Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-02-17

Tor the patpoee u inspiring additional pri
aud emulation IN the prosecution Of va
noble and delightful avorationa,
. should fail 10 do Justice 10 niy own fee
lngF, ard to the occasion which has called
together, were | to pass over unnnticsI ,lv,
hi softer and more delicate ~pursnitH which hav
ever been regarded as objects Of attraction
me female mind. IN The genial cline Of NJ
South--in the land literally of sunshine an
flowers, It would be strange indeed, If IN
care and cultivation Of plants and sbrubber
should TAIL to awake that lively interest,"
which IN every community distinguished fo
iaate and refinement. il has always inspired
Win The opportunities enjoyed by otir soun
Try gentlemen, for procuring almott ever
/, species OF plants and flow err, exotic ~ vol
: as native, there can be no adequate apolop,
Tor d"Priving their wives, their ~sirters ana
thelr daughters Of such genuine sources ol
rational enjoyment, and ifthore be any in.
norent graaiicatiGn which will Justify tbe
opportunities ef the fair dependents ubon our
Sareaha iavor' hls surely one which seems
80 peculiarly eongenial 10 the general deli.
"aey Oh thelr habits u tastes. Next 10 tho cuI.
~tlvatlon of the mind, there can be u0hiny
whlch exercises a more direct sud not ni
agency ~ tnparting a glow TO the refine.
S'fafS hbfalAEIEIV Ebtu THE EtlinV lnH
cultivation Of plants and nuwers: and in pro.
portion asthe m'nd becomes ilnbued, from
education, with a love Of tho beautiful, il its
zeal and fondness FIR the ptndy inefeassd
Indeed the female mind that betrays an IN.
difference 10 the ~stcitty Of these 4 appronri.
ate companions, betrays also deficiency in Tho
true deltcacy Of sentiment and affection.
suggest, as an lquiry worthy of the at.
tentlon OF Tho ladies Of Louisiana, how far
inc Rord Of our country may not DO improved:
now lar not only the flowers common to our
ghrdenH, but those Indigenous with the soil
ana found ~ a wild unCultivated state, may
"ot DC brought 10 a greater perfection by
proper nurture and carr. In regard 10 the
iatleF class, IN tho family Of Jessamines for
instance u ~ a fact familiar TO all, who are
acquainted with the forests Of a southern
'aul"ae' Ihat the species we gather in the
VIVA state, ia far superior 10 the variety 60
much Cherished rs OrDamets Of bowers and
parterree:-and yet the wild is seldom to he
met with, although experiments have demon.
FUaied how greatly it may be improved bv
cultivation, both as to its fragrance and The
richness OF It's color. The same remarks arc
partially applicable to the wild houeu. suckb
when IN lts original state, hardly attracts
but from which exposure tn this
sun and the application Of q stronger soil. not
ohly rivals, but far exeels in beauty. lis mat.
y admired namesake, imported from Inc
celestial empire. The same may be alap said
WIN reference 10 the Lily, which we usually
meet with on the margin Of ponds and marshes.
l transplant them from their primitive Abodes.
Vhere their smiles are "wasled on the desert =
IT. 10 a more genial sun, and kinder earth. \
n proximity with q lady's bower. and any +
me VINO Will take the trouble 10 remark the
Will be satisfied that it il indeed the a
'enuine LILY Of The Valley, so often alluded to i
the wise King OF Jerusalem. Indeed c
ntertaln too high a regard for the botanical
; moral knowledge Of that magnificent old '
ehtIeman, whose exquisite taste in beauty. a
'as only eeqnailed by his gailantry, to SUP. h
that ba- u.asld -...l- ~t1vu Tire
rettlest Ola family, when he felt inclined 10 o
a picture, or indulge in comparisons. II
'nserVatIon has also convinced me that the h
'"a rose OF our uplands, may by the came ii
recess already mentioned, de made 10 rival II
re whole family Of roses, { with one excep. 8,
on Which have gained such supreme n
omlnton IN the p~artefrs Of tho South. under =,
le sounding names OF York, and Lancaster. Y
oufooh' ana Napoleon. ! say with one d.
ScePtion' ana that IS The unappfoarhed and n
1approachable imperial sUeef rose, which AZ
oeen brought 10 such admirable ~pcrfec. w
~ IN our country; its richness and So
'ic'ouS fragrance are associated with our ia
IlIfSt feeolIeciions. For ages it has pl
,@yeo inc sceptre as the Queen Of flowers, ey
u rom the period Of her CORONATION, under Va
auspices OF the Goddess of Flowers, down Al
the present hour her supremacy has been -
iversaliy admitted and he who would nov
GDL OR nT1SfInn n n,rn zsluI.- .
des which, in more genial clifnes. are night on
sung TO heF beauty by her ever faithful, thl
er loving nightingale, and brave The anears &C.;
zen thousand fairy knights who guard, in apI
lightly defiance, the honor Of peerless maies. Irpn
from The court yard of The palace n The Ella
y footsteps of her throne. From the dawn se1
her glorious dominion in The east-6om I'M
happy reign in those sunny i
isles of Greece, ter
Where burning SAPPHo loved and sung" ser
vn 10 this, the 7bappiest moment of her i'm. aba
lal sway, the Itenderest sympathies of the rem
Sc have been invoked to celebrate her sell
rms. BY none, however, has this loyal du-
been performed in richer ~sfraiDs, Than bv wal
Voluptuous poFtess of Mytelt ne her. onl.
- to i
"DId 3ore a Queen of flowers decree eH
ne roae the queen of flowers should be. .
VI flowers, the eye !; of plants, the gem: J
The meadows blush earth's diadem. edt
Glory OF colors on the gaze PIE
Tightening in its b%eauty's blaze: ~
II breathes of Lose it blooms the ruest % a
VI Venus ever fragrant breast; PRO-
IN gaudy pomp its petals spread: .hat
Light foliage trembles round its head: I"..
win vermell bIoFsoms fresh and faif3 %"p
1t laughs to the volupluous air. 'ne
nd now while We acknowledge, what ran. ,romr
win Impunlly be denied, the supremacy sion,
legitimate queen Of flowers, let us at race
ascertain by what means we NAV meIjor- IF q,
he condition of many Of her neglected r,r
worthy subjects. Let US not marine tba, vp;l,
aste IS completed-that our p~arterres are , g..
CT wren We can boast of the iaponica
dukej the tube rose, and the ord. n.y.,
tribe OF Iessamines and dahlias. FOR the WI
rmance OF the interesting and delirbtful Al
we have here presented, we must look . ~
the advartagos IS Snr nT"iolsia' VIC But
our metropolitan fair, We have but li,tle n
pc. Few of them enjoy the opportupt. =
II INDUCING their taste. Few of them Ahd
5onora Pafterfe With their presence. and
they do, 1t is not for the purpose of adj.
to the charms of that parterre, but 10
thence a tribute to set off their own. W.
connection with the subject OF flowers an inl
hrnbheryt ] must also allude to another chest,
is equally interesting to our fair Louisi- paw h
:, and which | perceive by reference 10 the F
,oceedIngs Of your society at its last an. princi
'ary, has a%lreauy elected your attention. most
Ide TO the various kinds of needle y0rk, dairyr
specimens Of which have already been famou
tied. We cannot too warmly encourage quired
Jorts of the ladies' to promote improve land.