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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



three-quarters of an inch wide, or cot- 

 ton tape the same width will do, to 

 connect the joints, or edges, of glass, 

 using good glue to cause them to ad- 

 here. When dry, place a piece of tape 

 around the bottom and top, using 

 sealing wax at the four corners to make 

 it adhere to the glass, which will bind 

 all together. And now, three or four 

 ferns may be procured from the florist, 

 or from the woods, using leaf mould 

 similar to that which they grow in 

 when found in their natural home. 

 When this is all complete, place the 



glass framework on top of the box, 

 putting a few tacks around the glass 

 on the outside, to keep it in position. 

 Give a good watering, which will be 

 sufficient for three or four weeks, or 

 more ; then place a square of glass on 

 top to retain the moisture. A fernery 

 does not require any sun, but some 

 warmth. Soon the beautiful green 

 fronds will begin to unfold. Any time 

 before the ground in the woods is 

 frozen i;p, the ferns may be procured. 

 Dig them up carefully, so that an 

 abundance of roots may be retained. 



JfoustrjD 



FALLEN LEAVES. 



A carpet is laid, -but not by hand, 

 'Tis woven with skill,— but not by man ; 

 Its colors are crimson and brown and gold, 

 More curiously wrought than the webs of old.* 

 And who is its niaker, I ask you to say ? 

 You answer, 'tis nature, and truly you may. 

 But what is nature to work out her laws 

 Without a controlling, presiding " First Cause?" 

 That power is in nature, in all of her works, 

 A secret power that subtlely works. 

 Infinitely great, though not seen at all. 

 We know it in everjthing both great and small. 



We call metaphysics and reason to aid, 



Which sometimes confound and often mislead 



From question to question, each still asking, why ? 



Till all our conclusions unsatisfied lie. 



The Word of God's truth it is can reveal. 



Unravel our doubts, hypotheses clear ; 



And this Book alone affords the true Light 



To guide our opinions and judgment aright. 



Ou'en Soimd. M. W. Manley. 



• The cloth of gold belonging to the great Mogul dynasty is 

 Talued at SKIO rupees, or 450 dollars the square yard, and even 

 heyond price. 



SOME OF THE NEWER ORNAMENTAL TREES. 



(Concluded.) 



THE KATSURA 



is another of the new importations, 

 and comes from Northern Japan. It is 

 supposed to belong to the magnolia 

 family, and possesses a botanical name 

 which will by no means increase its 

 popularity, and therefore we prefer to 

 call it by its Japanese name, the Kat- 

 sura, instead of Cercidiphyllum Jaf- 

 onicum. 



Our illustration shows one of these 

 trees at the age of five years, and the 

 fact of its having reached eight feet in 

 height in that tim- is a proof of its 



extremely rapid growth. The leaf is 

 heart-shaped, as shown in the right- 

 hand corner of the engraving, and in 

 color is dark green above, and silvery 

 green beneath. The leaf stocks and 

 the veins of the leaves are dark red, 

 and contrast prettily with the dark 

 brown of the young bark, and make 

 the tree quite attractive. 



At Boston, this tree is reported to 

 be perfectly hardy, and therefore it 

 would no doubt succeed in southern 

 Ontario, but more than this we cannot 

 say at present. 



