of an

Aconitum

its dangerous properties

Adonis

African Marigold

Alcea Rosea

Amaranthus

Tricolor

Caudatus

Hypochondriacus

Amaranth, the order of
Amaryllis Lutea
Ambush, the emblem of
Anagallis

Anagrams of the ancients
Anchusa

Anemone

used by the ancients
native species

its cultivation

criterion of a fine

anecdote respecting

Antirrhinum

Aquilegia

Architecture, the emblem of

Architectural enrichments derived from flowers

Ardour, the emblem of

Arum

Dracunculus

Masculatum

use of the roots

medicinal properties

VOL. II.

Batatas

ii. 133

ii. 134

ii. 136

ii. 137

Coquetry, the emblem of

Cottage-gardens, their advantage to society

Cowslip

wine

medicinal properties

Crepis Barbata

Crocus