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in place with stout pegs, otherwise a 

 thicker covering is wanted, to weight the 

 canes down. 



As to sorts, our growers mostly place 

 Cuthbert first, it being a good one in 

 every way. The old Philadelphia is good, 

 so is Reliance. Marlboro is very good. 

 Hansell is unproductive with us, and 

 Turner spends too much of its strength in 

 the making of numerous canes. These 

 are all red ones. For a yellow one the 

 Caroline is very much grown. 



In the way of blackcaps Gregg and 

 Souhegan are still much grown here, but 

 farther north and west the Nemeha, Ohio 

 and Palmer are preferred, especially the 

 first named. 



The Lawton and Wilson's Early and 

 Kittatinny blackberries are favorite 

 sorts here, answering all demands, but, 

 as with raspberries, hardier sorts are de- 

 manded for colder states. To supply this 

 call, such sorts as Ancient Briton, 

 Wachuset, Dorchester, Snyder and Hil- 

 born are in request. It is, however, 

 noticeable that most all localities have 

 their favorites. Very often what is good 

 and hardy in one place is not so in another 

 not far away. 



These differences are often the results of 

 soil or of dissimilar methods of cultiva- 

 tion. Anything that tends to keep up a 

 late growth is opposed to the power to 

 resist cold. Considering this, besides 

 selecting a proper situation as advised 

 above, the cultivation of the ground 

 about the plants should cease early in the 

 fall, not to encourage late growths. It 

 is this which explains much that other- 

 wise would seem unaccountable in the 

 varying behaviour of fruits in localities 

 cpjite near to each other. 



Philadelphia. Joseph Meehan. 



Miscellaneous. 



fl FLORAL STORY. 



The numerous and varied common 

 names applied to the denizens of the 

 floral kingdom have given rise to several 

 ingenious arrangements of these into es- 

 sential parts of so-called stories. Some- 

 times a skeleton story is written out, 

 leaving blank spaces where these com- 

 mon names may fit in and supply, as it 

 were, the missing links of the story. 

 These skeleton stories are given to the 

 several members of a social gathering, 

 and a certain time allowed during which 

 each endeavors to fill in these blanks. 



In England, where the common names 

 are more familiar than here and where 

 flowers are more universally grown, it is 

 not a very hard task to complete a story 

 in a short time. We print one as an 

 example. Every word in italics is the 

 name of some tree, shrub, flower or 

 grass. 



Youth-and-Old-Age wandered forth one 

 day at Four o'clock a. m. The Sun Rose 

 above the Mountain Fringe heralding the 

 full Morning Glory of the Fare-Well sum- 

 mer Thyme. Old Age was a Ouercus. He 

 had on a Leather Jacket and a Skull-cap 

 with a Purple Fringe. An old-fashioned 

 Stock encircled his neck, while his legs, 

 which were about All-hone, were enclosed 

 in a pair of Dutchman's Breeches, and on 

 his feet were a pair of Moccasins. In one 

 hand he carried a Cane and strapped 

 across his Leather Jacket was a Poor 

 Man's Weather Glass, and I am sorry to 

 add a Brandy Bottle was hidden in his 

 pocket. Of course of the two Old Age 

 was the Elder. 



Youth had all the spirit of a Wild Irish- 

 man, the Brairaofa Wild Savage, tree 

 from Care, and Bent on having a good 

 Thvme. His days were always Fair 

 Days, he was very Poplar and the Fair 

 Maids of France thought A'one so-pretty; 

 but Common Honesty compels me to re- 

 cord that Thyme and Thyme again he 

 would Go-to-bed-at- noon. But after all 

 he was Anise fellow and full of Spunk. 

 He wore a suit of Pink Crape, and on his 

 head was a Huntsman's Cap, while his 

 Brighteyes were shaded by a Chinese 

 Parasol. 'Twas early. They tried to 

 Tread Softly so as not to Wake Robin. 

 Suddenly Youth exclaimed, "Poppy.' 

 What thoughts are Currant in your 

 mind? I Fancy your 'ootsteps Flag. We 

 are Cumin to a Virgin's Bower and can 

 rest. Won't that news Gladden your 

 heart?" 



" Yam somewhat tired," answired Old 

 Age, " Lettuce rest. I will Cast-medown 

 upon this Lady's Cushion." "All right 

 Myrrh dear fellow," exclaimed Youth. 

 "Do it Quick, but lookout forthat Nettle, 

 that Radish looking one. \ rest will do 

 you Much-good and it will Tickle-my- 

 fancy to lie down also. Now if you will 

 stretch out and Lilac a sleeping babe it 

 will do you good." "Young man," said 

 Old Age, " stop your Everlasting prattle. 

 Keep your mouth closed or you will get 

 your Mugwet in this dew." "Haw! 

 Haw!" laughed the youth, "you can not 

 Castme-down with such advice. I call 

 that Gall. That's sharper than a Ser- 

 pent's tongue. Sa3' Poppy, there goes 

 an Indian, one of the Crow-bells. I'm 

 going to make love to her." "Beesom 

 what careful of the Red-legs rash youth. 

 Don't tread on her Indian Corn or there 

 may be trouble. I owe the Races a 



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