Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-10-13
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From the iiUiae Journal

=, AN ESSAY ON FLOWERS.-TH,;, E;-y,
ihey are oi ull kinds OF shapes. They are Of sr
KINDS oi perfumes, disGgreeahcor deiici6p. ,l,. sr
VI a'I knuS Oh toughncss-,ircat", SO that thry ,a
w aS'r"Kc OF the sun. or s,ronr tla: tha bo,,o-
inc sun the brighter they are. Son,- c,nn,t E,,, -;
not ciIale Others cannot live in cold; Some carr,t
oeaI wei soil, Others cannot bear drv--,lI owin
10 thcir different constitutions. Some are raII o,L
are short some have BIG heads. o,L,"o Lei Nv
hcHds vi SOME are long; Of Others suo.t ,orc,,I,
round. A. TO color tho rainbowis not ci,ci,ns,a,,
10 them; The number Of their col"rs i. cgiom~aIl
sorts OF grades. They are not near ~ scron,nI
ting rs people. The man from Africa will live in W"
liiaA, and the man from HalfaX will do well IN ,h,.
Mchi iiiuie- Dut the aloe will not flourish az the
Horth' and the rose will not get along in South Ama-
rica. " ' ->"''
!is 10 their Nan,ss-Thcv Lav, III. ,o,,r,o, ,,a,,,
thcy are fanll!iar!y known hv and IN. uucnn,r,,
nanes they are clirstened with by the botan;ss. Inn,
ne aiiiar names are much the most significant be-
ns senetally connected with tho peculiar character
ol the nower-the morning glory, hecause il il the
most brilliant IN the morning; and the sun-tiowrr he
cause II has peculiar wny OF turning towards the
SUM-. lhe morning glory is called, bv the scientific
gentleman Tie convovulus, which is certainly not as
ton to the food Of the li"n according the earth
rich poor, cayey gravey, will the plant change
its color, its size and It's perfume. The hydramccG
changes its color Us il changes lis spi aud BY mlN
with other daas, By 'kIltn grating the dG!.lIa
becomes larger and more double.
WIN or D0mcSic.-Ihc wiid run wiil--Eobo1y
lakes any care OF them the cultivated IRE watched,
trained and guarded. | said nobody takes oqrc oi
the Wild this is wrong. The wild ure ukon 0i,
the kind Being who is always looking after the poor.
the destitute and tile unprotected takes care "i them
The truth Is, he takes care oi both without him the!
could come 10 nothing, either ~; them. But the cui-
tvatcd fare better they not "n,y have the protection
oi Providence. but OF man in the bargain.
IthO hAs them The young CIR! Is attracted by
beauty. She is enthusiastic al color, she shows them
smiling; her love is not grounded upon any know
ledge OF virtue in the plunther eye alone Is consult
ed. Sometimes sine is most terribly deceived shc
suffers from bad assucations-she is poisoneG--aEd
che learns lesson rather too late. The Oh t"rs;
takes delight in flower. He has deposited the small
secd; he has watched it, irst appearance IN the world
its first leaves has perhaps, been almost Killed
by the heat the cold; but by good management lie
has preserved lis lie Il Is monument OF his eNer-
tious; be becomes amateur, and then CohHoA-
| ssar, and likes - every new variety.
IILo takes Care Of Ih,m l-They are generally
rough looking fellows perfectly unsulted Ia The beau
tful objects they connected with. But THESE "o-
iects thrive in greenhouses they seem TO un
derstand them thoroughly; they know whe: they re
| quire watering, and they know when t:ey nav.
enough. Every plant looks as # II was thriving ana
getting on There arc none OF the miserable, sck!y
half dead things You find in private collections or in
the collections OF those who do not understand iheW
mana cement The florists are Interested. ihcr. arc
others who keep them, not for money, Dut Tor love
in the windows, right up against the ghss, tie EIasH
beautifully clear: doctors keep them, and Keep them
| beautifully. cannot say co much tor them when
left to :he guardianship of the young aud hcautliui
belle she is apt be cruel GUARDIAN. one halt gen
| eraly die in the winter through neglect, frozen 10
death or roasted in summer by exposur" 10 The SUI
| Now and then YOU may find ludIcious lady, on',
take the sex III general they pretty bad mhagers
There are good, however; good houseKeeleT i "i
IN good hower-kccpcr; one who can inhNr Pnd-
ding can often make n soil To make pudding, she
deposits certain quantity Of -four certain quantity
of sugar. and judciously spriukcs bcr specs; TO
make the SOIL che mixes clay and gravel ana manure
lTbar N
adv sometimes succeeds beautifully; whatever she
touches is sure to do we'll success is sure 30 follow.
Success s apt be called luck. II Is no such thing
il from peculiar skill in proper formation "i
the earth; and, moreover Ill not exposing nj wrong
times to too much sun, and by riskng IN exposure at
q proper tne-withdrawing from thrraln M the right
moment, and coming into it when good vii! follow
All this requires good Judgment winch s"in" aHieS
have.
Where thcy are F5uuG.-I shouldlike You 10 tell me
| where they are not. Go where You please III the
country, and YOU find them-in the low grounds and
in the high. In the low grounds, where The s"il Il
richest, YOU will usually find them the most robust
In the high grounds they are apt TO be- smaller anu
not so deep in their color. lou will often ma me
same flower in the high situations and the low usual
" the high have their peculiar srt ana the 10" TIERS
The wild althGa will only refuse to grow on hIgh
grounds but il will grow Oh ow unless II pccu-
lary situated right the water; it cannot 1--we away
from the water. There rome plants that VIII live
anywhere, if they constantly watered me hydrnh
el,
little water if any; they are dry flowers; such are
many of the cactus tribe.
, Where thcy 20 after Dr1!h.-Somc 90 to the mos;
delightful resting -piaces-the valics oi me bi's'ed
: The bosom Of the beautiful maiden. Others go into
the interior of her body, arranging dltcuiti" there
! bringing relief to its disresscs: the peoples arc
among these. Tho last 20 when they are wlihered
and dried the first, which the youthful beauty takes
for her bouquet have all the brancy and complex.
ion of lifc and the shape OF life also They are re-
cevcd so soon after death they do not appear dead
decomposition and decay have not begun; The M"
ment they do begin, before they becore offensive
= they are judiciously abandoned. OFTEN they 80 t
i the dissectors. They are taken for the promotion I"
science they carefully nnatomized-thc different
members examined by the skiul hotanls: ne give
u YOU their anatomy. Sometimes they go INTO deposi
tories; they are skilfully dried, preserving much
their form and color, all the moisture being takei
from their systems by lying between two sheets I"
blotting paper.
annuuls Others last longer. Small specimens OF We
getaon however, have not the length OF life OF lnrg'
: trees; they resemble birds-thc wren will not live q
long "a the eagle. ,
IJFv do re Lore them 1T seems the will
of heaven we should. Heaven is always conr'
wing something to please us, to make us happy. One
Of the most successful plans was making Us love now
er5 it il such innocent passon. We must i"V'
something, and the love which Is not too excltlng
the best that of the sexes often lends 10 pain. {" a
tual agony there is little OF this in the flower. S"'n
, NAV be disappointed in the death Of plant but tn
! psin soon subsidies.
II What cxcitrs the passion
Il Propnquty mud separation.
= fioSers may have every excellence OF color. s!ai'
and fragrance; yet if not near they VIII not cHcI:'
permareE; love. A Indy brOugh: up in the c"unri
i has usually passion for them. The separation By
u winter brinca rage for them in the spring At TIM
season about the end Of April, you Sc" women bus
: in their yards in the ry, and IN tier gardens IN th'
country the Young aud the old. The mother leave
her nursery and sparrs hour away from her Ijttlt
oncs, or they stand by and watch her. She take d
pointed stick and digs hole, where She deposits he
{ precious seed or bhe takes upon herself nnny &C
cupation. Shr scrapes away with hoe place wiI"r"
she may insert bunch of pinks or colunbIncs; sh"
works pleased and conentcd. She thinks OF The how
ers which 20 come hereafter The young girl leaves
her embroidery for her snow-drops and her voics
they are n novelty she enjoys their society. She
would not in the same degree, il she were rich and
had green house if she had been rcveiling then
endowment through the winter, she would have been
in some measure dead 10 II IN the spring. But Lac
nassiou of the spring does not last the summer The
little girl who in pril puts down her daisies with -uc
satisfaction, i'll the month OF August sees iherS "h
out conjunction Ot coLscIeuce or the lcast cSpts
sion, perhaps pcrBhng from her own neglect. Sn'
neyer akes the trouble to give them drop of water
they have lost their flowers they have lost their al
traction she longer cares tor them the no" h
! codness, all ice Before she was al cn;hus!asn an
!, , | tervor.
e PARR AND ERSkINE.-Dr. Par and Lord El-
skne are said 10 hnve been the vanest inc "i c!:
times. Al dinner some years since, Dr. Parr' IN 20
stases with the conversational powers OF LORD Er
skne, called him, though his JUNIOR NY L%to
mean to write your eptaph." "Dr. Parr, rcPlIe.i
the noble lawyer, Iii is temptation to commit -u'
cide."
MARRIED, .
MARRIED at Selma, the Jth inst oy teF Isines 81
Bagby Mr. 3 T BARRET. OF Mobile. Aaosma. snc Miss
PHrrlE ", daughter OF MI A!ef NJ "'''e'' u "'-'
county Va.
! MARRIED October 10Th, 1854, Ly Rev; Mr. Kc2ier,
RicmaRD e COKE, (prnterl formerly OF Phi!ade.pAil
and Ms. MILDRED y C. "hlIt' 't heh''eo 'o~n';