120 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



THE BRIGHT FLOWERS. 



Oh, they look upward in every place, 



Througli this beautiful world of ours, 

 And dear as a smile on an old friend's face 



Is the smile of tiie bright sweet flowers. 

 They till us of wanderings by woods and streams, 



They tell us of lanes and trees ; 

 But the cliildren of showers and sunny beams 



Have lovelier tales than these — 



These sweet bright flowers. 



They tell of a season when men were not, 



When eartli was by angels trod, 

 And leaves and flowers in every spot 



Burst forth at the call of God ; 

 When spirits, singing their songs at even. 



Wandered by wood and glade, 

 And the Lord looked down from the highest heaven, 



And blessed what he had made — 



These bright, bright flowers 



That blessing remaineth upon them still, 



Though often the storm-cloud lowers, 

 And frequent tempests may soil and chill 



The gayest of earth's fair flowers. 

 When Sin nnd Death, with their sister Grief, 



Made a home in the hearts of men, 

 The blessing of God in each tender leaf 



Preserved in their beauty then 



These sweet bright flowers. 



The lily is lovely as when it slept 



On the waters of Eden's lake, 

 The woodbine breathes sweetly as when it crept 



In Eden from brake to brake : 

 They were left as a proof of the loveliness 



Of Adam and Eve's first home ; 

 They are here as types of the joys that bless 



The just in the world to come— 



These bright, bright flowers. 



DOMESTIC RECIPES. 



Nut Cake. — Ingredients : Sugar, two 

 cups ; butter, one cup ; flour, three cups ; 

 water, one cup ; eggs, four ; soda, one 

 teaspoonful ; cream tartar, two teaspoons- 

 ful ; hickory nut kernels, two cups. Mix 

 the ingredients, adding the nut kernels 

 last. 



Lemon Dumplings — Ingredients : Suet, 

 four ounces ; moist sugar, four ounces ; 

 bread crumbs, one-half pound ; lemon, 

 one. Grate the rind of the lemon, squeeze 

 out the juice, mix all the ingredients. 

 Put in buttered tea cups and boil three 

 quarters of an hour. 



Apple F hitters. — Pare and slice in 

 large round slices some fine tart apples ; 

 sprinkle the slices with sugar, and squeeze 

 over them the juice of a lemon, and let 

 stand a few hours. Make a batter of 

 three eggs and two tablespoonsf ul of sweet 

 milk, with flour enough for a thin batter, 

 in which dip the slices of apple, and fry 



separately in butter or lard. When done 

 sprinkle with powdered sugar. — Aaron's 

 Wife in Prairie Farmer. 



To Pickle Sweet Corn. — Cut the com 

 rows from the cob ; to every heaping four 

 quarts you mix a small teacup of fine salt; 

 pack in jars and set in cool place. It will 

 soon form a thick, leathery skin over the 

 top ; let that be until wanted for use ; when 

 you take out to soak, wash it, and then 

 soak in cold water for a few hours ; it will 

 retain its flavor far better than either dried 

 or canned, and is far less trouble to care 

 for than to dry, and is sure to keep well 

 until spring. 



To Pickle Peaches, Plums and Pears. 

 — Take of ripe peaches, plums, pears, or 

 apples; seven pounds of sugar, one quart 

 of vinegar, and one ounce of mixed spices ; 

 put the sugar and vinegar together, and 

 pour over the fruit, allowing it to stand un- 

 til the next morning, when repeat this pro- 

 cess, straining the juice of the fruit, letting 

 it come to the boil, and continue to do so 

 for four mornings; then add spices, and 

 put all over the fire and cook very slowly 

 until they look rich and clear. Pears 

 should be boiled in water until you can 

 run a broom whisk through them. Quinces 

 are also delicious when preserved in this 

 manner. 



The Schizanthus. — The Schizanthus 

 is a genus of beautiful flowers, adapted 

 either for the open ground or conservatory. 

 The name signifies cut-flower. All the 

 species of this genus we believe, are natives 

 of Chili, and were introduced into Europe 

 between 1822 and 1831, seeds of S. pinnci- 

 tus having been carried to England in the 

 former year, and the more beautiful spe- 

 cies, S. retusus, at the latter date. If seeds 

 are sown in a hot-bed or cold-frame, and 

 plants are put out in a warm, light soil, 

 they will sometimes grow three or four feet 

 in height, and will give abundance of flow- 

 ers during the middle of the summer and 

 autumn. We have also succeeded very well 

 by sowing the seeds in the open ground 

 in May, but the soil must be mellow and 

 warm. The branches are slender and re- 

 quire the support of a light trellis, and 

 they are broken very easily by the wind, 

 so that a sheltered position is desirable. 



PRINTED AT THE STEAM PRESS ESTABLISHMENT or COPP, CLARK ft CO., COLBORME STRBRT, TORONTO. 



