. The California horticulturist and floral magazine. Fruit-culture; Gardening. THE. AND FLORAL MAGAZINE. Vol. Yin. SAN FRANCISCO, OCTOBER, 1878. No. 10. CULTIVATION OF FLOWERS. BY FLOBIST. "Flowers! The cultivation of flow- ers,'' say some; "of what use? It neither gives us meat, drink, nor ; "Well, suppose it does not ? Shall we not turn our thoughts to something else be- sides wheat and potatoes, and the pro- ductions of the earth which only keep soul and body together? Is there no mind to feed and delight? Shall we always be plodding and gathering up substance me
. The California horticulturist and floral magazine. Fruit-culture; Gardening. THE. AND FLORAL MAGAZINE. Vol. Yin. SAN FRANCISCO, OCTOBER, 1878. No. 10. CULTIVATION OF FLOWERS. BY FLOBIST. "Flowers! The cultivation of flow- ers,'' say some; "of what use? It neither gives us meat, drink, nor ; "Well, suppose it does not ? Shall we not turn our thoughts to something else be- sides wheat and potatoes, and the pro- ductions of the earth which only keep soul and body together? Is there no mind to feed and delight? Shall we always be plodding and gathering up substance merely and money alone ? "Will it always be the inquiry of farmers in particular, "what shall we eat, and what shall we drink, and wherewith shall we be clothed ? " Must care and business on this craving, gambling and wealth pursuing coast always engross our whole minds? The earth, the seas, and skies, are full of the wonders of nature's beautiful creation. Shall we close our eyes, stop our ears, and be dumb where there is such an endless profusion around us to delight, to cheer and soothe us? Every man in business, or out of it, should have some object, better per- haps in the fresh and pure country air than elsewhere, to afford him health, recreation, and employment. We need Vol. VIII.—19. compass, sea and land, too, only for our gratification; the means are within the reach of every one for innocent and sanitary occupation, amusement and re- laxation. It lies around us; it is at our feet; it may be found in a garden where, we are told, whether a fable or not, everything pleasant to the sight was congregated. Flower gardens were ever held in high estimation by persons of taste. Emperors and kings have been delight- ed with the expansion of flowers, and a more exalted personage of olden time called the attention of his followers to the beauty of flowers, when he said, " Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow, they toil not, neither do they spin, an
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