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O'er rocks or bogs to gain such elves, 

 But lo! they stand upon our shelves. 



When rubbed or pressed with gentle care, 

 What rich perfume will fill the air: 

 With balm, or spice, or lemon scent 

 Our senses rest in sweet content. 



In purest white these flowers excel 

 For funeral wreath or wedding bell; 

 The scarlet shades a royal vase 

 Will ornament with queenly grace. 



When happy maid would decorate 

 The young man standing at the gate ; 

 Or loving wife, with generous soul, 

 Adorn her husband's button-hole, 



They clip these flowers with scissors keen, 

 A rose geranium yields the green, 

 A smilax spray gives added grace, 

 And it is ready for its place. 



What other plant in all this world 

 So many beauties has unfurled. 

 In fragrant leaf, and brilliant bloom, 

 The Pelargonium stands alone. 



WAUPACA COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Our society is still flourishing. We have now about fifty mem- 

 bers. Our discussions are interesting and prove very beneficial. 

 Our meetings are generally well attended. 



We have held two meetings during the year, one in September, 

 and one in March. The one in September was held at the house 

 of Royal Gibson, in Lind, for the exhibition of fruits, and an old- 

 fashioned rural picnic, prepared by our wives and rural friends, 

 whose presence at the feast added not a little to the social enjoy- 

 ments of the occasion. 



There is no better way of getting up, and keeping up, an inter- 

 est in horticultural and floral affairs than by these social gather- 

 ings. A little relaxation from business and labor now and then 

 does not hurt the average human very much. We learn from 

 each other. No man is so very wise that he cannot be told some- 



