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AMY’S BOTANICAL SCHOOL, 
RKV. HENRY S. CLUBE. 
Amy was so fond of talking about flowers to her 
companions, and t,liey became go Interested, that 
it was at. last arranged that they should meet regu¬ 
larly at a certain point in the woods, and after 
rambling about for two hours or so, gathering 
specimens, they would return to the place left and 
sit under the shade of a hemlock that had become 
familiar to them, and bold class meeting, with 
Amy for leader. 
Having become Interested In their proceedings 
we were invited to Join their party, and will now 
give some Idea of what occurred. 
*' The most attractive flower at this season,” said 
Amy, wlieu about a dozen of her young friends 
were seated around her on the white sand, Is 
what 7” 
“ The Tralllug Arbutus,” said several voices at 
once, lor they had gathered handfuls of this beau¬ 
tiful spring flower, and some had decorated their 
hats and belts with It. 
“ What Is the Larin name of tills flower 7” 
'* Epigwtt repens," replied cousin Sue. 
“ What Is the common American name?” 
•• The May-flower,” said Jane Emlaw, " and It Is 
also called the Ground LaureL” 
“ Where Is It found besides on the Lake Shore 
region of Michigan ?” 
“ It Is very common in New England,” said Jane 
Thompson, who formerly lived In the Connecticut 
Valley; “and It Is found also In the hilly regions of 
Pennsylvania and Kentucky, but always near 
rivers or larger bodies of water. Never far from 
water, It grows near the toot of hills, where 
leaves and snow will cover It all winter." 
“What Is supposed to have originated this 
name 7” 
“ The general belief In the East,” said Jane, “Is 
that it was first discovered by the pilgrims in the 
spring after their arrival, and as It was the first 
wild flower which specially attracted their admlra- 
atlon In the month of May, and as they had not 
forgotten the name of the vessel which had brought 
them safely over the ocean, they concluded to call 
It after the good ship ‘ Mayflower,’ and so It has 
always been known by that name ever since.” 
“ That Is a very good explanation,” said Amy. 
“What has since been proposed In regard to the 
May-flower?” 
“ When we visited the Centennial in Philadel¬ 
phia, we heard it spoken of and saw it displayed 
as the • national flower of America,' " ealu Flora 
Maxey. “And It has since been referred to as 
such in the papers.” 
“ On what account has it been selected for this 
purpose?” 
“ Because, I suppose,” said Flora, “it is so gener¬ 
ally admired, and on account of its historic associa¬ 
tions connected with the landing of the pilgrims, 
and Is not found, as a wild flower, so common in 
any other country, if at all. It seems at home 
only In the wild woods of America.” 
“ What are the habits of the Trailing Arbutus?” 
“ It has a shy way of hiding Itself under the 
iallen forest leaves. That is, It seems to grow 
under leaves, and is ready to peep up almost as 
soon as the snow melts, having been kept warm 
all winter under this natural covering, so that It 
Is kept ever green, and Its pretty wax-llke flowers 
even can often be found half burled in leaves. It 
growB In clumps on hlil-sldes and in shady nooks, 
strangers to its habits often look for It and are un¬ 
able to And It, but those who know Its habits can 
find It readily.” 
“Have any of the poets of America noticed the 
Mayflower ?” 
“O, yes,” said Ella Boynton, “I have seen a 
beautiful little poem In reference to it.” 
“Can you recite it?” 
“I think Mary Field can,” said Ella, »• as I heard 
her recite it at the last school exhibition.” 
“ Oh, yes, let us have It, Mary,” said several 
voices at once. 
Maty Field came rather timidly forward, but 
soon gained confidence; and, standing in the midst 
of this delightful circle recited, with a sweetly 
modulated voice, the following stanzas: 
*' Oft have 1 walked these woodland paths, 
Without the blest foreknowing, 
That underneath the withered loaves 
The fairest buds were growing. 
" To-day the south wind sweeps away 
The faded autumn splendor, 
And shows the sweet Arbutus flowers. 
Spring's children pure and tender. 
“ Oh, prophet souls, with lips of bloom 
Outvieing in their beauty 
The pearly tints of ocean shells, 
Ye teach me faith and duty ! 
“ ‘ Walk life’s dark ways,' ye seem to say, 
‘ With love's divine foreknowing, 
* That where man sees but withered leaves 
• God sees the sweet flowers growing.' ” 
There was a general clapping of hands when 
Mary finished her pretty recitation, all the girls 
were pleased and Ella, who had hastily gathered 
up ah the Trailing Arbutus flowers within her 
reach, tied them in a hunch and threw them to¬ 
wards Mary who gracefully caught them In her 
apron and towing, withdrew to her place on the 
sand. 
In this way several other wild flowers were dis¬ 
cussed, the particulars or which, li reported, would 
constitute a complete lesson in the flora of the 
east shore of Lake Michigan. 
The proceedings closed with a song by Emellne 
Fox, entitled—“The Vale of Cashmere.” 
Just as the fair singer came to these words: 
” O, to see at tlio sunset, when warm o’er the lake 
Its splendor at parting a muumer eve throws. 
Like a bride, full of blushes, when lingering to take 
A last look of her mirror at night ere she goes ! ” 
Theoleud whiefc had eonoealed the sun for some- 
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JULY 20 
time from view, having risen a little above the 
horizon, displayed In all his splendor the sun just 
apparently about sinking lDto the blue waters of 
Lake Michigan. The girls all rose to their feet In 
order to get a better view. The gentle waves be¬ 
came Illuminated, presenting the appearance of a 
sea or molten gold; the clouds In the east reflected 
back the bright vision, and all around was a rich 
glow ot glorious sunlight,. The distant school 
house could be seen and every square of glass 
gleamed with a light as of flrc, while the village 
churches and prominent dwellings Joined In the 
general illumination. As the song continued, all 
Joined In as If reeetvlng an inspiration from the 
radiance that surrounded them: 
“ Hills, cupolas, fountain?, called forth every one 
Out of darkness as they were just bom of the sun,” 
And closing with the beautiful words: 
“ And day with its banner of radiance unfurled. 
Shines in through the mountainous portal that opes 
Sublime, from that valley of bliss to the world !’’ 
“This reminds me,” said Amy, “of Shelley’s 
Sunset : 
• If solitude hath ever led thy steps 
To the wild ocean's echoing shore. 
And thou hast lingered there 
Until the sun's broad orb 
Seemed resting on the burnished wave, 
Thou must have marked the lines 
Of purple gold, that motionless 
Hung o'er the sinking sphere: 
Thou must have marked the billowy clouds, 
Edged with Intolerable radiancy. 
Towering like rocks of jet 
Crowned with adiamond wreath.' ’• 
After taking a patting glance at the lake and 
the dissolving view of sunset glory which It pre¬ 
sented, Amy’s botanical scholars skipped gaily 
down the hill and on reaching the village, sepa¬ 
rated to tlielr respective homes each carrying 
their collection of specimens and feeling that the 
lesson and its accompanying fresh am, exercise, 
and delightful scenes had done them much good. 
- - . - - 
BUDDING, 
one of the nicest and most Interesting operations 
of the garden, which the members of the Horticul¬ 
tural Club can engage In at this season. Is the bud¬ 
ding of trees. Though it is a work that Is pecu¬ 
liarly suited to boys, as It requires the use of that 
never-to-be-sufliciently-cherlshed and useful little 
implement, the pocket-knife, without which no 
hoy can be perfectly happy, this operation can 
with equal propriety be performed by girls and 
young ladles who take an active Interest in garden¬ 
ing. Many of the members, I doubt not, are al¬ 
ready familial - with the process of budding, and 
could toil us all about ft If they were asked to do 
so, blit there are other* who do not know how It 
Is done, and for the benefit of these I will give a 
few brief directions in the art. Budding differs 
from grafting mainly hi this, that In budding only 
a single hud Is cut loose and inserted under the 
bark of another tree, while In grafting a young 
branch, or cion, having several buds Is united to the 
Btock. Both are modes of propagation used to In¬ 
crease such varieties of trees as cannot he raised 
true from seed. Trees thus propagated will also 
come Into bearing sooner than seedlings, and have 
various other advantages. 
what trees to bud. 
All fruit trees can be propagated by budding, but 
It Is round that the apple and pear tribe succeed 
best by grafting, white the stoue fruits, that Is 
Apricots, Peaches, Plums and the like, succeed 
best by budding. Roses, Lemoni. Oranges, and a 
vast number of ornamental trees and shrubs are 
also budded. 
Though there Is thus a great number of varieties 
on which to practice, young peach trees will prob¬ 
ably be the easiest to obtain. Generally a number 
of these can be found springing up about every 
garden and farm throughout the country, 
Budding can only be done at the time of year 
when the bark will separate readily from the 
wood, and when buds of the current summer’s 
growth are ripe enough to he used. This period 
continues from the beginning of July till the mid¬ 
dle of September. Before yon proceed to bud, you 
must be provided with the following 
NECESSARY REQUISITES, 
which are. flrat, the stocks or trees to be budded, 
which w e will suppose are young seedling peach 
trees. They should be three-eighths to imif an 
Inch thick ; larger ones can be used, but- this la the 
most convenient size. 
Secondly, you must be provided with buds. Take 
these from another peach tree, which you are sat¬ 
isfied bears good trult and Is worthy to be propa¬ 
gated. cut off one of the strongest shoots of the 
present summer’s growth, and from this select the 
largest and most thrlfty-looklng buds found on 
the lower half. Cut off the top of the shoot and all 
the leaves, leaving about one half of the leaf-stalk 
(petiole) of each leaf. The remaining stump of the 
leaf-stalk will serve as a handle for the hud Just 
above It. 
Thirdly, you must have a small, sharp knife. A 
good buddlug-knlfe can be bought in any well 
appointed hardware store and In most large seed 
stores. This is a knife made for the purpose, and 
has a small, thin and very sharp blade. The han¬ 
dle Is about three and a half Inches long, made or 
Ivory and flattened, so that It can be pushed in 
under the bark. But in want of such a knife, a 
sharp pocket-knife will do, and to loosen the bark 
use the point of a paper-knll'e or a similar smooth 
and pointed piece of Ivory or horn. 
Lastly, you must also be provided with some 
strauds of bast, about a foot long and a quarter to 
half an Inch wide. Some soft vvoolen yarn may 
be used Instead of bast. Thus equipped you are 
ready to begin 
THE OPERATION. 
On the north side of the stock, from two to eight 
Inches above the ground, make a cut about an Inch 
long lengthways through the bark, and at the up¬ 
per end of thin make a cross cut, so that the two 
cuts torn & T, as seen at a, In the engraving. Next 
cut a bud loose from tbe stick of buds. Beginning 
three-elghtbs of an Inch above the bud, make a 
smooth cut Just deep enough to shave off a very 
thin piece of wood with the hud. The bud thus 
separated Is seen at c. Then with the han¬ 
dle of the buddlng-knlfe open the comers of 
the cut bark on the stock, as represented at b, and 
insert tbe bud, pressing it down gently till It occu¬ 
pies the position shown at d; the bud pointing 
upward as before. Next, tie tbe bast about the 
wound. Place the middle of the band on the wound 
above tbe bud and wind both ends about the stock 
downwards and moderately right: when tied, the 
hud will appear as shown at e, and the opera¬ 
tion is done. In fourteen days you will he able to 
determine If you have been successful. If the bud 
has united with the stock It will look fresh and 
green, and If It has not united It will have begun 
to turn black and look shriveled, in which case 
a new bud may be Inserted on another part of the 
stock. 
e. d. C. b. a. 
in two or three weeks after the operation it will 
be necessary to loosen the bands and in two weeks 
more they Can be entirely removed. .Should any 
shoots spring out from the stalk below or near the 
bud they must he removed at once. Next spring, as 
soon as the buds begin to break, cut off the stock 
four Inches above the bud, leaving the remaining 
stump till about midsummer. This will cause a 
pressure of the sap at the new bud, and it. will soon 
get a vigorous staix. The young branch must now 
be made to grow straight by supporting It with a 
stick, and sliould gradually be formed into a tree. 
Uncle Mark. 
A NEW AUNT. 
Uncle M ark.—I have b?en wanting to write you 
for some time, and ask for permission to Join your 
Horticultural Club, but the though t that It was chil¬ 
drens names that you wanted, kept me from send¬ 
ing mine, 1 am not a child—still not very elderly, 
and when I read that Uncle True had Joined, I 
thought you might receive Aunt Earnest, also. I 
am very fond of flowers and am willing to spend a 
good deal of time and labor on them, and have 
round by experience they will not thrive unless 
loved and tended faithfully. I hope all the mem¬ 
bers have Pansies, Phlox, Petunias, Verbenas, 
and Sweet Peas, as they are constantly In bloom. 
The Rural seeds, all but Aqullegla and Calltcai-pa 
Americana came up and are growing finely. I hope 
the Krynglum Levenworthll will bloom ; It is so In¬ 
teresting to watch new plants grow and blossom. 
I have live little Plnus edulls trees. We have 
eighteen hills of potatoes from the “ Beauty of He¬ 
bron.” There Is a little pest called the “heart- 
worm,” that is killing plants of all kinds. Won¬ 
der If there Is a remedy for it. I suppose the Plnus 
edulls trees will not be hardy enough to live out 
doors all winter. Hoping that you will place my 
name on your list, t remain Aunt Earnest. 
[Aunt Earnest Is welcome lo Join the Horticul¬ 
tural club, as Is, Indeed, any aunt, uncle or cousin 
who may desire to do so. I hope she will wrlte’us of¬ 
ten, tell us of her experience In gardening and 
make such Suggestions lor tl)e good of the Club as 
may occur to her. Plnus edulls Is hardy.— Uncle 
Mark.J 
- - ♦♦ » 
LETTERS FROM BOYS AND GIRLS. 
Dear Uncle Mark : —I have received two nice 
presents from you since I wrote to Join the Club, 
and 1 wish to thank you. Of all uiy flowers, my 
bulb la my pet. I waited, as you wrote, till the mid¬ 
dle of May to plant It, and set It out on the 15th; 
It Is now 21 Inches high, l have kept the earth 
loose and rich around It, and watered It almost 
every day. We have other Gladiolus, hut I hope 
mine will beot a different color. 1 wish the other 
boys and girls would write about their bulbs. I 
have planted my radish seed that you sent me, 
a ud It is just coming up. 1 did not plant any other 
kind of garden seeds. Borne of my flower seeds 
did not come up very well. I have put a cord 
fence atouud my flower bed, to keep the chick¬ 
ens out. I am afraid all the other boys and girls 
will be more worthy members oi the Rural Hor¬ 
ticultural Club than Bertha H. 
Johnsons, N. Y. 
Dear Uncle Mark I will keep my word and 
write again, seeing that you was so kind as to 
print my other letter. I have some wild pinks 
growing which I think are prettier than tame 
ones, but they have no fragrance, i have longed 
to see you. I wonder If any of the cousins ever 
saw Uncle Mark. 1 would like to have your pic¬ 
ture. Well, my letter la not .long, but 1 will 
close. If tills is worthy of publication, I will write 
again. Ludie Stanley. 
Spaulding Co., Ga. 
Dear Uncle Mark:—I have been talking about 
joining your Horticultural Club for some time, but 
have neglected to write to you about It. If you 
please, put the names of my slater and myself on 
your list. They are Fannie S. Gifford and Alice B. 
Gifford. We have each a large flower bed in 
which we have transplanted quite a large vari¬ 
ety of plants. TUey are all doing well, and I 
think that some of them will be in blossom soon, 
Chautauqua Co., N. Y. alios B. Gifford, 
GEOGRAPHICAL DECAPITATIONS. 
1. Behead a river of Africa, and a row. 
2. Behead a cape of Alaska, and leave a weapon 
for a how. 
s. Behead a country of Europe, and leave dis¬ 
tress. 
4. Behead a river of Scotland, and leave a plant. 
5. Behead a river of Asia, and And a marsh. 
<>. Behead a gulf of Europe, and find far from 
sea. 
7. Behead a river of Wisconsin, and leave an ani¬ 
mal. 
8. Behead a city of France, and leave frozen 
water. 
9. Behead a river of New York, and leave want. 
Answer In two weeks. Mick. 
NUMERICAL ENIGMA. 
The whole, consisting of eight letters, signifies 
“ Good-by.” 
The l, 2 , 3, 4, Is food. 
The 5, o, 7, 8, Is a pit. 
Esr Answer in two weeks. Uncle W. 
DIAGONAL PUZZLE. 
i. A consonant: 2. Two vowels; 3. To make a 
noise like a pigeon; 4. A river of New York.— 
Prlmals and diagonals form parts of yourself. 
53^Answer In two weeks. L. One. 
DIAMOND PUZZLE. 
A consonant. A short sleep. A wanderer. In¬ 
juries. A heatheu. A liar. A consonant. 
Answer In two weeks. Uncle Will. 
RECENT LITERATURE. 
Tlic Art of Figure Drawing: Containing- Practl- 
.. ,, -.— - by Susan 
N. Carter. Principal Ot trie Women’* Art School, 
Cooler Union. Jtf&w Vojik ; Q. 1\ Putnam's Sons. 
An Idea of the scope and object of this work can 
best be conveyed by giving a portion of the Preface: 
“ The author Indulges the hope that tho following 
brief work on Figure Drawing may be perused 
with advantage by the Artist as well as the Ama¬ 
teur; and tin. although It is not to be expected 
that all which may be required to make a figure 
draughtsman will be round in lta pages, sufficient 
information .uay be given to facilitate self Instruc¬ 
tion ; and that, at least, there is nothing that will 
place any Impediment in the way or the pupil who 
may receive the benefit of a master’s attention. In 
the rules and Illustrations, all minuteness and 
complexity have been avoided us much as possible." 
National Banking: A Discusslouof the Merits of 
the Present System by M. L. Hcuduee. Je. New 
Y oBit: G. P. Patuam's Sous. 
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the near future. 
MAGAZINES. 
Sunday Afternoon for July.—T able of con¬ 
tents: The corn and the Lilies, Emily A. Brad- 
dock ; Beliefs of Unbelievers, Borden P. Bowne ; 
Calvin the Sinner, xll., xlH., Josephine R. Baker; 
One Sunday Morning. E. 0. Gardner; Only a 
Word, Mary Keely Boutelle; Stand-Bys, John 0. 
Kimball; A Sorrowful Guest, Sarah O. Jewett; 
Hebrew Women, Mary M. Cohen; Max, Helen 
Campbell; Oriental Law and Courts of Justice, 
Fannie Roper Feudge; Some of Miss Help’s Pro¬ 
teges, Julia McNair Wright; Sunday-school Songs, 
L. M. Hose; The Monkey's Story, Lizzie W. Champ- 
ney; Three English Allegories, Arthur Gilman; 
The HU11 Hour; Editor's Table—The Problem of 
Revision, Dickinson's English, The Good Old'l imes. 
Lessons from the Life of Garrison: Literature. 
The punishment threatened against Tyre was 
not Inflicted all at oace; many generations passed 
befure the hist, drop of the cup of retribution was 
•poured out upon the doomed city. This Is the 
ordinary method of the divine administration. 
Punishment does not conie down in one stroke 
upon the transgressor; It Is often slow la coining; 
It stretches over long years of disobedience. And 
because sentence against an evil work is not 
executed speedily, me hearts of the sons of men 
are often set In them to do evil. But they ought 
to remember that though “the mills of me gods 
grind slowly, yei they grind exceeding small.” 
The methods or retribution may be less dramatic 
and forensic than they are sometimes represented, 
but. the fact or retrlbiulou is a fearful fact; It can¬ 
not be argued down, and It, Is madness to Ignore It. 
What the sinner will suffer In the world to 
come, we know only lu hints and shadows. But 
we know very well what he will be In the world U> 
cane. The law of the development of character 
Is a law that we understand. It Is easy to show 
Us workings and to prophesy lta Issues. And If 
you can clearly show a transgressor the thing that 
he is certain lu become it he keeps on iu evil ways, 
the sight will deter him from transgression more 
powerfully than any vision of suffering that you 
can set before nun. Of what Is to be Inflicted upon 
him you must apeak guardedly; you do not know 
much about that.; but of what will take place in 
hem you can speak with perfect assurance, and 
his own conscience will bear witness to the truth 
er your words.—IfunOag A/Urnoon. 
