THE 



Carjadiai] horticulturist. 



VuL. XL 



1555. 



No. 9. 



(J^"eptembp:r 



1 "^ Along the 



(^y^^~^^^ -And sauntei 



waves his Golden-rod 

 the lanes and hollows, 

 iters round the sunny fields, 

 A-playing with the swallows. 



The Corn has listened for his step ; 



The Maples blush to meet him. 

 The gay, coquetting Sumach dons 



Her velvet cloak to meet him. 



Come to the hearth, O merry prince ! 



With flaming knot and embei- ; 

 For all your tricks of frosty eyes. 



We love your ways, September. 



— Elh'H M. llnlchinxon. 



THE PRINCESS LOUISE. 



AHKiH sounding title for an 

 apple surely! and compli 

 mentary or not to Her 

 ^^ — ^ Royal Highness, accord- 

 ing to the beauty and real worth of 

 tiie apple which bears it. It is not, 



l.owever, an unnatural one, for we have 

 already among our apples a " King " 

 and a "Queen." Why then not expect 

 a " Princess " l 



This apple is a true Canadian seed" 

 ling, and i\\\\ original tree is growing 



