Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . it is very proli-fic, and makes strong runners. 94 POPULAR GARDENING. March, A spring Race. The Crocus and the DafEodU Had quite a breathless see which first should greet the Spring With sunny, smiling face,The fragile Snow-drop hung its head, And trembled in the breeze,Until a sunbeam, playinground. Came near, lest it should freeze. But een before the Violets Have oped their eyes of spotted spears of Alder-tongue Have pierced the damp sod through, Down in the forests fr
Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . it is very proli-fic, and makes strong runners. 94 POPULAR GARDENING. March, A spring Race. The Crocus and the DafEodU Had quite a breathless see which first should greet the Spring With sunny, smiling face,The fragile Snow-drop hung its head, And trembled in the breeze,Until a sunbeam, playinground. Came near, lest it should freeze. But een before the Violets Have oped their eyes of spotted spears of Alder-tongue Have pierced the damp sod through, Down in the forests fragrant shade The sweetest blossoms blow,For while the rest were fast asleep These grew beneath the snow. And here Arbutus is the first To whisper, Welcome, Spring,And never monarch on his throne Found lovelier ofiering. ~M. K. Buck, 1)1 Golden Days, The Wal!-FIower. The Wall-flower ! the Wall-flower ! How beautiful it blooms ! It gleams above the ruined tower Like eunlight over tombs -, It sheds a halo of repose Around the wrecks of time ; To beauty give the flaunting Rose— The Wall-flower is Try a Sweet Pea hedge. Dusty plants are not nice. Hurry up plant propagation. More clubs would be welcome. Keep coal tar ofE from the bark. Flora starts modestly in her season. Free Growers need the most water. Field mice are enemies of the Crocus. Our Cytisus is aglow with sweet bloom. Flowers are the sweeteners of lifes acids. The Inquiry Department is growing. The Kieffer Pear is looking up more again. Acacias have been called Winter Golden-rod. A bit of tough sod answers well for pot drainage. Too many plants for a given space is a great mis-take. Why not plant a clump of improved Pseonies thisyear? Trees that are the same before and after burning—Ashes. For window culture the best Rose is the trueAgrippina. The White Garden Rose for tlie million is Mad-ame Planlier. The secret of having large Pansy flowers lies inliquid manure. Camellias are grown as open air plants abou
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