JUNE. 
Fair gii-llioodof tlio year! 
Moi-e gaudy colors in her ‘ leaves 
And knots tho waxen Lily’s buds ‘ 
Among tho braidings of her glossy 
In whose cujoynnont, all the 
LiUe.lovcra at tho shrine where love a > 
Wo live onraptiu’od—thou art hero, O ■ . 
AU fragrant with tho odor of thy Koses. 
Upon the leafy lute-strings of tho trees 
Tho zophyr sings its monody of swcetno , 
Tho foathored warblers hearken to tho breez 
And trill tho echoes of the song’s completeness, 
Tho little brooks, whoso waters hum a tunc 
Unto tho overhanging reeds and gi-asses, 
Uiilift thoii- notes to bid theo welcome, Jmie, 
And nod their Lilies as thy footstep passes. 
And when at eventide the jealous night 
Bids guarding day her tutelage surrender, 
What time the golden stars display their light, 
Tho silver moon her most enchanting splendor. 
So loth is day to speak the last good-byes 
She tarries while the somber night advances. 
And lingers on the threshold ere she flics, 
To catch tho latest of thy wakeful glances. 
Back from the sunny Southland in thy train 
Beturn the bobolinks, the jays, and thrushes. 
The bluebirds warble in the fields again. 
Kingfishers swing above the river rashes; 
The shady groves are eloquent with song. 
The fiowery meads melodious with numbers. 
And music walks beside thee all day' long, 
And lends its charms to beautify thy slumbers. 
— Boston Post. 
SEASONABLE HINTS, 
Gladiolus. — Comparatively few persons 
derive from these superli bulbous plants all 
the enjoyment they are capable of giving. 
It is a great mistake to plant one’s entire 
stock of bulbs at once, and consequently have 
them all come into flower at the same time, 
and at a season when there is an abimdance 
of bloom in every flower garden. The 
greatest merit of the Gladiolus — although 
beautiful at any time — consists in its value 
as an autumn flower. 
The bulbs may be planted as soon as the 
ground becomes fit to be worked, but to 
insure continuous bloom, sucee.ssive plant¬ 
ings should be made at intervals of two 
weeks, up to the beginning of .July. Any 
good, moderately rich garden soil is suitable 
for their growth. In heavy soils they should 
be planted three to four inches deep, and in 
light and sandy ones from four to six inches. 
Tif/ridias .—We could never fully account 
for the lack of attention to these beautiful 
summer-flowering bulbs, as they are of tho 
easiest culture and of as brilliant and strik¬ 
ing beauty as anything can be iraagine<l. 
The bulbs arc tiot as hardy as Gladiolus, and 
should therefore not be planted boforo all 
danger of frost is over. They require a rich, 
light, and deep soil, and should bo planted 
about two inches deep. 
The principal veiy distinct varieties hith¬ 
erto known were T. pavorda, with bright 
scarlet flowers, spotted yvith yellow and 
brown; and 7’. conchljlora, orange-yellow 
spotted with brown. To those is jiow added 
a white variety, T. grandijlora alha, which 
may justly bo considered one of tho most 
valuable recent introductions. Its flowers 
arelargerthan those of tho olderkijids, almost 
pure white with crimson spots in the center 
The flowers of all the Tigridias last but 
little more than half a day, but new ones 
expand daily in groat abundance. 
owing 
perfect 
fhe eai’iy 
The most beautiful ^ 
summer is the dispute its title 
full bloom there is old-faslnou®'^ 
varieties which bloom Climbing 
.u. DW* iW, »■'. 
Roses, and .pi never fail to 
if they are well fed, th y 
give gi-eat ®‘‘^'®^‘‘°^j°"„^eiiers that their 
complaint among old j 
Roses do not flourish widl. This 
to two things, or perhaps thiee. 
There is too little sunshine 
their beauty-shade-trees 
in- overshadowed them-and then peciili 
tll^tes have not been consulted, . c the 
food they require has not been furmshed foi 
them in plentiful supplies. Boses will gi'ow 
upon any soil, to be sm-e; but, to gi’ou 
perfection, the soil must be strong, an 
highly em-iched with well-decayed stable 
compost, or a suitable commercial fertilizer. 
The Rose is as gross a feeder as the Pansy, 
and, if well fed, it will fully repay the care 
given to it, by its great luxuriance. 
Tobacco-stems and refuse tobacco are now 
considered tho best of fertilizers or mulch 
for a Rose-bed; and they will also aid to 
destroy tho insect pests, wdiich arc the third 
reason for the Rose-blight, of which so much 
complaint is made. But w'ith air-slacked 
lime scattered freely over the bushes while 
wet with the morning dew, the slug can be 
prevented from skeletonizing the leaves and 
destroying the buds. Two or three applica¬ 
tions will rout an army of slugs, as has been 
fully proved in many gardens. The white 
powder detracts somewhat from the beauty 
of the bushes, but it will soon shake off, and 
it is more easily applied than any of the 
washes that are so much extolled. Ply- 
powder and hellebore will also kill them, 
and wiU destroy the Rose-bug; but a vig¬ 
orous shake of the branches every moriimg 
over a basin of hot water is the best an¬ 
tidote for those tlisgusting crawlers, whoso 
presence will injure all the beauty of both 
flowers and foliage. 
Indeed, “ we must fight if we would win” 
fine Roses, as rigorously as the ancient hymn 
encourages us to fight to win the highest 
heavens. But there is nothing worth liaving 
in life which c.an bo attained without a 
Struggle, a contest. “ B’en that a Rose may 
live, something must die.” 
Soot is an o.vcellent antidote against all 
insect pc.sts, while it will also nourish tho 
roots of the plants. So, it you bum wood 
sweep down the soot from the clvininoy- 
back, .and scatter it over the ground direcUy 
under tho bushes, and see its results ^ 
/IcuoM, or Hylmid Perpetual’Roses 
wiiniloom again in the autumn if d’ult, caml 
for, ,iro the most |.opular variety iw the 
open border. But to .1 ^ “ ^ 
their name, it is well to cut off at"lo 
bait of their buds, and neve.t* e 
pods or haws to form. Ah h,,, * ‘ 
begins to droop cut it < it 1 ’" "■ 
atom with it, and This 
for tta,,,a,,1, 
»n»pi,rl„t. ««» ... 
With more flowers. Out oiTT u y"" 
of Monthly Rosas after R / '''7''’ 
and encourage stout sholts 
There is much choice in the seleeti 
fi.ee-bloomers among Remontants, but w k* 
out close pruning and tbe richest of piantT*®' 
you cannot produce fine buds. If the ^ 
come again in August, put two tablespo? 
fill of lao sulphui- to a gallon of water aus 
sprinkle it over the leaves, after stirring^ 
well together, and a good dose of harn-yajs 
chainage will not come amiss. It can h 
applied once a week with great benefit t! 
all Boses. It is not too late to purchas 
Roses now, especially Tea Roses, which wifi 
flower until Christmas if kept in pots of 
rich compost, made friable by gritty sand 
and closely pruned after flowering. Sand is 
a most desirable addition to tho soil of all 
potted plants. 
•Witliout Moss Boses no collection of Roses 
can be complete, as they are indeed the 
belles of the rose-parterre. The Cristata, or 
Crested Moss Rose, is one of the loveliest of 
the tribe. It was found many years ago 
growing in the crevice of a wall at Pribnrg, 
in Smtzerland, evidently starting from a 
seed, and it is supposed to be a cross be¬ 
tween the old Moss and the Provence Boses, 
as it has all the characteristics of the Moss, 
while its full flowers resemble those of the 
Provence. Its buds are simply perfection, 
their calyx being divided into a fringe-like 
crest, clasping and rising above its deep 
pink petals. For perfect growth a rich, 
deep soil- is needed, and then it will com¬ 
mand the admiration of every one. 
Tho monthly, or Remontant Moss Roses, 
which will flower in the autumn if rightly 
eared for, should be in every garden of 
Roses. There are pink and white and crim¬ 
son varieties, which are all beautiful. 
A prominent rosarian of England, who 
belongs to the clerical persuasion, writes 
very charmingly upon his favorite flower, 
and he quotes from a letter of Mr. Sharpe’s 
the folio-wing: 
“I met Mrs. Siddons at dinner just be¬ 
fore tho death of her spouse. It was at 
Sir Walter Scott’s, and you cannot imagine 
how it annoyed mo to see Belvidera guzzle 
boiled beef and mustard, swill porter, take 
huge pinches of snuff, and laugh till she 
made the whole room shako.” 
So did the prima-douna of the stage, and so 
doe.s tho Rose rejoice in strong sustenance, 
solid and fluid, with occasional pinches of 
tobacco-powder and lac siilphitris; but, as 
with Mrs. Siddons, they who had dined with 
her forgot tho beef, and tho beer, and “the 
pungent grains of titillating dust,”, when 
she appeared in all her power as an artist, 
so, when wo see tho Rose in all her boautyi 
ivo forgot tho middon and tho tank. Ho''* 
ever nnsiglitly to tho eye, or unsavory to 
Iho nose, tlicy seem to say,'like tho Earth ni 
the Persian fable: 
“ f mil iiol. the Rose; but ohevish me, for "O 
have ihvell, togolher.” 
When you ask what varieties of 
hliall wo grow 'f tho answer must bo, 
kinds—single and double, small and large, 
and ill all shapes—bushes, trees, and dim 
ers —for ono cannot liavo too many Roses- 
But, if you would grow perfect buds am 
llowors, you must not bo too fearful of so' 
'ug your ringers, ovon if it makes them * 
those of Martin Biirnoy, to ivhom Cha' ® 
Bamb said ovor a rubber of wdiist: 
“Oh, Martin, Martin, it dirt were trumps 
what a hand you would hold !” 
Daisy EyebbioHT' 
