Excerpt from Flora Historica, Vol. 1 of 2: Or the Three Seasons of the British Parterre Historically and Botanically Treated; With Observations on Planting, to Secure a Regular Succession of Flowers From the Commencement of Spring to the End of Autumn The interest which flowers have excited in the breast of man, from the earliest ages to the present day, has never been confined to any particular class of society, or quarter of the globe. Nature seems to have scattered them over the world as a medicine to the mind, to give cheerfulness to the earth, and furnish agreeable sensations to its inhabitants. The savage of the forests, m the joy of his heart, binds his brow with the native flowers of his woods, whilst their cultivation increases in every country ln proportion as the bless ings of civilization extend. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.