6 THE PHILADELPHIA FLORIST. [June 



in the present. The first number comprises 32 8vo. pages in cover, J^ 

 embellished with a beautifully colored botanical print. The typo- 

 graphical execution is exceedingly neat, being got up in the office of 

 our old friend and Bro. B. Mifflin. — Masonic Mirror. 



Gardeners and Association. 



The horticulturist censor, Jeffreys, writing of the improvement of 

 gardeners says: — "There, is nothing like association for improvement in 

 anything worth improvement at all. The great difficulty in the way 

 of association in this line, is the jealousy and rivalries of our gar- 

 deners. They are mostly foreigners, and though clever men apart, 

 have too much the spirit of the Fardowners and Corkonians when 

 brought into competition. I do not mean anything offensive, my 

 good friends, but I know a dozen excellent gardeners all "old country- 

 men," in my neighborhood, clever, honest, upright men all ; but 

 they are too jealous of each other to associate and mutually improve." 



Soft sawder this. Wherein consists honesty of purpose, upright- 

 ness, cleverness, if not in recognising our fellow laborers as brethren ; 

 and aiding them when they require aid, helping them to elevate 

 themselves, and looking on their success as only the next step to 

 our own. We know a hundred gardeners in our neighborhood, who 

 know nothing about jealousy at a rival gardener's success. More 

 than this number, who do not know what a "Fardowner" means. 

 But alas, they are always down on the Celt, and he deserves it all. 

 The late exhibition proves that gardeners can associate. 



CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS, 



To which is Added the Naturalists' Calendar. 



Written by Practical Gardeners, for the Philadelphia Florist, 



We now luxuriate in a different climate. Philadelphia and its en- 

 virons has put on another aspect since last we spoke of the routine of 

 operations usually recommended. We have opened our eyes to be- 

 hold the changeful season of Winter and Spring almost settle down 

 into the heat of Summer; and no doubt all who survive a few months 

 will eat Fall fruit. The dreadful Winter having done its worst, did no- 

 thing but its duty ; and though Spring was shy in "taking up the tale," 

 yet all things are certain which are in the law of nature. We see 

 trees in rich foliage in our squares — the proud birds of Juno plume 

 their feathers, and the flowers succeed the leaves, and fruit the flow- 

 ers. The insect world is full of life, and the pretty inhabitants of the 

 woods charm the eye of the Botanist, who finds " sermons in trees, 

 ; books in the running brooks, and good in everything." 

 I Our last Calendar was brief read, now our more extensive and 



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