, 1879-03-01
HORTICULTURE.
TIE AMERICAN AfoH.
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| nANIA elOk llnfC CUuBtuGEEN QUESTION QQGES-
sary. anu for answer wlll invite her, or any
o,lcr reader who will tukc tho trouble to conc,
to walk Into my favorito retreat, and think
you will feel repaid, Tor can assure you that
the sight 10 pleasing one. and Ia Just now be-
| ing enjoyed by many. During tho. past few
| weeks vigilance Was tho only safeguard, but
nov, as ait there these loycly moonlight oyetI-
inCs, can think only Of last summer when wo
sat on tho olnbowcFod piazza, inhaltnR Tho deli
| tlo1s perfumes Of tho surrounding flowers. No
mosquitoes sing In our cass,Aila tic hcntedtc term
OF TINT tno Ii not drcaacd nnw. Still We sit
Will, uncovered lleals, tho noon shining full
| upon us from above, and making fanciful shnl-
o~s as 1t peeps through yinca alld iaugug-bas.
ksts, anil tho pcrfurnc Of hyacinths, narctssus,
hellotropc, ETC., occasionally gets too strong
and ventilation Is necessary to comfort. Tlcrc
ia d very great pleasure In enjoying summer lifc
the yenr round, anu 1t h,ukes oncs heart frcsl,
atia buoyaut, and keeps tho cold, drcary
winds far away. 1t should, and 1 bo-
llc7o docs, insttll III our hearts greater
feeling Of shaukfalucss, md, instead
Of thinking how much mora blessed We arc
than othorB, lends tender sympathy to those
unfortunate oucs, and creates desire to aid
them rather than to rejoice over tllctr msfor-
tunes. Yes. Cheap Living, will aid you, for l
know nll over our land hearts, haye been ,nnde
sad by that dcspcrado, Jack Frost, md think
II they could catch him he would bo found
=! lynchcd at tho nearest lalnp.post. You must
write me after willie, and efyo mo your ad-
dress. Tho aloo Of wn!cll llava spokuu before,
and Of which promised to toll yuu when Ill
bloom, la now fully developed, mud the many
| who haYu seen II almost always cxclninl, "Wulf,
II Is peculiar Dosso,1., but not as handsome as
| the planth; for that Ia oylc OF complete sy,p-
.nesry, and tn color and .nsnrkng as pcrtccs as
| blossoms Ii halt Il yatyI In hIrht. nn,i ia ri
| pink md green tingG. The blossom fl 1k Inefes
! In length, and consists OF O long tube, oxartly
| like our red houoysuckle. Thc color il If,,Gt
srarot on thc top, shading to sItte. md ''ss hn.
noath ia strlpcu with ltr},t prcon. shitc. . mi
light scarlet. These tubes sro ytrc)rti aromnI
Inc stalk. md last several days 1sllfnk thc sta!K
| thus making It over a month for rnch Townr
stalls. Anoihcr bunch ia cntninr' =" wa AIi sheii
huye it bIoom for some time vet, Alter rSnd.
aioc, think it is what il called Tho nartridro. ri @
breast aloo, % this variety answer. 10 tbt d.
ecrtptlon better tljun a,ly other. hnvn nIsn
learned that they NAV ba rnIset1 from n ieaf % m
IA Il woml rrstly mar ia br,utr ~ ,s nie'
and llks tic century ulant, Which is tic Amerl.
eau aiue, and surely no one wuujj wilnr,v
| break Leaf fruil1 ihrtn, though wn ari nffnn
Obliged to lose q lent By acctient, m ti,sy nrn
yyfy brittle. II Is II psr,ait, stIv n r. ,ynsy,, ill., Ill.,
Growth Of ms so:ea'ied ecntury plant, ani those
REPAID or ,rslastnC one o. they apa lr1a n iuy ny
pet1sYc, aro OF cusy culture and nav he k"nt IN
| 4 cellar With little ljrht during tlin wmter II
necessary, They nlay be grown IN t,oor All, apI
kopt stoiil, antl this lend troplcaI Dir To- lin lin
coascryatory ur siitne.room: nr. II Issirs, w ~
! bo OF larro size. ia rr1re lnwn. ,nm" 1cet.
| mold tnny be added. They rco,lire mt ,ittIe
water during tic period of rest, rot over onco
month, mid, like the sr,lo aloo viii dcray at
Inc roots II too nucl, ]otIJsr bnus Isu
Dy Some IL Is thought to Iis,p1,, hnt "nre , IN
hundred ycara, but tho idaa is entirely errana.
| IN tetl Years. md ynriss frnn ths tn twnnfr'
| ijfty. Or anvsntv dsn.nfiu,r NJ no,,rs ~ X!
| climate and tle earo bcstnwe1 m Il ft"r i"r
sending IN Its blossom .stalk-wt,lci Ia so,ns.
| ll1ncN fnrtv frct hIVh-unI ,1oiiwi,tir. III H.
| holders with its can]rlnbra.1ikn brnnnhc. .mI
swayir cnns. lis lIfo rncs n',t ati vo nm " ~.
rno,nher It as only beauty of lie "byrot,o
aI,,ut Of tnxton Mnon Ira - strnot *. ~ ta1 a
nonnnt ,ait not s,,,itc" h ~ sns t,t n.s ~. ~
| noyer heen knoyn to jivn thnrcsft"r INV ~, H.,
dny layo bcet, Interested IN no,ne I'm a5v"5s ~
opcu Fist va obscryo ,hat II" 1tSy I'M nn,s, 90
ikorns bcrln to r,,iir,nrfah thotr ,.os, si VI
SLOWLY osn. iii wn ~, nj" ,a,. ,stt1n. Ia'.
then ia bailo1i INV ttrhs ,hnt rra.n Eos hsau'
for ihe impress is still on Tia Inf wi whcrn t 4
wbirh was ssthn and ~ hch III ns,, aa.s a.s 9uo Ply
marks NJ III. nin"h, IL rccni".d 7s oe,ti 't tt
IIlnk Of frjrhtsnsas cbtld wnen hehsiI ~ ~
tender tiItlc icnf anil Inv 1'a p,tii tus .,.s
70 mn,hc, ,u ''tt11 ~ "u mt,,oe wuM w. run
danger. c,nanur. tba littin %rrns o,,ut ,,os
ncrf tti1 thc innrcas /. .tnn,ns1 +1os"", . nea
as bcjed Il an nv nlant m ~ ,hcs sm. cYst
Il rcmnns limo raar, "ste. fariq " ,a,. ,s
ams1,n tme icavcs nf ranr ,nnt ~ ss;' vi" ,.
tiis HeitrotS traosru . a,a,,t ~ % w." uosshse
Gsars ths anrScd rhcrka ta';n1 '1n inurs 't,.f ,,
disanna[ut"t hnns. eIvm ,nt va ag tosHS' t,t' aaaa
mny ho snornl liz rra" atorua ~ vnrat o.'uIi ~,
x1,;r v,nys nm r"otv - Srr @ ~ HusGiohJ al.l
ihe Waters Of aso 81 ra nt n GSsf
WI, ilnoi;., m liz Sssi % -, ~ 1, 1i.as, 'e % ana
mna ~ - woaft ~ .,'s ata u, !.Si's y. tAst1
"."l, rr. IN. , ] hno,,4 ~ ao s e.I! " pauis' uisu
Ma fobfi sS s1,dat pusas n 10 !iae 70
"a s ~ "n s.nv osut 'e tucle
n,s.sd nnmsrlou.I. H. sti ~. "outa % ase
a1 an i,.'l!,nm n,sal5 ~. t.ld Justine,
"o.a,.,,. ~. .i"a & w., " .ho htotAlsc4
.eo " wv paANtes. 70 Mstl ~ 'to coH!pahlona OF
-. ~ ,, s.sa.et M a.'a wv o.!uS'' leu, sAlty tnctl
dlssoct, examine, and ciossEly. it vii s."m
lke tin days OF old, when with our teacher, We
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