Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-11-17
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And waste their sweetness on the desert air.
Are there no citizens Of wealth and
P. patriotism among US sufficient to collect
these treasures of nature, and propagate
from them by the establishment of a suit
, able garden, where the whole botany Of
the South might be assembled But,
perhaps, it may be too great an underta-
king for an individual are there none of
these Southern States that will undertake
it or, if States are fearful TO legislate the
peoples money TO benefit posterity, will
moi the Southern Central Agricultural So
ciety take the matter in hand. and build
up monument to the South, alike cred
table to her love of beauty and patrio-
tism : Shouldthis be done, twenty years
will not have passed away ere pilgrims
from every cline would come to worship
at this floral shrine, and the Southern
Horticultural Botanical Garden would he
eagerly sought for ly every lover of ma
ture, from the highest to tho lowest walks
Of life. Come. tillcrs of the soil, ere the
pillow has destroyed all the native beauties
ofour land, collect and preserve those
gems planted there by the finger of God.
But of what use can all this be says
the plodding son of Mammon. 1t would
be of no use to men without souls, who
can only estimate happiness and prosperi-
" by dollars aud dimes. But to those
who can see God in the rainbow or the
flower, it would elevate and refine. 1t
would teach our childfen ito look through
nature up to natures God" it would in
Of h..
teach us to bless God that the rugged
earth we have TO till for bread, hath bless
ed howers that reflect his smiles upon our
sweating pathway. Nor is this all. The
thousand fruits connected with flowers,
could not escape cultivation new varie-
ties would be discovered and discrimina-
ted, and this garden would be the means
ofpermanent and lasting good, as well as
living beauty. to each and every citizen
ofthis sunny South. We have often heard
foreigners express astonishment at the
neglected beauties Of our vegetable king
dom, and we arenot aware that any large
collection OF American plants can be found
except in England.
We have seen our native plants pur-
ing name, and brought back again to the
land oftheir nativity. Let us have grounds
and gardens where all can be
be brought to their highest perfection,
where science can unite with skill in de-
veloping all their usefulness and beauty
and where IL so fitting place as the
land Of their creation and birth We
have no definite idea of what kind Of ar
engagements should be adopted to carry
out so desirable plan as the one propo-
sed. but hope 10 stir up the people to the
importance OF the matter, and then it will
be time to go more into detail. Should
any such measure meet with the public IA
yor, picture 10 yourself, kind reader, one
ortwo hundred ceres set in all the forest
trees, the fruits, and the flowers of the
South. What splendid spectacle =
Here flowers and fruits from the noun
tain and the valley meet together, and
perfumes from the hill tops and the glens
kiss each other. All but the cost, the
cost, we hear echoed all around u.s.
What matters it what it cost, so we have
the means. We owe it to ourselves, our
country, and our posterity TO preserve the
first plants of our virgin soil. and We may
do it if we have the will. Who ever
heard Of a man refusing his mite 10 the
monument of the Father of his Country !?
We here propose to build greater monu-
meni-one TO the great Father of the u
inverse, inscribed in living. glowing let
ters-Peace, Love. and Good Will to
men.