Show JR JL L R A r C AM lec let jer jez 21 Z wt SPRING br sy aminy T T ende of the yearl I 1 met thee last amid thy favorite bowers howers and saw thy virgin form fonn repose on bed 0 t ahem them flowers fio iio wr thy breath awoke creations lyre lyres obine eye embodied yuth ahr tbt mile ruile zave gave hirth birth to countless dreams ot or glory love and truth ia ww as angels breathing soft and rain mord more sweet than dewy dew hi aided thy into life i i sweet delicate aua aud mul mut true adi adl toi 1 th sky a deeper avire azire wore 1 the sea m ante ire ge bently antly rolled rolle d 1 the sun fun bis his banner newly decked I 1 with purple rose and gold J the dim gray leat leal grew brew to coteel feel thy kindly at r f stir its old ois like ilke hoary coary hoary hair f me the cypress wildly waved no more mores and ceased its dirge ilke moan to greet thy thrilling thrill ing inS it and hear bear 1 the music of gottby n t thy tender hand band drw drew off the beroud from many an and lol iol where long iong hun bun hung dark dirk A pearly pear abt is spread the aident moss reen sain aaen beneath thy by pitying tear lear A and nd ph r an k tb the e d deat eit eif I 1 le ea av ve cs s f from rom rog th the i gra As thy ligh t step drew near thy song beguiled ibe the lizardi lizard orth forth to rustle ru tie tle through th broom and dressed the almond aimond boughs with wilb buds 1 1 to waft a sweet perfume perfumes the bee trilled clear his hi tiny horny horn The nightingale her flute roch whispering branch branch b became came a carpi and every reed a late r 0 r acied cant rith a chivalric pride while the dark pines a welcome waved along the mountain nide ride its hiel biel ot green looked forth with meek eek surprise I 1 t 1 11 land viand t lingered from liis his caum I 1 aj cco watch thy loving eaps eyes 1 1 ft t fc THOUGHTS OF 11 1 beautiful sketch froni the ren pen peno reno 0 bliss M iss emma T benton Ii ennett bennett of st louis mo written for the country gentleman cionta clonta W ch th that at is pertinent to the sub subject jeci and so elp elegantly gantly a and nd path pathetically e ti cally expressed too I 1 that talat none can read it without entering C into th e druly y devotional breathing breathings brea things 9 of the author ayd fyd and and probably after its perusal some wha who nho may have been hitherto indifferent to natures charms 4 x s ag as shown forth in the luxuriant colors col coi or the delightful fragrance of the flow flower e r a garden may be incited to an edfort effort to rai lomeo someo these fit emblems emblom of paradise for themselves ves res symbols of innocence and love charmers of childhood youth and age delighting both the kimpland sim the wise the rude and aured mindl minai when spring through warmer skies and softened airs alts gives promise of the new life of the beautiful beau the thi poet the lover of nature ae V ia is thrilled with a new inspiration and in tide of hi his s ei being of fi givers as did campbefl in his beli helu hea ution fui ful ia rainbow Abow 4 t P ae r uth e of prim I 1 be 6 sti n l 1 the T taft merest bua sua susceptibilities oattie heart he the bariff admiration di irti oft of the mind expand and cluster around the blossoming bloss oming of plants flowers are the rival pride of the harem barem the boudoir and the boulevards loved by the hr nr voit volt 66 the mounta inthe homesick home sick side soldier thes iia ita lidman kisman and philosopher they have a that node none other of creati creations onys inanimate te bea beauties possess they nestle in alg aig ali alcoves oves ores its shadiest bowers bowels aho t soothe boothe the sorrowing to the inspiration of gladness and hope they weave an inexplicable fascinating spell around the ray gay isnes asnes of lif frowning the climax of joy and vrr vir wreathing bathing the the darkness of the gravel when shorn from their then emerald pedestals they are peculiarly appropriate for the ornaments irra irpa and love lova of or woman but hut man in his i grandest grandest them a gentle gentie homage their soul like wings are as an arf elo quence momentarily wooing his thought from philosophy and metaphysical deductions to a grateful rest test in their spiritual paradise As well weil the plaything playthings m a of the barefooted child of a peas peasants ants aRts sheil shell mg 1 as ot of the fairy autocrat of a princess nursery they belong tp heart of all mankind no aris I 1 to cratL fani courses through their vel vei felsl through mans ingenious culture jhb the soine additional charms for the ekelof an artist for the drapery of the rose the kar car car I 1 natron and dahll dahda a may maj be multiplied an hund a f red fold one of their primary COG cos colors in may ay be r resolved t to champlion cha it elion tint beauty f even as the soul of man retaining bright vestiges in his most uneducated state of t the he beauty implanted by the in breathing in the garden of eden may through refinement in intellectual tel tei culture religious discipline exhibit a richer image of being derived from god an enlarged capa capacity elty eity to receive and to give enjoyment what V h at glance of the mind can at once behold the flowery fl its variation of form coloring 0 and habit habitude tide olde the peer peerless less victoria regia of south A america mer ic a with its s star like wonder opening pening 0 with an almo aimo 1 st perceptible motion and sound so chary oats floral consummation that it seems as the even of a lifetime life time to behold one of its costly smiles that pure white chalice of the naiades naiads the adorata pond lily of new england floating ilk like like ilke e a rosette from the mantle of ail an angel on oh calm green waters where storms have rarely interrupted the placidity of its homel hornet blooming in the evergreen blence alence of mountain solitudes where rabbit and fawn drink the nectar of heaven unmolested 1 the azure hair bell beli is a sweet of grace ani and and modest trust when seen overhang ing a grim precipice amid its long fairy sprays of green it seems to kingto ring to the fancy of theA the traveler in soft sweet murmurs spirit invocations of the loved in other climes the gillia tricolor tri color weaves its green network and tiny blossoms all over the sunny i plains of the pacific el dorado enshrining the dewless ground for tor the rest of the miner mine r on his way from the mountain eureka the the aster and the apple blossomae blos bios soma of 0 he north the cypress flower the orange orange and magnolia of the south the phlox heli hell helianthus althus and of the pra prairie irit the heather of scotland the primrose of england england the pansie of france the calla ica a 0 of cape good hope mimosa of brazil rose of damascus 0 0 how dazzling the array scattered over this wide and varied earth chril thriving in in every climate and soil from the alluvia odthe of the nile to the snow of the alps I 1 let lot every feeling loving human heart biess bless jehovah for the smile of every plant in its dlo flo dlower flower iyer iver and let them be in the words of the singer a er emblem of our own great mat resurrection 1 I 1 I 1 eln Ein emblem bleds s of the bright and belter better land i i afi ail flowers have not the property of delight i ful ll f fragrance grance in fact to quote from the lan ian lantia language lla tia 0 of another correspondent of the same i courtial ouri ourt ial lai 11 1 although flowers and fra fragrance Z rance are inseparably 4 connected in the minds of most persons and the instinctive act of nearly eve every one who picks pick s a flower I 1 is to put it to lse odor his iiii nose 0 ta o enjoy its do delightful odor yet the A fact i ii a that most moat flowers have no dis fragrance at it all poets have sung 1 ard and slag delightfully too of this rich display of flowers this airy wild i tf bo fio io ely td the eye ere and to the sense so i I 1 and we readi also of flo ivers 1 I 1 that waste their sweetness on albl aar 4 I 1 but all this does not alter the fact that most flowers are not sweet asa As a general rule the flowers which attract the most moat mosi most attention for their mir beauty are not remarkable for their fragrance on the con tra rythe humble and most inconspicuous ones onea are usually the most fragrant the dahlia kin king of flowers symmetrical and gorgeous is is without odor cy or r to tell the truth it is somewhat unpleasant to the smell the verbenah Verb Ver benay erlay beautiful bedding plant as it is has no fragrance and so i we v e may go through the long iong list of flowers and we shall find it ii to be true that rich coloring beauty of shape and attractive appearance ap are not often conjoined with exquisite odor in in any one flower to attract and captivate the attention the rose is a notable exception to this rule this queen of flowers is probably the most popular an and d beloved flower in existence its beauty andt andi fragrance vine adrance have been the theme of poets froni front time its perfume is pre serve deven after death near hear the doeu i and first ot of ail an the rose because ln its breath 14 rich beyond evoil the reft mft and when I 1 it I 1 die it doth cloth a charm charia to Sl swe swo ten ien death 13 the ilie perfume of most flowers is too subtle a and nd fl fleeting to be extra extracted c ted buethe but the rose rosa yields its fragrance to tho art of man and is to be found concentrated in the celebrated ly ottar of roses s most flowers die to them the melve elep sweet roges roses roseado do dotso or 0 i heir bor sweet swett deaths are swee sweetest wettest test od odom odum rs mai mad 31 provision should always be made for a supply of fragrant flagrant flowers for summer bouquets bou hou queta nothing can be found superior cs this purpose to the Align Mignion ionette lonette ette and heliotrope both of which are too well known for fon their exquisite fragrance to need any special tion I 1 for shrubbery the syringa ma and arul lilae are desirable for their fragrance and the ir adest viola violet odor adorato od atoll or sweet scented vioiet violet let iet should have a sheltered place in the garden which they will fill with perfume spring months puns pans for farmer boys bays when ay iy a plant lik ilk v a hog bog I 1 when I 1 it 4 begins to roa roz root and when is it ike jike a when 1 begins to shoot 4 and when is it like an id editor it or when it begins to blow biow the t brott fr si after the late snowstorm snow storm did very much damage to vegetation in this vicinity the young boull shoots of buds inserted last season were muc much I 1 i injured ared many of them killed beet carrot and other plants that had appeared above the surface were severely nipped but are slowly recovering one of our nurserymen nurseryman nursery men who had root graft ed a large number of apple plum and other varieties informs us that nearly every graft I 1 was killed by the frost fiort cost coat of keeping shepp the new england I 1 farmer states that mr elliott 81 new hamp I 1 shire estimates the cost of keeping sheep at I 1 per annum each and that thit each bh sheep beep would make half a load of manure during the winter besides the benefit done to the pasture by the droppings hift lift thereon agricultural papers the american agriculturist and genesee farmer for tor may and the country C gentleman for april 26 were received per last eastern mail 1 these journals are all worthy the tho patronage of a farming community I 1 from the high estimation in which whick we hold bold the agriculturist in its great ireat va variety biety of diac practical and alid useful information and its general adaptability to this locality local itys we cannot forbear inserting the following from the michigan journal the sentiments of which we fully endorse I 1 cg nothing in the country can begin to com pete with the american agriculturist in the amount and value of the reading matter furnished to the cultivator forone for one dollar when we say nothing in the country count rythe 7 the expression is is equivalent in this case to nothing in the i world 2 the marvel of reading matter so cheap can only be explained by the imme immense h se circulation of the paper after our own agricultural journal there is no agricultural i paper on which our farmers can more advantageously I 1 expend a dollar nor is the interest of this paper restricted to the farmer it is really a family magazine and this without sacrificing I 1 one feature of its ostensible character agricultural subjects are invested with a c charm h arm which attracts I 1 every reader F the editor orange judd is a college class mate mateef of ours our sand and hence we know what we affirm in baying saying that he be possesses the hi highest hest scholastic qualifications being not only onlia a master of art arte but a graduate as bachelor of philosophy from the chemical laboratory ozithe younger silliman at yale college address 1813 water street new york deep ri plowing owing A correspondent of the indiana farmer gives the fol foi following lowin 0 as the result of his experience in the cultivation of corn by deep plowing 0 ile he says 1 I have seen in some of the back numbers of the manesee farmer communications from some correspondents in regard to deep plowing they seem to think itis it is injurious at least not beneficial I 1 will give my experience in regard to the matter some eight 0 years ago when the farm f arm I 1 live on although it was a good corn year I 1 do not think thing it would have averaged more than 25 bushels per acre when I 1 cag cam came e j in possess possession ion fon of it I 1 took my with two stout horses and sometimes three I 1 comi corni fenced turning C up the soil from nine hine to ten j inches deep and although cl I 1 could see from the actions of some of my neighbors they tho thought aught if 0 1 I did not donie ionic come on the town I 1 would min mia my f farm arm yet I 1 still persevered and on I 1 the same ground where there was 25 b bushels of corn per acre when khen I 1 purchased it alti iti I 1 have havel without Ot hout any manure although I 1 do not i disbelieve distef leve in manuri Dg one hundred and i i I 1 twenty bushels per acre this is my expert I 1 deep plowing I 1 i isoina esonni I 1 opinion A correspondent of the ohl ohi cultivator is responsible for the following g suggestive sentence if farmers would do their theirs fall fail work in the full fall and their winter the winter and be ready for the spring lot vot wot wom r when then the th spring arrives they would mak emore money and get along much inich easier do let every farmer look at his own practice under this light lights 0 and he be will see some place where he be can mend it an inveterate ra tew vew weed e ed Q called lied b by y s some ouie millet grass is now coming arin most of the gardens in the dipper upper portion of the city bein jaing 0 of f early and rapid growth it should be de dei i stroy cd in its infancy if permitted to gets get 1 well established it will be very get it out of the garden i I 1 the teai plant grows irk iii inthe the agricultural Ci garden arder at vit washington athington it is said abitt thatis it makes a finer flavo reddish of bf tea tia than thai that that i usually imported 1 itis drank aran with without qui gut milk andrias a ri cholly taste 1 j peach trees dying in california Call fornis fornia oril t dge of April my says t we hear complain complaints 6 from jamestown t shaws flat and other camps that many fruit raisers are losing some of their most valuable pill pila peach ch trees this spring the afflec affected ted trees had bloomed as full as the rest when the leaves leave s commenced to wither and the blossoms to fair orm off on ail an examination the bark an on ih the tha body vody of the trees is found tobe dead near the ground and presents resents the appearance of having been ged scalded some 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