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return for their cherished legacies to him, tlie halo of his tenderest 
thought. Books and floral beauties are fit associates. The home 
that is adorned by both is ever the abode of intelligence and re¬ 
finement. The horticulturist should assiduously cultivate the love 
of literature, not only for the advantages which will result to him 
in the line of his profession, but because of many other benefits, 
less direct but equally important and lasting. So should those who 
are engaged in mental pursuits, consider well the lessons of a 
science which produces pure and innocent delights, and furnishes 
an inexhaustible fund of apt illustrations. 
Horticulture and literature should extend the right hand of fel¬ 
lowship, for the intercourse of the learned in nature and the learned 
in art, can but result in wide benefits to both. 
SUMMER TREATMENT OF WINTER BLOOMING 
PLANTS. 
BY MRS. I. n. WILLIAMS, MADISON. 
The lone: winter will soon be amono- the thino-s that were, and 
the season of preparation for summer is at hand. We meet again 
to tell of the realization of some projects, and the utter defeat of 
others. All must have gained something by another year’s ex¬ 
perience ; so, like busy bees, we come to the hive bearing our 
mite. These stars of the earth that have brightened homes and 
lives, almost beguiling one into the belief of endless summer, are 
worthy of all the care ; soon they will be weary, and like mortals, 
need rest. “ What shall I do with them ? ” will be heard from 
many that have not quite fathomed the mysteries of plant*growing, 
the memory of their beauty and fragrance still fresh in mind. We 
have loved and tended; they have soothed, and perhaps been 
silent comforters; old friends are dearest, so let us strive to keep 
them. The treatment which would be beneficial to one might be 
sure death to another, and having tried successfully this mode of 
procedure several summers, can say, do thou likewise. We will 
begin with the cheery, bright Primrose; they have a way of grow- 
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