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THK CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



MY AIN COUNTREE. 



I am far from my hame, an I'm weary often whiles 

 For the longed for hame,- -bringin' all my Father's 



welcome smiles ; 

 I'll ne'er be fu content, until my een do see 

 The gowden gates o' heaven, and my ain countree. 



The earth is fleck'd wi flowers, mony-tinted, fresh, and 



gay. 

 The birdies warble blithely, for my Fatlier made them 



sae ; 

 But these sights an* these souns, will as naething be 



to me 

 When I hear the angels singing in my ain countree. 



I've his gude word o' promise, that some gladsome 



day, the King 

 To his ain royal palace, his banished hame will bring ; 

 Wi sere an wi heart runnin oure we shall see 

 " The King in his beauty," in our ain countree. 



My sins have been mony, an my sorrows have been 



sair. 

 But there they'll never vex me, nor be remembered 



mair ; 

 His bluid has made nie white, his hand shall wipe 



mine ee, 

 Wnen he brings me hame at last to my ain countree. 



Like a bairn to its mither, a wee birdie to its nest, 

 I wad fain be gangin' noo unto my Saviour's breast ; 

 For he gathers in his bosom, witless, worthless lambs 



like me. 

 An he carries them himsel to his ain countree. 



He's faithfu that has promised; He'll surely come 



again ; 

 Hell keep his tryst* wi me ; at what hour I dinna ken ; 

 But he bids me still to watch, an ready aye to be 

 To gang at any moment to my ain countree. 



So I'm watchin' aye an singia' o' my hame as I wait 

 For the squndin o" his footsteps, this side the gowden 



gate; 

 God gie his grace to ilk a ane wha listens noo to me. 

 That we may a' gang in gladness to our ain countree. 



• Tryst— appointment. 

 —London Advertiser. 



Keeping Gooseberries. — Dr. Hoskin^ 

 of Vermont, says it is not generally known 

 that gooseberries can be perfectly pre- 

 served the year round in common bottles 

 with pure water. See that no broken or 

 crushed berries get into the bottle, but all 

 sound, perfect fruit ; then fill up with cold 

 spring or well water, ci>rk tight and set 

 away in a cool cellar. No sealing is ne- 

 cessary. 



Keeping Grapes. — Fussing up grapes 

 with cotton, sawdust, paper, wax, and so 



on, to keep them into the Winter, is all 

 nonsense. Let the grapes ripen perfectly, 

 and then carefully pick into shallow boxes, 

 or baskets, and without changing or dis- 

 turbing, keep them in the coolest place 

 yru can command. That's all there is of 

 it. The cooler the better, so they don't 

 freeze. — Wine and Fruit Crrower. 



New Race of Pinks. — A French 

 nurseryman, M. Regnier, sends out a new 

 variety of Pink which originated with him 

 under the name of Alexandre Regnier. 

 " This Pink," he says, " forms the com- 

 mencement of an entirely new and inter- 

 esting race, the plant being robust and 

 very harcy. The flowers are numerously 

 produced, are borne on sturdy, upright 

 stems, and never burst." The flowers are 

 sulphur yellow, and the season of bloom- 

 ing is so long the variety is called a per- 

 petual bloomer. — Vick's Magazine. 



Moore's Diamond Grape. — As tlie 

 above grape was noticed in your Magazine 

 last season, and we have one year's more 

 experience, I will say a little more about 

 it. Bunch large, berry above medium or 

 large. A most beautiful golden yellow, 

 and of the best quality. Vine perfectly 

 hardy and healthy. It rots, like nearly 

 all other grapes, but I don't care for that, 

 as it is worth sacking if every sack cost 

 two cents, instead of only one-quarter of 

 a cent. It is about as early as any grape 

 in my collection of sixty varieties. I look 

 upon it as one of the coming grapes. — 

 Samuel Miller, in Vick's Magazine. 



White Plume Celery. — Our White 

 Plume Celery is turning out very desirable 

 in spite of remarks in these columns to 

 the contrary. We have two kinds, the 

 White Plume and the Improved White 

 Plijme, the latter of which is a trifle more 

 vigorous than the other, and gives a few 

 more stalks to the plant The outside 

 leaves are green or variegated ; the inside 

 leaves a cream-white. 'J he foliage looks 

 pretty in glasses or celery " boats," and 

 the stalks, though not quite so tender as 

 celery blanched in the usual way, and 

 perhaps not quite so mild or sweet, are 

 yet very palatable. It is now a question 

 whether this self -blanching celery is not 

 the best for early use. — Rural Neiv- 

 Yorker. 



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