amebicangard^ 
snowed under 
Of a thoosand things that the Year snowed under- 
The bnsy Old Year that has gone away- 
How many will rise in the Spnng, I wonder, 
Brought to life by the sun of May? .. .j 
Will ^e rose-tree branches, so wholly hidden 
That never a rose-tree seems to be, ,.jj.- 
At the sweet Spring’s call come forth unbidden. 
And bud in beauty, and bloom for me f 
Will the fair, green Earth, whose throbbing bosom 
Is hid, like a maid’s in her goOT at night. 
Wake out of her sleep, and with blade and blossom 
Gem her garments to please my sight. 
Over the knoll in the valley yonder 
The loveliest buttercups bloomed and CTew; 
When the snow has gone that drifted them under, 
Will they shoot up sunward, and bloom anew. 
When wild mnds blew and a sleet-storm pelted, 
I lost a jewel of priceless worth; ' , , 
if I walkthat way when snow’s have melted, 
Will the gem gleam up from the bare, brown earth r 
I laid a love that was dead or dWng, 
For the year to bury and hide from sight; 
But out of a trance will it w-aken crying, 
And push to my heart, like a leaf to the light ? 
Under the snow He things so cherished— 
Hopes, ambitions and dreams of men —^ 
Faces that vanished, and trusts that perished, 
Never to sparkle or glow again. 
The old year greedily grasped his plunder, 
And covered it over and hurried away; 
Of the thousand things that he hid, 1 wonder 
How many will rise at the call of May? 
0 wise Young Yearj witli your hands held under 
Your mantle of ermine, teU me, pray! 
Ella Wheeler. 
the moon flower 
or noct^flora. 
jpomona nocm^hyton- 
I was glad hv Mr. Chas. E. 
the reference made to 
vas giau 1.-^ Chas. E. 
this most beautiful ehmbex 
Parnell, in the Per 
Amekicax GAEOEN; 
method of keeping the 
ruhough I think his 
old plant over is 
ZwesJme than perpetuating 
much more the usual way 
it by ”f,.cc?y as Coleus ox' Gcra- 
i„ October „,,,kc plants sivffl- 
uium, and . j ^t by the time 
te given .0 mud. satl.fact.on »e Ite- Ite 
Sincterietie proper., .1 
moon likollowors only at night oi 
days renders it peculiarly interesting. 
This night-blooming habit of the Moon 
Flower was used in a way by the proprietor 
of a German Lager Beer Garden m the sub¬ 
urbs of Washington a few years ago so as to 
form one of the attractions of the place. 
it requires something to 
easily be trained on old walls, fen 
trees, or as a covering to exclnde^th ”’'^5 
*sun 
on 
gaidcn 
out 
SEASONABLE HINTS, 
Next Summer's GariJen .—Consider well 
and decide now what plants yon wish to 
grow for next summer’s garden, and gov¬ 
ern yourself accordingly. Conclude upon 
the plan of your flower garden or beds, 
the kinds of plants you intend to order, 
how many of them, what you shall raise 
from seeds, slips or by division, when 
and how, and having formed your plans, 
adhere to them. 
Don’t wait for the seedmen’s novelty 
sheets before making a selection. If you 
wish for pleasure in your garden, select 
plants of tried and sterling merit, and, 
if you have a few dimes more to spend, 
try a few of the novelties just for fun, 
but don’t be disappointed if they fail to 
-surpass everything of their race you used 
to grow. 
Soil for Flowerbeds.—How to bring it 
into best condition and composition may 
also be profitably considered now. 
Heavy Soils are always benefited by an 
addition of sand, and there is no better 
season to cart it on than winter. It should 
be scattered evenly over the frozen ground, 
and at the spading in spring lie tlioroughly 
mixed with the soil. 
Leaf mold and well decomposed stable 
manure are excellent for any soil, heavy or 
light. Fresh, coarse manure should he 
avoided in flower beds, and if no otln r is 
obtainable, it should be broken up as finely 
as possible and composted with soil a few 
weeks, or better, months before itis applied. 
Propayatiwj Carnations.—Tho easiest way 
to propagate Carnations is to layer them 
m the open ground when the plants are in 
full bloom or a little after, but tl,ey may 
also be increased by cuttings or pipings put 
m boxes or pots in gentle heat during .Jaiiu- 
ary or Februaiy. When they have become 
sufficiently rooted they are to be potted in 
three inch pots, and early in May nlantefl 
out in the open border in good, rich garden 
And rich will be your reward. 
soil. 
IPOMCEA NOCTIPHYTON. 
rie had all the arbors and vcrand.as of his 
garden covered with it, and advertised it as 
a groat attraction on moon light nights. 
Flocks c.amc to sec it, and were well reward¬ 
ed, for It IS one of the most hcaiiliful sights 
on a moon light night in autumn to see Imn- 
buttciliies I.ovcring among the green leaves 
During the months of Septomher and 0<- 
ober wo received scores of letters asking Jf 
was hardy, and if not, bow to keep 
ebowing the great interest 
as it was not bardrirtlliTJ'lr''^'’'^ 
«Hflsinibe iism:f 
winter with oibei. i ' '’'aji it over 
out ill May at aboiit"tho r”''"'''’ “‘’Ging it 
aud othe^cni’ , , 'vl.enc 
doors. 'J’boro i» no i i . ""t- 
Plantcd by tlio..s.ai,dH oVLiatours 
domng next season, as ii« n 
it over winter, 
felt in it, ToallsucI 
verandas trained on strings or 
iiig is more suitable. Plants set o*!* 
will attain a growth of ten to twent!''‘^% 
one season, according to suitabl 
soil and location, beginning to bloo 
and continuing without intermiss*^ 
frost. In Florida, South Carolina s'”! 
Southern States it is a hardy' 
climbing freely to the tops of trees^fiu”“'”’ 
DESIRABLE WILD HEEBAOEOUS PLABj 
It is always pleasant to note any in ^ 
in the popular love for wild flowers. Qn 
years the demand for them in tlic 
has increased rapidly, and a number o*' 
formerly neglected wild plants have bee 
garden favorites. There is still abunl?, 
opportunity, however, to increase the a 
quisitions from our fields and woods, 't 
important difficulties hinder a more ge 7 
oral cultivation of wild plants. One is 
the disposition to slight common objeets 
and the other is a lack of knowledge as 
to what are the desirable species. As an 
aid towards removing this latter diffi. 
ciilty, I subjoin a list of indigenous plants 
which have appeared to possess strong 
qualities as I have seen them growing in 
botanic gardens and country yards for 
the last few years. The species are all 
natives of the states lying north of Vir¬ 
ginia and east of the Mississippi. 
Calthapaliistris, Marsh Marigold, "Cow¬ 
slip.” Desirable among other plants for 
low places where it makes much dispby 
in very early spring. 
Anemone dichotoma, (A. Pennsylvanka,] 
Large Windflower. I have seen very 
beautiful displays of this plant in shady 
gardens. On rich ground it makes a 
shoiv for a long time. 
AcUea sjneata, var. rubra, Baneheny, 
Red Cohosh. The dense spikes of red 
berries are very showy among other 
plan ts. They are very efl'ective in clumps. 
The white Baneberry {A. alba) is less 
desirable. Both species appear to he 
easily grown. 
Nynqviwa tuberosa and N. o(iora<«)llhite 
AVatcr Lilies. Almost indispensable to a 
pond, where they may be easily grown. The 
western N. tuberosa is the more showy hut 
the common castorn N. odorata is much the 
more fragr.ant. 
Clcvntra Citcullaria and D. Canadei*^^'’ 
Dutchman’s Breeches and Squirrel Coin- 
T'lvo very pretty and delicate vernal ph'" * 
which deserve more general notice. I 
the Z). Cucullurla oftonost although ' 
other is probably the prettiest. _ _ 
Violas, Violols. Several of tho "’ild 
lots aro pretty in cultivation, especially _ 
pedata, the Bird’s-foot Violet. Thissucocc ^ 
host on liglit sandy soil. V. cucuUata 
hoc largo loaves. Y. rostratu is a vci) ^ 
siralilo spooics. 1 have novor scon I - '^"'1 
Ma in oultivation, but I sco no roason v 
it shonlil not do well. 
Ccrastunn areense, Chiokwcod. j„rf 
sliady grounds 1 have soon this plant nia 
"lost atlractivo elimips of ,,flr8 
oral foot in diamotor with tlio wliito fl® 
