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“here in time” hid from sight. Our hopes and aspirations^ 
bright, pure and high, may he affected by blight and decay — 
they are frozen, crushed and fade away. 
“The seasons bring the flower again;” 
so will these hopes when the storms and winter of our physical 
life are past, 
“Rewaken in the spiritual prime,” 
no more to be blasted, but forever enjoyed in full fruition. 
To our gardens we give unwearied care, planting with 
choicest varieties of best sorts, and these nourish to highest 
perfection. So in the gardens of our souls, may we cherish 
the best thoughts and knowledges, plucking out every weed 
that would choke the roots of love and charity; subduing the 
first uprising of every unholy plant, that our souls may be a 
well-dressed garden when the Master claims it for his own, fit 
for the adorning of His Kingdom. 
BEST PERIOD FOR CUTTING GRASSES. 
[From a Prize Essay on Haymaking, in the Journal of the Royal Dublin Society.] 
BY THOMAS BALDWIN, 
LECTURER ON AGRICULTURE AT ALBERT MODEL FARM, AC. 
In order to obtain from a given area of meadow land the 
largest quantity of nutritive feeding, the first question which 
merits attention is, At what stage in their growth should the 
grasses be cut? To answer this question, it becomes necessary 
to trace the changes that take place during the growth of the 
plant. 
For the information of the non-scientific reader, it may be 
remarked that plants are composed of— 
1. Water. 
2. Sugar, starch, and similar compounds, intended for sup- 
