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he beheld his native hunting grounds o’er- 
spread with a mantle of beauty, which he 
regarded as the gift of Deity. But not only 
to the dusky savage do flowers speak in a 
language which is unutterable, but to the 
inmates of every peaceful home, be it ever 
so humble, as well as to the inmate of a 
mansion, where eveything is expressive of 
culture, refinement and intelligence, flow¬ 
ers appeal to the better nature of man in a 
more forcible way than can be expressed by 
words. The well kept flower garden, the 
window filled with rare and beautiful flow¬ 
ers, are evidences of housewifely care and 
NARCISSSUS JONQUILLA. 
thrift. It takes more than four bare walls 
to make home cheerful and attractive, apd 
flowers play an important part in the dec¬ 
oration and beauiifying of the place we call 
home. A few flowers well arranged and set 
in vases enhance the beauty and improve 
the appearance of any room, be it ever so 
plain and unattractive, besides being sug¬ 
gestive of a desire on the part of the house¬ 
wife to adorn the home witli her own hands, 
and to make it pleasant and attractive. In 
all the walks of our daily life we are 
brought into association with flowers. The 
child roaming the field seeks flowers of the 
richest and most varied tints. The maiden, 
grown to maturity, stands before the altar, 
crowned with a wreath of flowers, a rose 
on her bosom, and even in death they are 
inseparable, the last tribute of respect being 
a bouquet of flowers of spotless white, be¬ 
stowed by the hands of kind friends. 
NEMOPHILA DISCOIDALIS. 
Is it, then, any wonder that flowers, 
which enter so much into the association of 
our every-day life, should be the subject of 
so lengthy an article. But enough has been 
said concerning their beauty and attract¬ 
iveness, and now a few words in regard to 
the different classes of flowers and their 
cultivation. 
COREOPSIS. 
The different kinds of flowers, as regards 
their nature and period of life may be class¬ 
ed under three distinct heads, Annuals, 
Biennials and Perennials. By Annuals we 
mean plants which, raised from the seed, 
perfect the flowers, ripen their seed, and 
perish the same season. And these again 
are sub-divided into three classes—hardy, 
half-hardy, and tender. Annuals make a 
