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The subjoned is a, extract from one of H. \. 5. Dearborn's beautiful Horticultural pro- ductions:

 :" "Flozvera-In all ages and countries, flow CTS have been universally cherished and ad- mired as the ornaments and the delight ofthe vegetable, as are their prototypes of all the anlmal Kingdom. The fondest titles, the most ardent expressions of attachment, and the lovely qualities of each, have been reel proc:lly bestowed upon the pre-eminent of both realms The Rose of Sharon, the Vio- let and the Lilly of the Valley, have become the consecrated enblems of female excel lence; while the refined and endearing attri . butes ot woman, furnish the names, or give distinction, to those interesting favortcs who throng the brilliant Court of Flora

 "We may ask in the eloquent language of the enthusiastic Boursalt, 'Who does not love flowers9 they embellish our gardens, they give more brilliant lustre to our festi- vals, they are the interpreters of our affec |. tions for relatives and friends; they are the testimonials of our gratitude; we present them tothosc to whom we are under obligatons they are otten necessary to the pomp of our reli- gious ceremonies, and they serve to associate and mingle their perfumes with the purity of our prayers, and the homage which we ad NNSo !" thS @hihi5hl!' Happy dlS tHOSC who love them and cultivate them

 "The ancients paid particular attention to the culture of flowers. They were in great request at the entertainments of the wealthy, for adorning the apartments, as well as the participants of the feast; they were placed upon the tonbs of the illustrious and beloved, to operpetuate the pleasing, yet mournful re- miniscence of their virtues; they formed the distinguished insignia If many of the divin- ties of mythology; they glitter as gems in the diadems of the seasons, and constitute the mystical language of poetry.

 "We are informed that Descartes prose cuted, with equal ardor, astronomy and the culture of flowers, and often retired from his celestial observations to study the sleep and Iteration of his plants, before the rising of the sun. The great Condo, returning from the dangers and glores of the battlefield, devo- ted his leisure hours to the cultivation of his flower gardcn; and so enamoured was Lord Bacon with these silent, eloquent soothing companions, that the vase of flowers was dai- ly renewed upon his table, while composing the volume of his sublime philosophy"