the aOLDEN IXOWEE. 
(CJirysan thamtm.) 
Ere Advent dawns with lessening daj s, 
WliUe eartu awaits tlie nngol’s Hymn, 
■When hare as branching coral sways 
In whIstUng winds each leafless Inno, 
When spring is but a spendthrift’s dream, 
And summer’s wealth a wasted dowe , 
Nor dews nor siinshlno may redeem. 
Then antnmu coins his Golden Flower. 
Soft was the Violet’s vernal hue, 
Fresh was the Kosc’s morning red. 
Full-orbed the stately Dahlia grow— 
AU gone! I'heir short-lived beauty shed; 
The shadows lengthening stretch at noon. 
The fields are stripped, the gi'oves are dumb. 
The fro.st-flowers greet the icy moon — 
StiU bloom,s the bright Chrysanthemnin. 
The stid'ening turf is wliite with snow; 
Undimmed its radiant disks are seen. 
Where soon the hallowed morn will show 
The wreath and cross of Christmas gi’cen. 
As if in autumn’s dying days 
It heard the heavenly .song afar 
And opened all its living rays — 
A hemld-lamp of Bethlehem’s star. 
Orphan of summer, Idudly sent. 
To cheer the w.aniug j-ear’s decline. 
Of all that pitying heaven has lent. 
No fairer pledge of hope than thine; 
■yes! June lies hid beneath the snow 
And winter’s mibom heir shall claim 
In every seed that sleeps below 
A spark that kincUcs into flame. 
Thy smile the scowling storm-cloud braves. 
Last of the bright-robed flowery train. 
Soft sighing o’er their garden-graves, 
“ Farewell! farewell! we meet again! ” 
So may life’s chiU November bring 
Hope’s golden flower, the la.st of all 
Before we hear the angels sing r 
Where blossoms never fade and fall. 
Oliver W'e.vi>ell Holmes. 
]jEW BOSES. 
The mimber of new 'ofpTevious 
seasons. Some of tbes 
com’se, never stipplan^^y 
uable older Idnds, As it way 
distinct and possess i readers 
interest and seive as t nave condensed 
of THE AyiEBicAN J ,, l,est 
introduced this season by inench. 
SPEING PLOWEBING Bdlbs 
piiring this month, and frequent, 
late in December, the lovers of h ’^*'1 
flowers can plant hardy hulbs, wV ‘’*“1' 
•ui/^ATn from earlv stirino 
Ijloom from early spring into the'*''** 
and delight the eye, while they perf 
air with their sweet odors. 
‘etb 
teas. 
Annette Mnrat (Levet). 
- Lemon-yellow’, 
-Very pure 
special exhibitions of the year. It is safe to 
assert that in no other class of plants has so 
much and so rapid improvement been made 
as in this j and those who have never seen 
the newer varieties can hardly foiTn an idea 
of their glorious beauty, and should not miss 
an opportunity of visiting some of the special 
exhibitions to be held in most large cities 
during this month. The principal types of 
Chrysanthemums are well shown in the excel¬ 
lent illustration, for which we are indebted 
to Mr. A. Blanc, the celebrated artist of 
Philadelphia. 
Autumn-sown Flower Seedn.— yfhdTbvrsv the 
hardier kinds of annuals, biennials, and some 
of the perennials have been growing, and 
the ground has not been disturbed, many 
young plants will be found corning up in the 
beds the following spring. These self-sown 
seedlings arc generally bettor and will bloom 
earlier than those from spring-sown seed 
plainly showing tho advantage of sowing tliis 
class of plants in autumn, especially tlioso 
wanted for early blooming. Most bionnials 
sown in tho fall will bloom tho following 
summer, if lightly protected during winter 
free bloomer, very fine. 
Alexandrine Brnel (Levet). 
son or Clark pinlc, best shape, ^ 
Sonmdr de Gatmelle Brevet 
Large, full, white, shaded light salmon, cen¬ 
ter rose. 
hybrid rEBPETUALS. 
^•atlmnwJdeRothscldId{Bevnetv^ro)—yop’ 
nearly full, delicate tender 
large, globular, 
rose. 
Admiral Courbet (Dubreuil).—Pme shape, 
full, pinkish earmuie, exquisite fragrance, 
very free bloomer. 
Madame D. Wettstein (Levet). Chei’ry-red, 
very free bloomer, fine shape. 
Doetor Dor (Llabaud).—Very, large, full, 
dark cherry-red, shaded darker, scent of 
Teas. 
Etendard de Lyons (Gouod).—Large, fine 
shape, purplish-crimson. 
Madame Pitaval (Liaband).—Large, full, 
light cherry-red, good shape. 
Madame Siinguc (Llabaud).— Large, pur¬ 
plish-red, fine. 
Monsieur JLoste (Liaband).— Large, full, 
velvety crimson, good shape, very fine. 
Ctoirc Lyonnaise (Guillot). — Large, full, 
fine shape, vivid creamy-white, center yel¬ 
lowish, fine fragrance, very free bloomer. 
SEASONABLE HINTS. 
November may well be termed “ the 
Chrysanthemum Month ” as appropriately 
as June “the Month of Roses.” Chi-ysan- 
themum shows are becoming as established 
and attractive features in the proceedings of 
our horticultural societies as any other 
BENG^VL. 
■Jean Sisley (Dubrenil).—Medium size, full, 
flue shape, pure white, very free bloomer, 
very desu’able for pot culture aud forcing. 
1-yon, Prance. Jean Sisley. 
jiart of tbe season 
maroon, an.l velvety eninson flowers. So. 
Nemo in my gm-deii 
varieties arc a pale snlphur yellow 'stri! 
and spotted with vermilion, ’ ^ 
This Hiiinmor [ hud 
that were almost a pink —n „ 
color sufTiised with bniT,J.v,„,y nnlik 
had ever soon before, and iL 1 ' 
showy as tho .'m 
really prettier 
“ tS flwero 
used for bedding pnrposer'’’"'” 
poa-greon nsnally, and shows olT 
laiice of tlio flowers well. 
“ Well they reward tho toil, 
Tho sight is pleasant, the scent rcgat. 
Each opening blossom freely breatlnj’ 
Its gratitude, and tliaulcs us -with itj*' 
*'st« 
THE DWARF NASTURTIUM. 
(Tropmoluni nunum.) 
One of the best annuals wo liavo for bed¬ 
ding purposes where vivid masses of color aro 
I'lm foliage is a 
tbo brill- 
Wion scarcely a blade of green gragj 
he seen, their tiny leaves, closely shronj 
a green hood, push forth from tho gr^T 
and in a short time the most fragrant flow™ 
and also those of the gayest and 
hues, repay us for all the labor 
upon them. 
Good sound bulbs are recfuislto for perf^jj 
success, and yet the highest-priced bulbs 
mil not always give the best satisfactioj 
The beds in which bulbs for early flowetj 
are planted should be well cultivated, /, e. a 
portion of the soil should be taken out, and 
a good supply of year-old stable mannie 
should be dug in deeply. Then restore the 
soil, and mix it with at least one-third sand, 
A sunny location, and one exposed to the 
morning and midday sim, will make tbe best 
position for a new bed. It should be raised 
several inches above the turf or walk, to 
enable all the rain and moisture to drain oS 
aud not settle upon the bed. Raise it in the 
center, aud let the sides slope veiy gently. 
Most spring flowering bulbs may be planted 
directly, amidst tbe shrubbery, or in beds of 
pereuirials, tbe tops of which are to be cut 
off when decayed. There is room for bulbs 
iu the smallest of gardens, as the most of 
them will have finished their work of beauti¬ 
fying the earth before other flowers are iu 
bloom. According to localities the time for 
planting bulbs should be decided, and before 
the groimd freezes they should all be snugly 
laid away to await the resurrection of the 
spring. 
desired, is the Troproolum, or Nasturtium — 
bturtion,” our grandmothers used to call it. 
THE HYACINTH. 
The Hyacinth, so aptly called the Domede 
Flower, because it is so greatly loved by 
many hearts, is tho most desirable of a 
early' flowers. Haarlem, iu Holland, is t ® 
chief source from whence come the flu’’' 
sands and hundreds of thousands of bh j 
imported t o this country. The * 
that city' make their culture a strong 
nro of tlioii* iniTNOTv frardons. and tbo 
Some vanet.es aro given toclimbingin a kind 
of straggl.ng,sp.’awling fasl.ion, whicl. nnfiU 
them for any vo.y cfToetivo nso .mywhore • 
but the dwaif varieties aro vo.’y good foi- 
beds, not growing much over a foot in 
height, and spi’o.iding out iid,o woll-sliaDod 
with brilliant yellow 
thoir nursery gardens, 
is exactly adapted to them, being of a 
vogotablo mold, well mixed 
a siibsl.i’atum of sand, which drains 0 
heavy rains of early spring. _ 
In ina,king Bopavato beds of 
decorating the lawn, and edgin? 
Snow-di’ops and Crocuses, remove the s‘ 
least a foot in doptli, and spread .j,,, 
bed a compost of ono-tliivd. "'®^''* 
stable manure, ojic-tbivd leaf mold, e* * 
soda, and lialC the quantity’ ef *'^'® 
compost, of a sandy loam. Spado 
mixture well, aud lot it lie a fo"’ ■ 
spado again. But if you can j„o?i 
sandv soil under tlio forests 1 ^ 
,to' 
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black, sandy son under mo ^”*'■“’■',,.',,1(01 
you will have exactly tlio compost I ■ 
growing all kinds of bulbs. 
ci.iths in circles, clusters, or stra'I?* ^ 
and .at tho depth of two, throe, e* 
iiiclios, aocovdiiig to size of bidb. 
tianfiil of scouring sand close by (”® 
Have i‘ 
