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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTUKIST. 



THE FLOWERS. 



Spake full well, in language quaint and olden. 

 One who dwelletli by the castled Rhine, 



When he called the flowers, so blue and golden, 

 Stars that in earth's firmament do shine. 



Stars they are, wherein "we read our history, 



As astrologers and seers of eld ; 

 Yet not wrapped about with awful mystery. 



Like the burning stars, which they beheld. 



Wondrous truths, and manifold as wondrous, 

 God hath written in those stars above ; 



But not less in the bright flowerets under tis, 

 Stands the revelation of his love. 



Longfellow. 



RECIPE FOR CORN BREAD. 



Two cups Indian, one cup wheat. 



One cup sour milk, one cup sweet ; 



One good egg that you will beat. 



Half a cup molasses, too. 



Half a cup sugar add thereto ; 



With one spoon of butter, new, 



Salt and soda each a spoon ; 



Mix up quickly and bake it soon ; 



Then you'll have corn bread complete. 



Best of all corn bread you meet. 



It will make your boy's eyes shine. 



If he is like that boy of mine ; 



If you have a dozen boys. 



To increase your household joys, 



Double then this rule I should. 



And you'll have two corn-cakes good. 



When you've nothing nice for tea, 



Tliis tlie very thing will be ; 



All the men that I have seen 



Say it is of all cakes, queen ; 



Good enough for any king 



That a husband home can bring ; 



Warming up the human stove. 



Cheering up the hearts you love ; 



And only Tyndall can explain 



The links between corn bread and brain. 



Get a husband what he likes. 



And save a hundred household strikes. 



Ltdia M. Millard. 



DOMESTIC RECIPES. 



Stewed Potato. — Take potatoes boiled 

 the day before ; chop coarse and put on 

 stove, covered with milk ; put a plate over 

 them and cook slowly ; don't stir them ; 

 add a piece of butter and a little salt. 

 Take off the plate and cook until they 

 thicken. 



Macaroni. — Boil until tender enough 

 to put a fork through easily. Put in a 

 deep dish a layer of macaroni, with a little 

 melted butter and salt ; grate cheese over 

 this ; fill up the dish as above, the last 

 layer of chesse without butter. Pour over 

 all milk so you can see it on the edge of 

 the dish. Bake until a nice brown. 



Tomato Soup. — One can tomatoes, one 

 quart boiling water ; put through a sieve ; 

 then put on the stove with a teaspoonful 

 of soda, one pint of milk, a lump of but- 

 ter ; pepper and salt to taste. Let it 

 simmer (not boil), and roll three or four 

 crackers to thicken ; very nice. 



Salad Dressing. — One tablespoonful 

 of flour, two raw eggs, one cup of water, 

 one-half cup of vinegar , mustard, salt and 

 pepper to taste. Beat the eggs well ; mix 

 the other ingredients, and stir into them. 

 Warm them over a boiling kettle, adding 

 a tablespoonful of butter. Stir constantly 

 until it thickens and then cool quickly. 



Cream Fkuit-pie. — Make a pie of fresh, 

 canned or jam strawberries, raspberries or 

 peaches. One cup new milk or cream ; 

 one-half teaspoonful corn starch, dis- 

 solved in a little cold milk ; one table- 

 spoonful of sugar ; whites of two eggs, 

 beaten to a stiff froth. Boil three min- 

 utes. When quite cold take top crust 

 from pie, pour on the mixture, replace 

 crust, sprinkle with powdered sugar, and 

 set away to cool. Very nice. — Rural Life. 



Horseradish. — The way to grow horse- 

 radish is from the little roots four or five 

 inches in length. These will produce 

 good radish fit for use in one season's 

 growth. Plant the root small end down, 

 and so that the top will be two inches 

 under the soil. It can remain in the 

 ground till very late in the autumn, and 

 be pitted, or can remain in the ground 

 until spring. It constantly increases, and 

 there is danger that it will spread too fast 

 and become troublesome. 



The Potato. — The director of the 

 Agricultural Experiment Station of the 

 State of New York, gives the following as 

 some of the results of the experiments 

 made by him: — "So far as the experi- 

 ence of one year can determine, 'we feel 

 warranted in asserting that all the data 

 that we possess go to show that the char- 

 acter of the seed used is an important 

 determining factor of the crop gained ; 

 that single eyes have yielded better results 

 than whole potatoes used as seed, and that 

 the form of the cutting seems more influ- 

 ential than the size of the cutting." 



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