THE FIVE P’S. 91 
‘While jotting down the few thoughts my subject suggested, it oc- 
curred to me that our worthy secretary must have had some reason 
for choosing these five commonplace flowers, and I tried to find 
the reason in their characteristics. How often do we learn lessons 
from our silent teachers. Wordsworth says: 
“T deem there are powers 
Which of themselves our minds impress, 
That we can feed this mind of ours 
In a wise passiveness.”’ 
I think that in our “Five P’s,” we can find five characteristics, 
which, if wise, we may sow in our heart’s garden: Patience in the 
pansy, since it must wait so long before unfolding its richness; 
profuseness and persistency in the phlox and petunia, because of 
their generous and continuous bloom; permanency in the pink; and 
philanthropy in the poppy, because of its diffuseness. Indeed, if I 
were called upon to give an antidote for a poor, proud, peevish, 
passive, purposeless farmer's wife or daughter, I would recommend 
her to take our “Five P’s” to her heart and make them her daily com- 
panions, and I would almost guarantee that if she is susceptible to 
their teaching she will become pleasant, plucky, patient, practi- 
cal and persistent. 
BEST FIVE VARIETIES OF GRAPES FOR HOME USE. 
GUST. JOHNSON, EXCELSIOR. 
I have been requested by your secretary to write a paper on the 
best five varieties of grapes for home use. I find it not an easy task 
to do this, doing all varieties justice, taking the different soils and 
locations into consideration, because there are so many good kinds 
to select from, but few which will thrive everywhere—neither is 
there one which is not a success in some locality. As one has said, 
to praise a grape or condemn it because it is not a success in one’s 
own vineyard, only shows inability or unwillingness to see beyond 
one’s own garden fence. 
I would say in the beginning that I have come to my deviation on 
the following five kinds: Brighton, Lindley (Rogers No. 9), Moore’s 
Diamond, Moore’s Early and Worden—two red, one white and two 
black grapes, which I think will be hard to improve upon for this 
locality or state out of varieties which have been tried and tested 
for some time. There are new kinds introduced every year claim- 
ing to be better or an improvement, but few of which seem adapted 
to any wide range. Surely, these five varieties have some faults, 
still they have so many good points that I would put them at the 
head of the list for home use. I will state why I think so for this 
state. I think early ripening and hardiness outside of lake influ- 
ence are two of the main things necessary for success, and product- 
iveness, health and quality for home use without the special culture 
or extra care which some of the other kinds need to be a success 
all of which qualities I think you will find in the five varieties 
named. 
A he 
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