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Aud iiuulo for her child sucli a dazzlin"' dress 

 No daughter of royalty e'er could possess. 



Thougli her form seems so fragile, yet wondrously brave, 

 Away in the Northland A\'here fierce tempests rave, 

 She wakes from her sleej) in her cradle of snow 

 And beams on the world with a radiant glow. 

 Away on the plains in the drouth and the heat, 

 . She is cheerfully waiting admirers to greet. 

 To her fairy presence must ever belong 

 The tributes of praise and the rapture of song. 



We are not to forget the stately and imposing delphiniums. 

 These give us all the shadings of the blue. We see some of 

 immense size. The Boston shows often exhibit those of rare 

 merit. It would take a strong imagination to suggest an im- 

 provement. The main stem straight and tall and the branches 

 packed with splendid blooms, some single and some double. 

 In the west if planted in exposed places in the full sweep of 

 the winds thev will need staking. 



ALL PERENNLVLS NEED SHELTER. 



All perennials need slielter from the cruel blasts which 

 often sweep at the rate of forty miles an hour. You can pro- 

 duce a calm by planting a hedge around your flower garden. 

 If you want something tall, the flowers of which will add to 

 the attractiveness of the whole display, take gi'andiflora tar- 

 tarica or the Manchurian honeysuckle. The silver tamarisk, 

 charming both in bloom and foliage, makes an excellent hedge. 

 This is the best of ten sorts which we have tested at York. 



Brothers, do you know your own power? You can take a 

 dull and somber piece of earth and make an elysium of it. 

 You can take the mantles of the stars, the splendors of the 

 sunsets, and the colorings of the rainbow and weave thera 

 into a jeweled carpet fit for the touch of angels' feet. 



