. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. n; Of Rose Briar hedge and of winding lane; And—of dreams that will never come hack again, These wild, pale Violets faint and sweet. That we buy In the crowded city street. —Puck. A Dandelion. She stood knee-deep in meadow-grass With joy of lifes new comers,A winsome brown-eyed little lass Of three brief careless last a Dandelion crossed Her path of springtide pleasure ;She stopped an instant, wonder-lost, Then brought to me her swift glance sought the sky-lield
. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. n; Of Rose Briar hedge and of winding lane; And—of dreams that will never come hack again, These wild, pale Violets faint and sweet. That we buy In the crowded city street. —Puck. A Dandelion. She stood knee-deep in meadow-grass With joy of lifes new comers,A winsome brown-eyed little lass Of three brief careless last a Dandelion crossed Her path of springtide pleasure ;She stopped an instant, wonder-lost, Then brought to me her swift glance sought the sky-lield sun Then flashed back to the other. Ive found, she cried, another one, The suns dear little brother ! Youths Companion. Mid the flower-wreathed tombs I standBearing Lilies in my ! In what soldier graveSleeps the bravest of the brave ?One low grave, yon trees no Roses, wears no wreath ;Yet no heart more high and warmEver dared the battle-storm;Turning from a comrades where a woman lies,I strew LUies on the graveOf the bravest of the brave. —r. W. The Pear is long lived. Jack Frost we fear you. Shallow planting doesnt suit Lilies. Even flower seeds should go into drills. The group is the key-note for arranging linelawns. No harm in sowing thickly, provided you thinquickly. What will cure a mossy lawn V—More richcompost. Have one bed of tine-striped Petunias. Theywill self-sow. Our fall-mulched hardy flowers came throughin the best possible shape. Well-shaken, when taken, applies with fullforce to spraying with fungicides and insecti-cides. Hot-bed sash are good thing to buy at can always And profitable use on the farmfor a quantity. Why not grow more Prunes? A single yearsimportation into the country now reaches !tO-00U,000, pounds. The Sacred Lotus, at whose shrine we wouldlike to worship, has thus far refused to takeroot at Woodbanks. A little lime-water occasionally,will help yourpot and other plants, at
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