190 Bureau ok Fakmeks' Institutes. 



our gardens, lawns and houses, whether of home-culture or the 

 product of foreign soil, originallj existed in a wild state, as evi- 

 denced by tlie fact that many of them are to be found in their 

 primitive condition, where the foot of man had heretofore never 

 trod. The fragrant violet, the beautiful daisy, the brilliant rho- 

 dodendron, and the pale tinged lily, of whom it is said that Solo- 

 mon, in all his glorj', was not arrayed like unto one of these, which 

 existed in years long gone by, would blush in the presence of its 

 oflfspring of to-day. 



It is a highly commendable feature of our day that in the con- 

 struction of most of our modern houses, provision is being made 

 for the culture of native and foreign flowers. They not only 

 afford a continuous scene of delight to the propagator, but in 

 many instances, are quite remunerative in their nature, as year 

 by year they are becoming more popular with our people, an 

 evidence that we are becoming more refined in our tastes. They 

 cost but little, and everyone should cultivate them to the extent 

 of their ability. 



While it is true that farm produce is very low, it is equally 

 true that all other productions are in line with it; so that 

 w^hile the farmer sells low he buys on the same basis; therefore, 

 it is evident there is no discrimination in favor of one class more 

 than another in the world's market. We may increase the 

 amount of production, but we cannot increase the demand for 

 its consumption; that is dependent upon the money market, the 

 call for labor and the state of trade generally, both at home and 

 abroad. When prices are good the farmer and the manufacturer 

 are equally benefited. When prices range high the farmer re- 

 ceives as much in proportion for his produce as the merchant or 

 manufacturer is enabled to realize in their respective depart- 

 ments, and thus things become evenly balanced, or as nearly so 

 as it is possible to make them. In agriculture and manufactures 

 there is no normal condition, for they never acquire a normal 

 state and never will. Fluctuation is the natural outgrowth of 

 increased and diminished demand and can never be regulated 

 by any other standard known in commercial circles. 



