“THE EVENING GLORY.” 
(IPOMEA XOCTIPHYTON.) 
The shadows were falliug softly. 
The sun had sunk tj rest. 
And the deep, sweet hush of twilight, 
Was balm and joy to my breast. 
I sat at my open door-way 
Breathing the fragrant air. 
And watched the myriad flowers 
Nodding and bending there. 
Over my garden trellis. 
Framed thick with deep-green leaves, 
Long, glossy buds of beauty 
Swayed gently in the breeze. 
I almost heard the flutter 
Of fairy wings a-near. 
And waiting, still in silence. 
A rustle seemed to hear. 
Twa; but the swift unfolding 
Of the dainty buds of green 
Into the milk-white blossoms— 
The evening's peerless queen. 
Not like thy radiant sisters 
Of the morning’s golden light, 
Clad in her gorgeous garments, 
Waving in sunshine bright— 
Thou contest in the darkness; 
The stars above look down 
And catch the gleam of thy beauty, 
The sheen of thy pure white crown. 
Oh'. Evening Glory ! Spotless ! 
Head me a lesson to-night: 
Tell of some souls who walk tlie'eartli 
With never a ray of light ; 
Still the sun-less pathway blossoms 
With their own white deeds of love, 
And the fragrance of their living 
Is wafted far above. 
Only the great Hereafter 
Shall tell how the earth-born flowers 
Were changed 15 the Amaranths golden 
That bloom in celestial bowers. 
Mrs. J. B. Alexander. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Geranium.— Ue’en T. B., Baltimore. The flower you 
send is very good, not unlike General Grant, although 
the leaf is entirely different. As it is your own seedling, 
you can give it any name you choose. It is worthy of a 
name and a place in any choice collection. 
Stephanotis.— Mrs. Jas. R. Cory This plant cannot 
be made to produce its flowers, unless it is grown in 
great heat and in a humid atmosphere. It will not suc¬ 
ceed in an ordinary greenhouse, but must have one 
adapted for tropical plants. Neither will it sue ceed well 
when grown in a pot, but should be planted out in a 
deep rich bed or border of the hot-house. It is a rapid 
grower, a plant fifty feet in length, and from four to 
sir in width is not an uncommon specimen; it does not 
need trimming, but the branches should have plenty of 
room, and the whole plant should be kept perfectly clean 
from dust and all kinds of insects. The cause of failure 
with you is, undoubtedly, owing to a want of heat and 
insufficient root-room. 
Honey Suckle.—The specimen sent is of the Tartarian 
Honeysuckle, Lonicera Tartarica, a native of Russia. 
There are several varieties of it, all valuable, not only 
for the flowers that are produced in May, but for their 
abundance of orange-colored berries, which give the 
ahrnb an ornamental character during the summer and 
autumn. The small flower from seed is a Nemophila. 
Plant to Name.— P. J. T.. Brooklyn. The flower sent 
is Polemonium ccerideum, and commonly called Greek 
Valerian. Its local name, Jacob's Ladder , has been ap¬ 
plied to it because of its beautifully pinnately-cleft 
leaves. It is common in moist places in New York and 
New Jersey; and is a favorite border plant. It is rapidly 
increased by division, or from seed. Seeds sown in June 
will flower the following season. 
Plants for the Sick-room.— W. Falconer. We should 
advise the selection of such as will afford the most 
pleasure, selecting such as will do in a dry atmosphere. 
Many plants require so much moisture to grow them 
successfully that the surrounding atmosphere might not 
suit one in poor health. Ordinary green house plants, 
such as Palms, Dracaenos, and others of similar habit, 
cannot but exert a healthful influence, directly, while 
their indirect influence, as manifested in their beauty 
and fragrance, is doubly great. 
Cape Jasmine.— Rosa., New Rochelle. The Cape Jas¬ 
mine Gardenia Florida is a native of China, and named 
in honor of Alexandre Garden, M. D., of Charleston, 
South Carolina. They are usually treated as green¬ 
house plants, but if kept moderately cool during the 
winter, their season of rest, and planted out in the 
spring, they will flower freely during the early part of 
