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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



BEAUTIFUL SNOW. 



Beautiful snow, beautiful snow, 



Over its bosom we merrily go, 



Now stars in the heavens are shining bright, 



And moonbeams smile in the glittering night, 



The earth in her own virgin garb is dres't, 



And pearls from heaVen are strewn on her breast. 



Away, away over the snow we fly, 



Like a sporting cloud in the deep blue sky. 



Away o'er the hills and the shrouded lakes, 



Where the snow-clouds dance — where the tempest 



wakes, 

 No spot on earth's bosom, no stain like care. 

 But boundless purity everywhere. 



The streaming light over the northern star 



Now sends through the heavens its radiant car ; 



The peerless moon like a gem on high 



Gladdens the clouds as they pass her by ; 



A pure creation in silvery fleece. 



And the breath of heaven is peace, s weet peace. 



But the snow will weep when the breeze of spring 



The odors of distant lands shall bring ; 



It will start at the summons and soon appear 



On the bosom it loved like a frozen tear, 



Like the waning light of some holy dream. 



That fades when the morn's first smile is seen. 



And thus like the snow will each beauty fade, 

 And the lustre that wealth and power have made ; 

 The young and the old, the sage and the throng. 

 With time irresistibly borne along, 

 And our love and our joj^, our hopes and fears. 

 Must pass like the snow from the earth in tears. 



E/BiNE Marie Henriette is a magnifi- 

 cent, ever-blooming, climbing rose, of 

 strong and vigorous habit. The blossoms 

 are a beautiful, deep red ; large, perfectly 

 double and exquisitely tea-scented, It is 

 justly considered the best of the deep- 

 colored climbers. — Floral World. [It will 

 not endure our winter weather, therefore 

 must be grown here under glass. — Ed. 

 Can. Horf] 



The New Strawberry " Amateur." — 

 The Bural New Yorker says : "It was 

 not so prolific as the Jewell ; the berries 

 did not average quite so large, and they 

 dropped from the stem too easily, as if the 

 stems were weakened by the tall leaves 

 which covered the fruit entirely. The 

 quality is somewhat better than that of 

 Jewell — the plants remarkably vigorous 

 and free from all disabilities. We regard 

 the Amateur as at least worthy of trial." 



The Spotted Call a. Lily. — The Spotted 

 leaved Calla — Richardia alba maculata — 

 when well grown, is a very pretty plant, 

 suitable for cultivation either in the green- 

 house or window garden. In habit and 

 manner of growth it bears a striking re- 



semblance to the common calla, although 

 the leaf is narrower and not so long, and, 

 besides, it is beautifully spotted with 

 silvery white. The flowers are somewhat 

 smaller, of a creamy white color, with a 

 purple blush iji the center. This plant 

 grows in the Summer only, and should be 

 kept dry in the Winter. Let it remain 

 in the pot until April, or until it shows 

 signs of growth ; then repot in a rich, 

 moderately heavy soil. In repotting, drain 

 the pot well, and during the plant's season 

 of growth water freely. After flowering, 

 water should be gradually withheld. — 

 Chas. E. Parnell, in Rural New-Yorher. 



Subscriptions received in November :— F. B. Lock- 

 wood, John W. Walker, D. M. Malloch, Dr. Woodruft', 

 John Wright, David Darville, M. Milgan, Alf. Hoskin, 

 S. Grondyke, G. B. Hudson, Wm. Coates, A. H. 

 Manning, II. A. McCormack, Mrs. John Leslie, R. B. 

 Whyte, T. H. Mackenzie, John Bartley, W A. Ransom, 

 E. Hutcherson, Hugh Sutherland, M. Reid, F. B. 

 Coates, D. Thomas, A. M. Cosby, D. Rutherford, Alf. 

 Parratt, R. Currie, D. McCrimmon, J. A. Morton, E. 

 Rice, Miss Pritchard, Mrs. W. Smith. Mrs. Begg, Mrs. 

 Clement, G. W. Town, Jas. Hill, Bird & Martin, W. 

 A. Roblin, S. S. Morden, Abraham Vest, Mrs. W. H. 

 Whetstone, H. H. Ackley, Miss E. Ainslie, G. H. 

 Wright, J. Hannah, J. Walker, M. Robertson, R. Gray, 

 D. Dorrance, R. Steed. 



INDEX TO THE JANUARY NUMBER. 



Page. 



The Quince (Editor) 1 



Bignonia Radicans 3 



Premiums for New Subscribers 3 



White Fringe 4 



Out-door Fruit for the MilliDii 4 



Codlin Moth in New Zealand 5 



Hilborn Raspberry 



Apples in England, Price of 



Opinions of the Press »J 



Winter Meeting of Fruit Growcis' Associaliiui ti 



Ash-leaved Maple 



Coleus, Firebrand and Gulden Bedtler 7 



Question Drawer 7 



Nuts (P. E. Bucke) 7 



Grapes in Muskoka (F. W. Coates) 9 



The Most Desirable Grapes ;' lo II 



Too Much Advice (Grandma Gowan) 11 



Currant Growing at the North (A. A. Wri.-lit) 11 



Bracebridge Agricultural Fair (C. Hitklin-) 12 



South Simcoe and Esha Agric. Fair (C. liukliiiu ... 13 



Some Red Grapes (T. C. Robiiisoi)) 13 



Another Season's Exix'rii'Ui't' wiih tln' lies,- i i '. 



Mit(;hell) I 



Raspberries (W. W. Ililboni) IC 



ARt'port on Grapes (A. C Si«>ane, M.B.) 17 



A Summer in the Garden (J. Croil) li» 



Oyster Shell Bark-Louse, Remedy for (Dr. ¥(.1111-). 21 



Brighton Grape (D, R.) lil 



Wintering Geraniums J-..' 



The Deacon Lettuce -_' 



The Richmond Peach l:' 



Beautiful Snow (Poetry) 1: t 



Reine Marie Henriette Rose L'l 



" Amat ur " Strawberry 2 * 



The Spotted Calla Lily 21 



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