, 1876-10-14
Myycry heart fatnts and my wholc sonl g,tcvrs
Al tho mnItt, rich smell Of tho rotttng lcnyeT,
And shn breath
Or the failing ctlge9 OF 1y,x beneath,
And the years lMal roc.
Heavily hangs tl,e broad fnn1Dwrr
Over lfA Eravo In The enrt1l ~ cIlily;

t}f the failing edges OF ly,x beneath,
Heavily hangs lie broad snunowrr
Over lta Eravo In The enFt1i - clly:
Heavily hangH the h1llYiintk.
Heavily tanKs tho tfger-iIly.
Yet, after tic task Of destr,ctInu Is quite
complete, md the foIiaRe has witt,crel and
dropped from the trees, leaving tlIelr branches
rs bare and brown M tho bleak fnct Ut the earth,
single shrub In our forests tarlnE'y nuts t,rtl'
H. fary.likc aspect wrapped tn tissue ot misty
yellow, tho name Of Httel,-fiRcl (iktnlameifs
lifNiniea). Its blossoms hurst ont in nxiltary
cla;lGrs, and Troop IN most graceful faallion
tier alsill, In all uur ra, for the effect Of lts
delicate bfourn ot tlIts late tcasUl produces u1,-
on tflc observer tho Impression Of bit Of e,1-
cl'antncnl: No green icaycs ltnKet aHiong the
bougls 10 interrupt the monutollc OF col0r, And
fr,' tip to Zip The sprays and stem. arc hung
Will EarlanB VI iI1c len,ou-ycllOw. TlM
plant ''ocs not perfect !ts fruit until the ensuing
The Order K.n,am,itiaet.r Is small and widely
distributed, yet none ot TIC species grow In
Europe. They arc all shru1by Or trcc-1ike, n.,.l
bear small, axilarry. flowers. The lnvolucrnl
leaves OF the LhodoItaa are very ti,owy, hciug
Witcll-ltazel ure sweet mud l,a!a.able, while the
extract Of its leavcs aid bark is greatly used III
tnedctne. II may bc strongly recommended rs
4 rcllctly for weak Or oyerworkcd eyes. A
forked stem Of The Witci-1Iazel l,as been sur-
ro.t.
Another siIr,l,, which Is highly ornamental
through ttA brilliant eo1UrEng In autumn and
winter. Is the Datk Alder (jtee rertteal1fa), a
species Of Holly. 1t grDws IN low grounds. and
may he foun,l ut Gfbson's Station. Tile blos-
SONS appear In hfay or June, md are succeeded
by berries that at this season aru rtvsl scarlet.
tntherct ss h'llcrsat tho nxils Of the branches:
they nrc extremely handsome, and, mingled
With evergrcens, may he used with tnr effect tu
wiiics-houl1cts. aud festo01ls aruund brackets
anti pictures,
TIC ,lountain-Holly th<neophanihs, Ca,.adt',-
mon Mt Ali'Ier's Station. Its drupcs arc light
rSd, aud are less al,unstnnt than those Of the
Black Alder Thu blossoms expand In May.
Tue llolly Family (AgiaioAaeen) embrace,
epaflngly oyer tho world. The common Holly
fii.r 1Vinttaiam( is tho only representative
found III Europe. D!rdIir,e Is obtained from,
tile bnrk of THIS tree; nnd tte beautiful white
wood Is Mulch priced by cnltnci-makcrs for inlay
Ing, and ct late years Is very popular In the
| manufacture Of ornamental articles. The f1o3.
lywurts nra characterized by astringens md
tonic properties, which have procured them soma
| o! the Ilt5 i'aragudHcasts arc extensively chi.
| ployed ln South America as substitute for tea
AFRICAN POTTERY.
Lieut.. Camcron's Diary, published In the
Journal Of tne Royal Geo7rMphical Soei<iy, con.
| tains an interesting ncco1snt Of the primitive
method Of manufacturing pottery as it Is prac
tscd anon. ccrtaln native tribes III Africa ~
| was much intcrcstcd." says the writer, "in d
| village {klsurgc) by watching potter at he,
work. First she pounded enough earth and
water for one Pot, with pcstle suc,. as they ust
In beating corn, I'LL IL formed perfectly homo
Ecucous mass. She then put 1t either OIL tat
stone, or, on the bottom Of another, and giyIpG
IL n dab with her list in the middle, to form q
! hollow, worked 1t Into shape roughly with hei
hands, keeping tlcn1 constantly wet and t1lct
hlroothcl out tue nycr-,nnrks with rorn-col,,
and finally polished Il, over with one or two hits
Of goursanit lit Vi 1llt woud,-thc lit nf goursl
giving H. tht proper c1lrvcs,-and finally o.ra-
.ncntng 1t With IL A,nrp-Doiutctl stick, went II
look at 1t, wondering how Il was to TIC taken oil
the stone and the bottom shaped. when, 10 and
behold! 1t hai no bottom! J waited TO sec
| what would bc done, md, utter It. Ind been
driving four OF five hours in shady place, It wa
| still enough to he handled currfully, aud bot
tom worked III or another piece Of clay. timed
one from beginning to pound tie clay till It WIS
put aside to 'lry and It took thrty-tlyc minutes
| 1lutttng In the bottom might take ten 1nDre.
| This would hold from two and half to thrcC
| gallons Thn shapes Of many are very graceful,
and nll nre wonderfully truly formed dixie tho
| Mnphora In the Viila Dlolncd, Ut pompci).
They arc used for pal11l-oil,"