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the use oe leaves. 
The office and lUility of leaves are becoming better 
understood by cultivators than formerly ; yet we find a 
D-ood many still adhering to the old belief that the sun s 
fays, directly shining and forming fruit, are what perfect 
it, independently ot other influences. 
! On this subject, theory and practice have been invari- 
kblv found in perfect accordance with each other. 1 he prin- 
ciples of physiology teach us the sap of a tree, when it 
basses in at tile roots, remains nearly unchanged in its up- 
ward progress through stem and branches, until It reaches 
Wie leaves where, being spread out in those thin organs to 
ili<^ht and air, it undergoes a complete change, and thus 
becomes suited to the formation of new wood and new fimit. 
I Strip a rapidly growing tree of its leaves at midsummer, 
land from that moment the, supply of new wood ceases 
Lnd it will grow no more till new leaves are formed ; and 
if it Iws young fruit, the growth and maturity of the latter 
I will cease in the same way. A few years since, a yellow 
jjgao-e plum tree lost all its foliage from leaf blight, when 
(I'the plums were not fully grown, and while yet destitute 
;! of flavor. The fruit remained stationary and unaltered, 
i until, within a few weeks, a second crop of leaves came 
out. They then swelled to full size, received their crim- 
j.-son dots, and assumed their honeyed sweetness of flavor. 
: The object of pruning should be, therefore, to allow the 
I 'leaves to grow to full size without being injured from 
I crowding. 
i We find the following corroborative fact in a late number 
i of the New England Farmer ; 
! “We once knew an intelligent lady and one who 
! understood much about horticulture, strip her grape vines 
' of a portion of their leaves, in order to let in the sun, and 
j ripen the fruit ; but to her surprise, where the leaves re- 
I mained as Nature had dispersed them, the grapes were the 
I earliest, and every way the best. This led her to inresti- 
' gate the matter, when she was delighted to learn that the 
! leaves were not only the 'protectors, but the caterers oi the 
; fruit, constantly elaborating and supplying it with the 
pabulum it required to bring it to perfection.— 
I Gentleman. _ 
j| Wfi clip the following rhapsody on Roses from a 
date number of the Macon Georgia Citizen. The varieties 
j .mentioned are all noted for their beauty and fragrance, and 
i should have a place in the collection of every amateur : 
MR. NELSON’S ROSES. 
We have on our table before us, so gorgeous a display 
<of those fair creations, that w’e cannot forgo the pleasure of 
a short word with them ere they go to greet the eyes of 
the beautiful one for whom they were gathered. In all 
-climes and in all ages the Rose has been the most ad- 
mired of flowers. Its very name has a charm in it; and 
ithough it might, by any other name, smell as sweet, by 
none other could it sound half so soft and beautiful. No 
where but in Persia does it bloom in greater perfection, or 
flourish more luxuriantly than in the “Sunny South. In 
Tain does one look in the Royal or other gardens of Eu- 
rope, except in Italy, for such Roses as Mr. Nelson grows 
at Troup Hill Nursery. Though the cold and drouth have 
been exceedingly unfavorable to their development, yet, 
in a few days, they will present a scene no lover of the 
beautiful should fail to witness. The heart that is not 
touched and softened by the contemplatation of such^ an 
array of Nature’s floral ^ems, must be hard indeed. W hat 
more fitting tribute can be offered, at the sj^Ji^ne of beauty 
and loveliness, than a boquet of the Queeh^f Floiccrs 7 
But we must proceed to the chat with ov.r Roses, ere the 
fresh blush of Nature fades from their bright petals. Alas, 
for the briefness of Beauty in this dull, rude world ! Even 
whilst we gaze upon it and admire, it dims and fades 
away ! 
Most conspicuous in our group is the magnificent 
Souvenir de Id Malmaison, with a face as delicately beau- 
tiful and softly tinted as the full orbed moon rising through 
those light mists that float about the horizon of a calm 
summer sea. Its enormous flowers, its gorgeous buds, 
and its lu.xuriant foliage entitle it to the appellation of the 
Queen of Roses. One who has only seen this noble 
flower on a slight stem in a Northern green-house, about 
the circumference of a silver dollar, would fail to recog- 
nize the same in those mammoth productions of Troup Hill. 
Next in superbness, is the beautiful Devonicmsis, with 
perfume as deliciously sweet as the scented gales of Araby. 
Of a light pink color, tinged with buff, its petals of a soft 
delicate texture, and of an elegant form, few roses possess 
more attractions than that which honors the Earl of Devon. 
Its buds are unsurpassed in beauty, and its foliage is rich 
and luxuriant. 
Somewhat resembling the last is the Triomphe dc Lux- 
embourg, curious for its coriaceous petals, and beautiful 
for its pale, rosy tints shaded with light buff. 
Scattered through our cluster is the Arch Duke Charles, 
remarkable for its endless variety of shades and tints, no 
two roses being exactly of the same hue, nor any two 
parts of the same flower. Passing through all shades 
from the deepest crimson to the palest pink, and varigated 
with clouded spots and marbled veins, they would form a 
beautiful boquet by themselves. 
Beautiful Moss Rose buds nestle sweetly in the group, 
and the Duchess of Kent, with its light pink, and cream- 
colored centre smiles coyly upon the Giant of Battles. 
Queen Victoria, hugs close to Prince Albert, and Comte 
Robinski kisses the blushing cheeks of Madam Desprez. 
The beautiful Hcrmosa clasps tenderly the frail Enfant d’ 
Ajaccio, and the Princess Clementine looks lovingly upon 
the proud Edouard Desfosses. 
But we are falling into a tender mood. The blushing 
petals, and white buds of our gorgeous boquet are so like 
the beauty and the purity of another “fairer flower,” that 
we almost fancied a pair of soft eyes peering upon us from 
out that group of fairy forms. 
We can only mention the names of the rest. We have 
the Madam Breon, the Acidalie, Lavinia, Costa Jaune 
Desprez, Madam Bossanqiut, Abricote, Virginie, Saffrano, 
Solf&tare, Lamarque, La Sylphide, Prinoesse Maria, 
Triomphe de la Dachere, wdth its reflexed petals, and 
beautifully starred centre. 
Mr. Nelson has over two hundred different kinds of 
roses, embracing all the best varieties known to floricul- 
ture, and no one can look upon them in their prime, with- 
out emotions of delight. For his industry and enthusiasm 
in the beautiful department to which he is devoted, and 
for the improvements he is introducing in Horticulture, in 
Agriculture, and in our general taste for the beauties of the 
Garden and the Conservatory, he deserves much of 
Georgia and the South, A love for flowers begets a love 
for all else that is good and beautiful, and no man’s life 
can be altogether bad, surrounded by those blooming 
“stars of earth.^’ L. 
INQUIRY— WORMS IN HORSES. 
Editors Southern Cultivator — I have a valuable 
horse that is subject to worms at times, and it reduces 
him to a mere skeleton, notwithstanding I feed him well, 
and he has a good appetite. 
These worms appear to be of a whitish color, about as 
laro-e as a common size broom-straw, and about one inch 
lon'^. Will you or some of yoilr correspondents give us a 
renfedy through the Cultivator, for the benefit of others as 
well as myself I Cupio, 
Jidy, 1855. 
