among ourselves and for our children by all 
just means within our power. We especially 
advocate for our agricultural and industrial 
colleges that practical agriculture, domestic 
science, and all the arts which adorn the 
home be taught in their courses of study. 
5. We especially and sincerely assert the 
oft-repeated truth taught in our organic law 
that the Orange, National, State, or subordi¬ 
nate, is not a political or party organization. 
No Grange, if true to its obligations, can 
discuss political or religious questions, nor 
IMPROVED PELARG0NIUM8.-N0. 4 
THE NATIONAL GRANGE 
The silver-edged Pelargoniums, of which 
e now" briefly treat, have long been recog- 
zed as very important plants for the sum- 
ier decoration of the flower garden. The 
-jgin of this section is very remote—as long 
to as 1734 reference is made In horticul¬ 
tural works to geraniums with vari¬ 
egated leaves, which point strongly to 
this section; but it was not until 1848 
that we bad a really good distinct va¬ 
riety. In that year Mr. Kwghobk 
succeeded in raising a very fine one, 
called Flower of the Day. This variety 
was very popular for many years, but 
within a few years many new candi- 
) dates for public favor have appeared 
in tins section, some of which are re- 
Y, ally beautiful plants. We may men- 
i) lion Mountain of Snow, Princess Al- 
)) exundria, Albion Cl ills, 8now Diop, 
g Snow Flake, Flower of Spring and 
The Aims and Objects of the Patrons Stated-Mental, 
Moral and Material lvipren'ement—Tlte Good of the 
Order, the Country amt Mankind SougMe—Oppoti- 
(ion to Monopoly and Corruption— IPoman Appre¬ 
ciated—Sensible Plans for Co-operation. 
At the Annual Meeting of the National 
Grange, held in 8t. Louis last week, the fol¬ 
lowing able ami lucid declaration of purposes 
was submitted by the Committee on Reso¬ 
lutions, through its Chairman, (Mr. Ward- 
1, aw of Florida,) and unanimously adopted : 
1. United by the strong and faithful tie of 
Agriculture, we mutually resolve to labor 
for the good of our order, oar country, and 
mankind. 
y. We heartily indorse the motto, “ In es¬ 
sentials, unity ; in non-essentials, liberty ; 
in all things, charity.” We shall endeavor 
to advance our cause by laboring to accom¬ 
plish the following objects : 
To develop a better and higher manhood 
and womanhood among ourselves. To en¬ 
hance the comforts and attractions of our 
homos and strengthen our attachments to 
our pursuits. To foster mutual understand¬ 
ing and co operation. To maintain inviolate 
our laws, and to emulate each other in labor. 
To hasten the good time coming. To reduce 
our expenses, both individual arid corporate. 
To buy less and produce more, in order to 
make our farms self-sustaining. To diversify 
our crops, and crop no more than we can 
cultivate. To condense the weight of our 
exports, selling less in the bushel, and more 
on hoof and in fleece. To systematize our 
work, and calculate intelligently on proba¬ 
bilities. To discountenance the credit sys¬ 
tem, the mortgage system, the fashion sys¬ 
tem, and every other system tending to prod¬ 
igality and bankruptcy. 
We propose meeting together, talking to¬ 
gether, working together, buying together, 
selling together, and in general acting to¬ 
gether for out mutual protection and ad- 
orange ; Charles L.yeu, apriuuu w, — 
way of saffrano rose ; Dcnil de Strasbourg, 
claret color; Endlie Castelar, deep violet 
crimson ; Madame Rendatler, pure mauve. 
These are all very dwarf and compact in 
habit of growth, and very free flowering. I 
have seen a plant of Marie Leinoiue, less 
than a foot high from the top of the pot in 
which it was growing, with fourteen large 
trusses of fully-developed flowers, of its pe¬ 
culiar shade of bright, rosy pink. This va¬ 
riety is one of the very best, and should find 
its way into every garden where good plants 
are appreciated. 
Besides the long list of colored Zonale 
double Pelargoniums, we have the double 
white, or what are commonly called double 
white sorts ; for I consider Album Plenum 
and Aline Hisley only the forerunners of a 
Class of superb double white Zouale Pelargo¬ 
niums which we shall have in a very few 
years. Such men as Jean Sisley, Smith 
aud Alkoatusue will not remain content 
until a double white is produced, which will 
be as fine in every respect as Marie Lemoine 
and other colored varieties. 
TNI SHOW AHO FANCf PELARGONIUMS 
Are the kinds familiarly known as the Lady 
Washington Geranium. There arc many 
superb varieties of this section in cultivation. 
They are spotted, blotched, and other ways 
marked with the most beautiful colors, the 
various, shades of pink, rose, scarlet and 
crimson predominating. These are not well 
adapted to planting out for summer decora¬ 
tion, but are invaluable as pot plants, either 
for the window or greenhouse. 
Having briefly described a few good va¬ 
rieties in each of the leading sections of the 
Pelargoniums, it only remains to give a few 
hints in their culture. The Pelargoniums 
generally are very easily managed, if intend¬ 
ed for pot culture. A moderately rich soil, 
PELARGONIUM MRS. J. C. MAPPING 
call political conventions, nor nominate can¬ 
didates, nor even discuss their merits in its 
meetings. Yet the principles we teach un¬ 
derlie all true politics, all true statesmanship, 
and if properly carried out will tend to purify 
the whole political atmosphere of our coun¬ 
try. For we seek the greatest good to t he 
greatest number, but we must always bear 
in mind that no one, by becoming a Patron 
of Husbandry, gives up that inalienable right 
and duty which belongs to every American 
citizen, to take a proper interest in the poli¬ 
tics ol' his country. On the contrary, it is 
On the contrary, it is 
right for every member to do all in his power 
legitimately to influence for good the action 
of any political party to which he belongs. 
It is his duty to do all he can in his own 
party to put down bribery, corruption and 
trickery ; to see that none but competent, 
faithful and honest men, who will unflinch¬ 
ingly stand by our industrial interests, are 
nominated for all positions. It should al¬ 
ways characterize every Patron of Hus¬ 
bandry that the office should seek the man 
and not the man the office. Wc acknowledge 
the broad principle that difference of opinion 
is no crime, and hold that progress towards 
t ruth is mode by differences of opinion, while 
the fault lies in bitterness of controversy. 
We desire a proper equality, equity, and 
fairness, protection for the weak, restraint 
upon the strong • in short, justly distributed 
burdens and just!} distributed power. These 
are American ideas, the very essence of 
American independence, and to advocate 
the contrary is unworthy of the sons and 
daughters of an American Republic. We 
cherish the belief that sectionalism is, and of 
right should be, dead and buried with the 
past,. Our work is for the present and the 
future. Ill our agricultural brotherhood and 
its purposes wc shall recognize no North, no 
South, no East, no West. It is reserved by 
every Patron, as the right of a freeman, to 
affiliate with any party that will best cany 
out hiB principles. 
(5. Ours being peculiarly a farmers’ institu¬ 
tion, we oonnot admit all to our ranks. Many 
are excluded by the nature of out; organiza¬ 
tion, not because they are professional men, 
or artisans, or laborers, but because they 
have not a sufficiently direct interest in till¬ 
ing or pasturing the soil, or may have some 
interest in conflict with our purposes. But 
of more recent introduction. inese are 
among the best bedding plants, especially 
the Golden Banner and Crystal Palace Gem. 
A good bed of these varieties has only to be 
seen to be appreciated. 
DOUBLE I0NALE PELARGONIUMS. 
A few years ago, in the bands of skiillul 
manipulators, the Zonale Pelargonium as¬ 
sumed the double form. The first varieties 
which appear, such as double Tom Thumb 
and Gloire de Nancy, were very inferior to 
varieties now in cultivation ; but as novel¬ 
ties they had their day. As finer kinds were 
introduced from year to year, the old forms 
have gradually faded away. But for several 
Fig. 1. F 'S- 2 - 
aining Potted Climbing Plants. 
years nearly all the double Zonale Pelargo¬ 
niums were exceedingly coarse-growing va¬ 
rieties : but this habit has been so much 
improved that they now combine every good 
quality of the best single Zonales, with then 
immense trusses of brilliant double flowers. 
Instead of varieties growing two and a half 
or three feet high, producing once in a while 
a truss of flowers, we now have them form 
ing compact bushes nine inches or a foot 
high, literally covered with large trusses of 
