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ean Ira mofe igratefal to th» fbel- 

 in^'of tbe btusbafid and father, than to look 

 Qpon tii« garden of hisDimcreatioQ, where- 

 in ht finds grpuring in hdalthfal Tig<» all 

 those Ve^etabiea and fitiits and flowers that 

 are!tp (Si;pplj ^is family^ wants, gratify 

 theuiiiites, eontribnte to their health, aad 

 excite itheira^irationv If there be anj* 

 thing /i}ett«r ^atoalated to warm into actnr 

 tf tfa# klndl J feelings of the faeart, we ire 

 certainlj strangers to it. For oardelves 

 weiriuit no bett^ erldence of a good hns- 

 bsiid~ and kind and indulgent father than 

 can Iw found in the possessor of sach a 

 garden at we hare imperfectly describei^ 

 And we Tentare (he assertion that the 

 owner of snch a garden lores his home and 

 its inmates all the better because of that 

 garden. — [American Farmer, 



TiTAi.iTt OP Seeds. — The vitality of 

 seeds, with proper care, and nnder fayorable 

 circumstances, can be depended on for the 

 following periods: Indian Com, Wheat, 

 Rye, &c., for two years. Of course every 

 farmer will sow fresh seed when it is possi- 

 ble to obtain it of equal quality. 



Millet, Buckwheat^ and the grasses gen* 

 eraUy,.will grow the second year, if sared 

 OTQr with proper care, but not with the 

 certainty and rigor of fresh seed. 



Henip will grow the second year, only 

 wl»n kept dry, and in a small quantity to- 

 gether, and not exposed to too great heat. 



Parsnipe, Rhubarb, and other thiiij 9caly 

 seeds, fbr one year. ^ 'v"'^.'';7;;^"'=.f i-r '^'.i; 



Carrot,: Cress, Leek,' 'Onion, Peas, ipiep- 

 per, Sa|;«|, Salsify, TomAto, for three years. 



Aj$p^gfls, £gg Plant, Lettuce, Mustard, 

 .ParsUy, and Spinach, for three years. 



BFoeo}li, Brussells Sprouts, Cabbage, 

 Cauliflow^, Radish, Seal^ale, and Turnip, 



\ Beet; Celery, Qncuinber, Melon, Puioupkin 

 iandlqoash, £rom eight to ten years.— [Yal- 

 lej Farmer. 



^Cn^^ociasTKa Ba73>xbs.— TheBosfon 2Vao> 

 s2er s^ys that Mrs. Brown and Katy Fox, the 

 original Rpohester Rappers, have arrived in 

 that city to meet an. arrangemeat with Br. 

 Gardser, who proposes throagh their m»iim- 

 shijp to convince the Harvard College profess- 

 ors, among oiher things, that sounds expres- 

 ing intelligence are made without conscious 

 human agency. The investigation by the com< 

 ^ttoiuBf professors is alMut to conuuenoa.: >, 



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ii .3&: Palestine in May.) i;;^ ^ ;?im 



T!^e tiimperature in Palestine' Tyecift^r' 

 warm in May; varying from about Ot ® 

 Fahrenheit to 86 ® , but it seldom Vi^ie» 

 more than 10-® in any one day* -Westerly 

 winds prevail, and the nights ara cooL— » 

 The snows of Lebanon now melt rapidly, 

 but still in the early part of the month the 

 cold is severe on the hi^er parts of fte :. 

 mountains, and the snow is frozen bard ^ 

 enough to bear a horse's weight. The heat ^ 

 at all seasons in Palestine is greatest io^d 

 PUin of Jericho, and through the Valley 

 of the Jordan. Violent thunder stonsui 

 now occur, particularly in the monntainoBS 

 districts. 



The borders of Lake Tiberias are richly 

 fringed with the Oleander, (Nerium,) pre- ^ 

 sentittg a magnificent scene, from the con- 

 trast of their dark foliage with the delicate 

 roseate tint of the flowers. 



The Arbutus, or Strawberry free, (whieii - 

 is unfortunately too tender an evergreen to 

 bear the winters of any but the more south' 

 erly states of this continent,) grows in aR 

 its native luxuriance; and together with _ 

 the oak andtheflr, (Pinus Sylvestris,) gives 

 the character to the woodland scenery of . 

 the hills of Bashan and Gilead. t^g^^-J i^« ?e^i 



The Oriental Plane is one of th^mosi - 

 beantifnl of the forest trees in Palestine, 

 and is spoken of with great admiration by - 

 most travelers. This is of the same famihf ^'J 

 as the Button Ball or Plane of this con-/! 

 tinent, but it is not subject to the inflaeBca^Ti 

 that has spoiled the native Plane here, by 

 the peeliug of the bark. The Orientidv: 

 Plane can be obtained at the mirseries ^ 

 here; and should be planted by all who love 

 fine forest trees. 



Acacias, from the Shittim wood mention* 

 ed in the sacred writings was^ obtained, are / 

 still luxuriant in P^estine. Acacia gnm- 

 mifera is one species which yielded that 

 wood; and it is supposed it was obtained 

 also from another, having the Arabic name 

 of A. Seyal. 



Barley harvest commences io M&y, and 

 the wheat harvest a fortnight later. The 

 Flora of last month continues to enliven the 

 Eastern landscape. u -> ^^i 



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Calczolaria as a Bedding Plaint. — The 

 En^isb florists use the Calceolaria for bed- 

 ding ont in summer. It is more hardy 

 than the verbena, and flowers freely.—* 

 When a good number are set ont so closely 

 as to cover t^e ground, they have a very 

 plsMing. effect. Those wJwl posfcBSs .green.: 



