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THE CANADIAN HORTTCULTUKTST, 



What would our couiitiy do without 

 them, foi they are the very kings and 

 princes of society, and are worthy of 

 our deepest respect and reverence. 

 They are the teachers of the race and 

 the guides of the whole mass to better 

 things, and they point us to a period in 

 our country that is intensely glorious 

 and beautiful in the not far distant 

 futnre. All honor to them, and let 

 their names be held in everlasting re- 

 menibiance, and their woiks shall fol- 

 low them. 



ANOTHKR POINT. 



How many a man by rising early 

 these beautiful May mornings and 

 drinking in freely the life-giving and 

 energy-producing air of the morning 

 has secured health and happiness and 

 freedom from the strong temptations of 

 the meie lounger at the corner. We 

 firmly believe that those garden plots, 

 aud the interest and kindly care that is 

 V>estowed upon them are the " Savnmrs 

 of Mdxkiu'l" in a very ini])ortant, or 

 i-ather in many im[)ortant senses. In 

 this way is the love "f liume enkindled 

 and famied into a ilevouring flame. 

 Everything he does upon his lot makes 

 his home more beautiful and more 

 attractive to him and to the dear faithful 

 partner of his joys, and the children 

 tliat may b(^ given them. As the lioine 

 grows in beauty, the hearts of all are 

 more attracted to it, and fii-mly to on ■ 

 anotlier Is this worth nothing ? Again 

 by thes(^ efforts the man's lot auil his 

 circumstances are gradually and surely 

 bettered. The grateful and fruitful 

 earth will surely respond to his generous 

 eifoits and not a uioment's toil will be 

 left uni-e|)aid. The savoury ve^^etables, 

 the lus';ious fruit and the s[)ai'kling and 

 beautifid dowers will com'; to his hand 

 to rejoice him as sui-ely as the silver 

 dollar will come into his hand for his 

 day's labor. 



Again, when he gO(\s froui his shop in 

 the evening tired and weary with the 



confinement and stagnant air of in- 

 doors, and many muscles aching that 

 liave not been employed during the 

 day, for the profitable emjiloyment of 

 his evening hours, that will surely bring 

 sweet and lefreshing rest during the 

 night, who can rightly estimate the true 

 value of the home garden 1 From the 

 shoji to the street corner, to the carous- 

 ing house, to the gambling table, to the 

 tavern to spend the precious hours of 

 evening before rest, how inconsistent, 

 how injurious 1 The thing is a farce, a 

 vile temptation and no man can piosper 

 by it. But in the garden, after the frugal 

 evening meal, the air fragrant with 

 s)>ring and summer breezes, the strength 

 is renewed, the spirits aie enlivened 

 and cheered, the wife and family de- 

 lighted, and the whole prospect of the 

 man brightened and bettered. A man 

 thus trained from his marriage day, or 

 from his early youth, is a better man 

 tlian the mere dandy loungei-, though 

 his clothes should be oi finest broad- 

 cloth, his fingers loatled with gold and 

 silver, and jewels dangling at his side. 

 If he is a mere lounger and nothing 

 else, though he be the son of a duke or 

 a prince, he is an object of contempt, 

 and not of envy. But the honest, 

 frugal and progressive man. who is not 

 above tlie labor that cheers and bles.ses, 

 is the man to be esteemed and regarded 

 as tlie wealth of his country and the 

 prince of his people. Let us then be 

 caieful how we lightly esteem those 

 simple labor.s that are accompanied with 

 so much of l)lessiiigs. And further, let 

 us not begi'udge those simple efforts in 

 tilling the grateful soil, that will so 

 surely bring such rich and abundant 

 rewards to the labor and expense l)e- 

 stowed u[)ou it. In this way we shall 

 nu)st surely and effectually benefit our 

 selves, and ennoble and beautify the 

 coimtry of whijh we form a humble 

 j)art. 



Arkoua, May 5th, 1884. B. GoTT. 



