The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . ly. How dreary the world would be without its blossoms ! What benedictions of peacethey hold in their quiet hands for the cares and perplexities of our feverish existence !How many weary hours are beguiled, how many sad moments cheered by their gentlepresence ! And yet with many, the regard for these jewels of the sod rises no higherthan to cause them to snatch from its slender stalk every blossom that comes in theirway, merely to gaze on its beauty or to inhale its fragrance one instant, to fling it asidethe next, despoiled and dyi
The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . ly. How dreary the world would be without its blossoms ! What benedictions of peacethey hold in their quiet hands for the cares and perplexities of our feverish existence !How many weary hours are beguiled, how many sad moments cheered by their gentlepresence ! And yet with many, the regard for these jewels of the sod rises no higherthan to cause them to snatch from its slender stalk every blossom that comes in theirway, merely to gaze on its beauty or to inhale its fragrance one instant, to fling it asidethe next, despoiled and dying. Still this slight interest is not to be despised; for therewill come a moment when the extreme loveliness or the singularity of some floweringplant shall force itself upon their notice, and they become like persons awaking to thepossession of a new sense, which, in time of sickness and sorrow, will lead them toacknowledge the sweet influence of the flowers, and, even when walking in the shadow ofdeath, to accept their teachings of humility and TJnauccesaful Fruit-Orowera, We are glad to see the evidences of the extension of fruit culture generally throughout thecountry, and there is no doubt that it will continue to increase year after year. But the fact isnot to be denied that large numbers of beginners prove very unsuccessful, and never realize theirhigh anticipations. Led on by occasional reports of local successes on small patches of ground,they imagine that the same rate can be realized anywhere on a much larger area, and one ortwo years are sufficient to make them rich, and pay off all indebtedness. This is a veryerroneous idea, and the sooner exposed the better. No branch of fruit culture will proveimmediately profitable; no grower ever realizes his first anticipations, and no cultivator candepend upon the same production or income year after year. No one can afford to do withoutample capital, and no other business requires so much capital in proportion to
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