, 1862-05-29
6he farmers Corner.
oardenink.


In garden 70 dress aud to keep it; and
thar woman was there created as 4 help meet
for him. That garden was the primitive
paradise; and to III $ day, tastefIlly
planned, judiciously planted, and well kept
garden hiss, still lingering about it. many
Of the charms We are wunt to attribute I"
the original Eden. To the true lover Of
rural life Il seems, in the fiIlness Of its SUM-
msr hoanty, 10 be indeed almost Paradise
Regained
Gardens are frequently mentioned in an.
cient writings, bnlh $ cred and PrOfaue, but
little Is told US either OF their productions or
their cultivation.
At the close Of the Roman commonwealth
the catalogue ct cultivated fruits had becOme
considerable, and the principles Of pruning
and grating were understood and PractiseJ.
With the decline Of the empire, horticul ure,
have dee ined, and to have revived only
when learning ar'se from the slumber OI
the dark ages. Since that time, it has kept
pace with the general Improvement Of ~.
ciety. England, France, and Belgium have
taken the lead in modern horticultural pro.
gress. The United States will not long re-
main behind. - - -.-. ..----.
ID would Be Interesting to trace, at con-
siderable length, the history Of gaideni lg,
and show hdR, both as an art and as sci.
ence, it has been perfected, step BY step, by
means Of study, observation, and experi
ment; but Our limits will not permit this
cOorss, and We must refer the reader "a
"Lnudunisi Eacyclupodia Ufj Gandtning,
the most thnruugh and complete work Oh
the subject in the English language. 1t is,
however, ton large and expensive tO he gen.
orally accessible, except in public libraries.
Gardening, the earliest employment u
man, Is aisO the most attractive. 1t is En-
snson, We think, who says, that after work.
ing 10 ones garden, nothing seems worth
doing. Here we seem 10 come in close cum
muuiUn with Nature. and 10 CO operate with
her IN adUrning and in enrichTng the earth.
To plant ones seeds To await hopefully theiI
germination, 70 watch the daily deYelOpmoni
Of The ndeF plant, to protect i frOm The
sncnnachmuts Of weeds and the attacks SI
insecis, % loosen the soil arUund Il, % care
for It, watch over i, and pjoice initsgrowtt
and frniIage, and finally To enjoy the fruits
II one's 'ab.,rs In the ripened harvest-whaI
mere sensaous pleasure can be greater
The market affords no s,ich pears, apples,
pearhel ~ pl1tls, Is grows on the trees
We have with our own hands grated an !
pruned. Our own sqnashes and mel0ns
aFe sweet-r than any that our n'Oney could
buy and no potatOes, or cabbages, or tur-
nips nre lisp onns sfsagpGsnag9
~ And |baaifh 1iWs to rs fnom the garden
IN two brsiad streams. One has is sources
IN the iuvlaaalina 0at dn6F exercise It calls
ior and rendsrs 90 delightful, sud the other
IN the wholesome flod which Il furnishes 10
tnhe'tllo place nf much less desirable IN.
menis which would olb-gwiss Be supplied
b. The butcher and thegHscer.
A asie e'r horticulture l. almost univer-
eaI IN this country, and. a. land Is abundant
and cheap. and tie facilities for obtaining Il
great, very few outside Of our cities and
large towns are debarred from gratifying it,
20 . grtaieF o. les extent. - = -
But knowledge Of the science Of hort.
culture Is far fFOin being coextensive with
The art. and . truly Satisfactory dsRFce q
sueoess i only occasifnally attained. A
rich soll and genial cllImts clhspiTe b
render The rudest and mist eulpiFicll cult
vpnpn, under favorable circumstances ;, mnd
efrlcI7 productive. Pludding industry, how
ever hlindlf 1pplied, is lD0ked upon with
fvor By all-loving Mature; but her lfichesi
gins ~ reserved fvF united science and
skiiL N tbs cu|tsetob d ~ slth, o. IN
ever other department. Of human eifart,
knowledge is power"
To increase and extend . knowledge 81
tlg theory and practice E,f gardemng 4 the
oIiecI II this work, IN Fhichpe have kisel
due attention % both branches u the sub.
jsot The former is alnnst entirely ig'
nnred IN most popular works on horiicul
ture; they being nearly restricted to details
u practice. These. though highly useful
and even essential to the novice, are liable
70 lea lin 6 eQaeBily asiFay, anlsss he is
g1idsd ID their application BY a knowledge
of The pdndples ~ which they are founded.
Tle tho6l6iIcI pa,l - BIZ work Is NJ.
ers.1rily bid. but vii b fund useful
Auxiliary . he praeiicti dinrtionp whlch
6IIow. Carefully elndied, thoroughly mas.
tered, and constantly applied, Il viii b. o.
No more value 10 the reader than q heavy
volume iinpeflcily 5,lldbfstobd and con.
fiasdly remembered. We would By us
munnE, hbuellf, dI<o5ufaas .ihoSS Who have
The lsisue and disposition from pursuing
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