TJCKY PKOGNOSTICATIONS. 



isville Commercial says: "The goose- 

 idictions are perhaps more close- 

 d in Kentucky than anywhere else, 

 y be called the Kentucky weather 



In many parts of the state the 

 onsult it, and prepare for hand- 

 crops in accordance with its pre- 



It is said that there is a family in 

 I county that have fifty of these 

 )hets carefully laid away, and de- 

 not one of them made a mistake in 

 jdictions. Let us turn to this 

 >phecy. We must take the breast- 

 ilast Spring's goose none other 

 3r the prophesy does not extend 

 le year in which the goose is 



Thanks to a friend we have such 

 It must be divided into three dif- 

 rts, which represents the three di- 

 E Winter. The breast bone of a 

 ranslucent, but at places has cloud- 

 upon it. These blots denote cold 



Looking at the bone before us, 

 little cold weather about the first 

 iber, which we have realized, and 

 nother blot beyond the centre of 



denoting cold weather about the 



January; this cloud we are pass- 

 and so far our little prognosticator 

 d us right. We are to have warmer 

 if ter a few days, but the worst is to 

 'he darkest blots are near the end 

 no, and if the prophecy fails not. 

 ill verify the saying of coming in 

 ib and going out like a roaring 

 ir coldest weather will come after 

 le of February, and our warmest 

 be required for the parting days of 

 ad the first days of Spring. This 

 )se bone prophecy, and as we have 

 of a good old farmer that it has 

 I for fifty years, we would advise 

 y in of a good supply of coal, and 

 ireparations to meet cold weather 



goose bone has said it, and old 

 ill be after young Spring with a 



icicle." 



THE ROSARIES. 



esent time gardens are chiefly embellished by 

 ve ought not to forget how much they have been 

 y China roses, which blossom from May till 

 on China is most excellent in quality, and the 

 dy of the Lake and Mrs. Bosanquet, are very 

 tiny plant, with small flowers, called the Fairy 

 utilized at Naples to form an edging round the 

 "feet is pleasing, and I am propagating a number 

 anner. China roses are very easily propagated 

 the end of May, which are covered over with a 

 om heat applied, when flowering plants are 

 d of the year. China roses are as easy to 

 -e difficult. 



FIG. 561. Souvenir dc Malmaison. 



give us some fine plants, such 



as 



JLhe lie de Bourbon roses give us some fine plants, 

 Acidalie, Baronne de Noumont, Catherine Guillot, Louise Margottin, 

 and Rev. H. H. Dombrain. There is one variety of which it is quite 

 necessary to have many plants, and that is the Souvenir de Malmaison 

 (fig. 561). It flowers in perfection from August till late in autumn. 



The Noisette roses are very fine, but they are delicate, and apt 

 to be cut down to the ground in severe weather. The Cloth of Gold 

 is an exquisite rose where it blossoms freely. I cannot, however, 

 grow it at Wellington, although I have planted it many times ; and 

 the same may be said of Miss Gray. Celine Forestier, Lamarque, 

 Lamarque a fleurs jaunes, Reve d'Or, Solfaterre, and Triomphe de 

 Rennes, are good varieties, but they are all too tender to grow 

 except on a moderate scale. 



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