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He who plants a tree, 

 He plants love; 

 Tents of coolness spreailinif out above 

 Wayfarers be may not live ro see. 



Gilts tbat grow are best; 



Hands tbat bless are blest; 



Plant ! Life does the rest ! 

 Heaven and earth help him who plants a tree, 

 And his work its own reward shall be. 



— Lucy Larcom. 



DUTCH METHODS. 

 In Holland, vt^hen it is desired to produce blooms of the greatest 

 excellence for exhibition, great care is given to the preparation of 

 the beds. The natural earth is removed to the depth of eighteen 

 inches ; six inches in depth of manure is first put in and the bed is 

 then filled with a mixture of old manure, loam, and sand, which has 

 been turned frequently in sunny weather to kill the worms. Sifted 

 sharp sand surrounds the bulbs, which are planted in October four 

 inches deep. Before being set the skin is slightly raised from the 

 base of the bulbs to permit the roots to escape more freely. As the 

 season of flowering approaches, a raised covering is put over the 

 beds so that the flowers are protected from injur}' by rain and direct 

 sunlight. In this wa}' they are made to last in bloom as long as 

 carnations, and their size and color are enhanced and intensified. 

 The history of the tulip is an interesting one ; and, though the time 

 is long ago past when fortunes were spent in the purchase of a few 

 coveted bulbs, their real beauty' and worth have never been more 

 generally acknowledged than at the present time. — Robert Farquhar, 

 before Mass. Hort. Society. 



SWEET PEAS. 

 A row of sweet peas planted where one would hardly think of 

 planting anything, next an alley, in a soil mostly sand, ashes and 

 rubbish, produced such magnificence of glory and sweetness, from 

 early summer until November frosts, as to repay a thousand times 

 the few cents' worth of seed and slight attention bestowed upon 

 them. A prodigalitj' of blossoms, from delicate pink to deepest 

 purple, loaded the vines all the season through, their beauty and 



