Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-16

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but culture in the higher and
broader sense. There il reason in the
fact that the world has generally PLACED htera-
ture and Horticulture III near relationship to Its
culture and civilization The one pertains to
the mind. the other appeals TO the inner senses
As the higher culture inds Its home III the
finer sensibilities it goes TO literature on the
one hand and to Horticulture on the other hand
TO seek its highest qualification IN the natural
and physical world.
There is but little Of this culture in the mine
or in the Workshop. for the reason that in
neither IL there a scope for cultivation. Guilt
walton implies that nature Is to do most OF the
work, il 10 perfect the work after the
ullage-the stone goes. on after the hand is
withdrawn The mine and the chop comes 10 .
s:snds,il while the workman SAUNDERS. Gull
trre. yOu VIII recOllect, IL not q creative
qlality-it is only assistant to nature
and TO genius. There is always an ele-
ment of growth in culture attending it,
growth from a source other than itself. kings
have tinkered clocks and statesmen have had
their wOrkbcnches, bit they there sought re-
taxation. 10: growth The relaxation in ltera-
ture has grow III in ii: the labor in the garden
has HE IN II, the pulse and throb
Of grO'sth. There IS sort Of companion
snip II HE, whether IL d flower or an animal
but none in machine. Engineers sometimes
tell Us thas there l. cOmpaniouship IN an engine.
that each engine OF the track has u
character. that some engines are lucky
and some UnluCEy, that some respond readily
10 the hur.a1 touch, and thar others, even
from The same shops ana supposed TO be cOuE-
teri arts i'll every respect. are dull and slug
ilsb. and there sometimes seems 10 We almost
an affection between the former and the human
being who guides II. But in the oyeuiug bud
ls IL 5ar=ts IN neagtv 10 the sunlight. there Is
almost the same look 81 intelligence. to him
who c-- read l.. - in the eve OF the yourg
ANIMAL there l. lie II II that responds TO the
lie III the man or WOMAN who cheri.hes.
How often We hear our good wives
call heir Tow re their Tsts their children.
There = cCmJaEi1lsr.p with tEtm that whites
away IIarv mcEOtOuous hours. Bacon had
theiI on his table he wrote his philosophy :;
Decartes had them by his side as he sought the
stars and tE- laws that SWING them in
their .. bits: the great Condo foldled them in
tine nlidst of his military campaigns. The
ancients were alive 10 them we are-some-
times think more for the reason that they
stood nearer nature than We. Listen to what
one of them said:
who q g. not love sowers' They embellish our
saTde,;s they give more lri s' .us.r to our festi
arr the ;-sttn9nis % our grautgdc they are Often
and tey seen 70 a-scia.e and minelr teir psrsiiss
WITH the putty Of our Prayers and the hJInAsr We
and cultivate them"
TIE ACME OF AGRICULTURE
Horticulture, as before said, Is not the whole
OF horticulture. The latter j. defined as the
most perfect method Of filling the earth So as
u Produce the best results, whether
the products are Objec;s of utility or
beauty. IL Is the acme OF agri-
culture. with more culture IN il of the kind we
are discussing than in agriculture, FOR the rea-
son that there Is more personality in ii,
more cultivation and finer grade Of
products There is bu. little scope for taste
In farn-they are all OF the same
type There are no two gardens however alike
there L. frdi I,.r them call
for taste has culture in il, whether il be q
house. a room, garden. dress a bonnet
Whatever calls for harmony in detail and re-
suits, whether in a landscape, garden or u gar
Ment. has culture in il.
There IL no culture. however, in the incol-
gruOus. whether in a garden or a parlor
refer 20 this not in a carping spirit though
think We are drifting too much away from Ua-
ture in forcing the climate in the selec-
hoa of our plants In my Judgment the
cardinal principle for our gardens and land
scapes is TO secure the best selections OF indi-
RenOus plants. shrubs and trees. or such as
may readily adapt themselves 10 our lntitude
and 20 their surroundings. Our cultivation
may be too dear, NAV cost too much.
and prove no culture AZ all in the end A
hardy climate should have hardy plants
strawberries in their seasou--not in January.
A thousard-dollar orchid, or a hundred-doIlar
tulip. or twenty rve-dollar cactus NAV
please for q costly plaything. but FOR .
genuine pleasure That YOU can sit down and
keep company with give me the plants that
feel themselves AZ home. so TO sDeaX. Not that
1would discard entirely The plants Of The tropics
but / would put them where We put the
Wild beasts from the sane regions
behind the bars. 20 be gszec AZ cu-iosities or
n objects 20 be studied. How many " our
ladies spend their time and energies and
should i saw IL. waste lk,ir affections. on
- me dwRrfed. scrGSged. iii-saaped house
pant that sEivers ~ the hOwl OF the
lev blast, and bears. i: NAV be, or may be not. u
puny little flower. dwarf IL lie nO-thera home.
no, not home, but habiis.;i"n, when IN its ia
tive home IL riots In heGyerHws.
But dare not enlarge. / may cross some
Of your ta.Icies or Offend some ones taste. l
cannot, however. help adding that If il Is cul-
ture YOU are seeking do not tIy
10 raise oranges in Michigan. Culture, /
repeat once more. IL the 4 ness OF things,
ard there l would stop bus for one further sug-
2sstion have on nv mind. and that is thai
rejoice IN the tendency among dorists to utilize
more and more the grasses for our
wards and lawns. What would not the
dsnizens Of the tropical ATTITUDES give for our
grass plxts, What foil they are for tree and
shrub and flower. A well-kept lawn in its veil
vety green Is the fttest of ft things for our
climate. ! sit before my window / write
these words, and look across the park
with its winding drives and walks, its
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