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gardener has pleasures that the mere sight- 

 seer knows nothing of; tbink of the pride 

 with whioh you show your friends over 

 your ground, and display your stock to 

 those tliat have sympathies kindred with 

 your own ; and think of the fame you ac- 

 quire in your circle as a clever gardener, a 

 man of worth, a gentleman, and a Ciiris- 

 tian, for you must be all these to love 

 a garden rightly, and then say if there is 

 any pursuit besides this that can match 

 it in its fullness of joy, that can take its 

 place for even one hour; for it comprehende 

 the love of Xature iu its most extended 

 meaning ; it comprehends tlie love of man 

 in the reality of affectionate kindness, 

 good-will, and sober _behaviour ; and it 



comprehends the love of God, in the daily 

 witnessing of His works in their loveliest 

 of aspects. Who would not be a jolly gar- 

 dener ; who would not have at least some 

 living flowery thing to set an earthly 

 love upon ; who would not ever keep at 

 least one flower near tlie heart, to cheer it 

 in a gloomy hour, and read it an easily- 

 learnt lesson of love and duty to man and 

 God! Surely, -without a garden, life is 

 hardly possible ; with it all the foes of man 

 may rise up against him, and he may turn 

 aside for a moment and catch a glimpse of 

 his roses through the open window, and 

 say, " My peace is there, there will I seek 

 God, my refuge," 



ShIBIEY HiBBEIiD. 



SEED OF DIELTTEA SPECTABILIS. 



You lately mooted the question whether | three, sometimes live, pods haug from 



every raceme. They are long, spindle- 

 shaped, acuminate, often curved, and 

 I swollen at the spots where the seeds are ; 

 each pod contains from one to six ripe 

 j seeds, vv'hich ai-e black, polished, with a 

 j large fleshy Idlum. I beg to forward two 

 j or three pods for your inspection, and 

 : remain, your obedient servant, 

 i P. H. GossE, E.E.S. 



I [^Sandhursl^ Torquay. 

 1 [As probably few of our readers have 

 seen the seed-pods of Dielytra spectahilis, 

 we have engraved one from those so kindly 

 I forwarded by Mr. Gosse. With us it lias 

 I not yet seeded, but it has its proper place 

 \ in several seed catalogues, and is, there- 

 1 fore, no longer a rarity. It is represented 

 Dielytra spectahilis seeds with ua. It natui'al size ; A the pod, B seeds removed 

 ripens with me in sufficient quantity. Two, [ from it. — Ed. F. W.] 



TEEE MIGNONETTE. 



A FEW remarks upon this truly useful 

 plant, as an inmate for our houses during 

 the dreary months of winter, may prove 

 valuable to many readers of the Floral 

 World. As a general favourite, it is to 

 be found in the gardens of most amateiirs. 

 The following hints may be acted on at 

 once : — 



• As they are generally grown in beds 

 or patches, select some of the strongest 

 plants, prune the side-shoots into about 

 half-an-inch, leaving only one stem to form 

 the tree. Prepare for the compost equal 

 parts of good yellow loam, leaf-mould, or 

 dung, miied together with a little sand. 

 Large 60-size pots are very suitable. Put 

 them iu a close box to root afresh, and 



, to break their new growth ; after this is 

 j accomplished, gradually harden them off 

 I till the time arrives for them to be put in 

 : the greenhouse. During the winter, great 

 care must be taken that they do not sufler 

 j from damp ; on tlie other hand, they must 

 never get dust dry, and it is advisable net 

 to allow water to touch their leaves. I 

 have found them to do best on the cross 

 shelves at the ends of house near the 

 glass. By following the preceding re- 

 marks, the operator will be amply repaid 

 by the fragrance of this simple, but inva- 

 luable plant through the early part of the 

 year, when our flowerci are but few. 



William Glotkb. 

 South Lambeth. 



