Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-10-07
Prom the Home Journal.
An Essay on Flowers.

TIlEia nlNnlt
They are Of all kinds Of shapes. They nle OF
on kinds Of perlume, dliasTeeable OF deliciouSl
they are of an kinds OF toughneSs-delirale, so
that they die OF stroke OF tho sun, or 80 strong
lhatthe hotter the sun the brighter they ore, Some
cannot live M hot climate, others oannnt live IN
cold; same cannot bear wet soil, oihels cannot
bear dty--all owing 10 their different conslilu'
tions. Some ate tolli Others ale ahoti some have
big heads, others little. The heads Of some arc
long, Of Others almost perfectly round. As 10 COS
lot, The rainbow Is not circumstance TO themi
the number Of theft oolUB Is legion--all soIls oil
gIndeS. lhei are mol near as accommodating as
people. The man lfO,n AlIica will live IN Hall
lax, and the man from Halifax will do well in the
West lndirsi Tut the aloe will moi flourish OF the
North, and The rose will nOtgst along in South
America,
as TO TIIEIR RAMEs.
They have the common names they Al re lamllaT'
ly known 10y, aud the uncommon hames they oTe
ohIislened with blythe b0lanlsls; but the lsmlliaf
names nTe much the most significant, being genet
ally connected with the peoulinr cliarucleEol the
Aower-lhe moInlng'glorY because II is the most
brilliant IN The mornings aud tile sun.howeiy be-
cause II hos peculiar way OF turning lORAIds The
sun. The moTning.glOIY Is called by the scientific
iCgenlltman, The convolvulus, which is certainly
nOl as agreeable title ns the QlltE
CAPACITY EoR IMPROVEMENTS,
Ii is extraordinary what change can be produced
by mixture and association with oiher flowers,
and by proper attention 10 the food Of The panli
according ps the earth is rich or poor, Cluyey OF
gTayelY, will the plant change its color, It's size
and It's perfume. The hydlangea change It's color
as ii changes its soili aud by mixtures with other
lahlias, by skilufI graIlings, tue dahla becomes
larger aud mCTe double.
WILD OR DOMESTIC.
The wild run wlld-nObOdy takes any cafe OF
lhemj the cultivated are watched, tfoined mud
guaded. said nobody takes care Of the wild;
this is wrong. The wild ore taken cure Uf; The
kind being who is always looking after the poor,
Tie destitute, and the unprotected, takes care Of
them, The truth is, he tukes care OF both; with.
nut him they could come ~ nothing either Of them.
but the cultivated fare better, they not only hnve
The protection Of Providence, but Of man in The
bargain.
WHO LIKE THEN.
Tie young girls attracted by beauty. She Is
enthusiastic at color, she shows them snlllngi her
love is not grounded upon any knowledge oil virtue
in The pun-heT eye alone is consulted. Some.
tunes SHE is most terribly deceiVedj she suffers
from bad assoeialion-she is pOsunsd--nnd size
learns a lesson rather too late. The old florist
takes delight in a flower. He has deposited tie
small seedi lie las watched its first nj penrdnce in
tile wOTld-ilS first leaves; II has, perhaps, been
almost killed by Tie heat OF the cUldi but by rood
nIanagenlentlie has preserved lis life, Its mOa-
umenl Of his eKeTllUnsj lie becomes an amateur,
und then c0nRoiJSsur, and likes TO see every new
Yareiy'
WHO TAKEs GAZE OF TuEMl
They are generally rOugh.lOoklng old fellows,
perfectly unsuIled 10 tile beautiful objects they uEe
connected with But these objects thrive in their
gTeen.hOustsj they seem 10 understand them
IhoEoughlyi they know " hen they require watering,
and They know when they have rmOngh. Every
plant looks as il it were thriving and getting on.
There are none Of the miserable, sckly, hall dead
things, you find In private collections rt m The
collections Of those who do not understand Their
management. The florists aFe interested. There
are OILERS who keep them, moi for money, but Tor
lOye-ln windows, right up against The glass, The
glass beautifully clear dOctOls keep them, nnd
keep them beautifully. | cannot say so much for
IlIem, when leIl 10 Tie guardianship OF The Oeuull
ful bSNsj she is apt 10 lie cruel EuaTdian-0ne-
half generally de ia the whites Though neglect,
frozen = DEATH; Ut roasted in summer by exposure
lO the sun. Now aud then you may find judi
couS lady, but luke the sex in genera, they nGe
pIelIy bad managers There are good, however,
good hOusekeeprr is often good hOwer'keepeT;
one who can make pudding can often nlnke
soil. To make u pudding size depUsles ceT.
Iun quantity Of -four, certain quantity OF sugaL
ard judieiously sptinkles heT specs; to make The
soil, she mixes clay, aud gravel, und manure, aud
rASirl lRr- oNEfi y EasQl lt 2 w. ainll
Success Is npt 10 be called luck, II IS ITO such
lhlngi II comes from eCullaT skill ~ the proper
formation Of the earlli aud moreover, IN not expos.
ing at wrong tunes TO too much sun, and by Tisking
nu exposure al proper lime-will'Irawing from
The lnIn al the right moment, aud coming into ii
when good will follow. All this requires good
Judgement y hioh some ladies have.
WHERE THEY ARE FOUND.
should like you 10 tell me Where they are not.
Go where yOn plense IN the county, aud you find
ihem-in the low grounds aud In the high. Ia The
low grounds, wheIe the soil is IiclleSl, you will
usually fluid them the most robust. la tile high
grounds they ore apt 10 he smaller, uRd not so deep
III their color You will often fluid Ihe same flow.
u In the high situations aud the low; usually The
high have their peculiar set and the low lhrlIs.-
The wild nltheh will moi only refuse to gov OH
high grounds, but II will not grow on low, unless
ii is peculiarly situated right on the waeT II can
not live awOy from The water. There are some
plants that will live anywhere, il they aTe con.
slanily wnteredi the hydrOngea, fer instance. -
There ale others which Eequte little water, il nnyi
they are d:y lOweTs such are many VI the Cuolus
Tribe.
WHERE TIEY GO AFTER DEATH.
Some go IL Tue most delightful sstinsTlaCes-
the yallies Of the GleSStd-the bosom Of tue
beautiful maiden. Others 70 10 The interior
of heT hOdy, aud arranging difficulties there,
bringing relief 10 IT'S diSlTes,es; the peoples ale
among these. The last go when they are witheT.
ed und dHedj the first, which tile youthful beauty
takes for her boquet, have all the buianoy nd
complexion lille, and the shape OF life also. They
ate received so soon after death they DO moi appear
dead--decompoHlio ond decay have not begunj
the moment they do begin, before they b, cone Of.
ensiye, they ole judicIOusly abandoned. Often
they 20 The disseolors. They are taken for The
promotion Of scienoei they ate carefully anolom.
Zed-lhe different members examined by The skill.
iul 10 anisI; he gives you their anatomy SOlns.
tunes they 20 iEio Repositories they are skilfu-
ly dried, preserving much Of their form and color,
oil the moisture being taken from their systems by
lying between two sleels VI blolling paper.
TIlIlR GGEs.
Some last year, aud ore called ANIMALS;
other last longer. Small specimens Of vegetation
however, have not The length Of Lille Of large Trees;
they resemble brds-tle wren will not live as
long os tue euge.
WHY DO VIZ LOVE- THEMl
II seems the will Of heaven we should. Heay-
en- is always conlTivlng something 10 please u.s. 10
make US happy. One Of the most succt ssful plans
was making us love noweTSi il is such on iAnO.
cent passion. We must love something and tue
love which Is moi too exciting is The best; that Of
the sexes olteu leads 10 pain, TO actual agony;
there IS title Of this in the flower. Solne may he
disappointed in the death OF planIi but the pain
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