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the) ambric?an 
anemones ANPEAiniNOULUS. 
bulbous or Asiatic species of to 
owt'wx.iiDer, 
SEPTEMBEB. 
Sweet Is Uie voice that calls 
From habhllng waterfalls 
In meadows where the downy seeds are flying; 
And soft the breezes blow, 
And eddying come and go 
In faded gardens where the Hose Is dying. 
Among the stubbled Com 
The blithe quail pipes at morn, 
The merry partridge dmms in hidden places, 
And glittering insects gleam 
Above the reedy stream. 
Where busy spiders spin their fllmy lacos. 
At eve, cool shadows fall 
Across the garden wall. 
And on.the clustered Grapes to purple turning; 
And pearly vapors lie 
Along the eastern sky. 
Where the broad harvest-moon is redly burning. 
Ah! soon on fleld and hill 
The wind shall whistle chill. 
And patriarch swallows call their flocks together, 
To fly from frost and snow. 
And seek for lands where blow 
The fairest blossoms of a balmier weather. 
The cricket chirps all day, 
"0 fairest summer, stay!” 
The squiiTel eyes askance the Chestnuts bi’own- 
ing: 
The wild fowl fly afar 
Above the foamy bar. 
And hasten southward ere the skies are frownin; 
Now comes a fragrant breeze 
Through the dark Cedar trees, 
And round about my temples fondly lingers. 
In gentle playfulness. 
Like to the soft earess 
Bestowed in happier days by loving Angers. 
Yet, though a sense of grief 
Comes with the falling leaf. 
And memory makes the summer doubly pleasant. 
In all my autumn dreams 
A future summer gleams. 
Passing the fairest glories of the present! 
Geokge Arnold. 
SEASONABLE HINTS. 
The cooler nights of September remind us 
of the more or iess.severe frosts apt to occur 
in the latter part of the month, and to lay 
low the tender treasures of our flower-beds. 
Geraniums, Roses, Lantanas. and all plants 
of the hardier class that are simply to be 
kept dormant during winter, need not be 
taken up for some weeks yet, but such as 
we wish to have in bloom in wintei- have to 
be potted without delay. Only young plants 
should be used for this purpose; those raised 
from cuttings this spring make the best win¬ 
ter-blooming plants. With older plants all 
.straggling branches and old wood have to be 
cut off, and other shoots should be shortened 
in so as to induce a stocky, bushy growth. 
At the approach of cold weather potted 
plants should be placed in a cold-fi-ame, an 
old hot-bed, or on a sheltered piazza wliere 
they can be protected against early frosts 
and may be kept safe until severe cold sets 
in, when they have to be removed to the house. 
Sprinff-floieerinff Bulbs may be pl.anted now 
or at any time before the gi-ound freezes, 
but whichever time is chosen the sooner the 
ground is brought in readiness the bettc!-. 
This should be done by making the soil as 
mellow, deep, and rich as possible. 
Violets may be planted in fnimes at any 
time this month, llcmove all runners, to 
throw strength into the crown, do not pro 
tect the plants in any way, and water copi¬ 
ously when needed. 
The bulbous oi in the us 
from freezing. They need 1“ 
well drained though, and ^ ^ 
in an open bed. a ocui. 
a cold-frame hkc 
winter, if grown 
wfiy is to grow them in 
Pansies, Daisies or Violets. h.„1p.ivps 
In summer after blooming, when he leaves 
have died off, the ground over the i ^ 
should be shaded with slats, brush, • 
mulching of manure or litter, wine i i 
removed, however, when the plants begin to 
grow. Or, after blooming, the roots may 
be lifted and stored in sand during summer. 
Plants raised from seed in spring, blossom 
fi-eely the followdng year. 
HANDINESS OF LILIES. 
One of the principal causes of failure in 
the cultivation of Lilies lies in over-estimat¬ 
ing them hardiness, their power to endure 
the rigor of our wdnter, and fiiilure wholly 
due to this is attributed to some unknown 
cause. Mr. C. L. Allen, who has made a 
specialty of Lily culture and who has de¬ 
voted considerable study and careful obser¬ 
vation to this subject, considers these mis¬ 
taken ideas about the hardiness of Lilies as 
the greatest impediment to their more ex¬ 
tended culture. 
It is generally supposed, he said before 
the M. J. Horticultural Society, that all the 
various species of Lilies, with few excep¬ 
tions, are “perfectly hardy,” because tliey 
are natives of cold or temperate climates. 
A more erroneous opinion, or one fraught 
with so much danger to the plant, could not 
be entertained. The species that are truly 
hardy in this climate, other than those in¬ 
digenous to the soil, are but few; indeed, 
they are the exception, not tlie rule. Wliile 
it is true that some of the species are found 
in the coldest parts of the habitable globe, 
growing most luxuriantly, it is equally true 
those same species grown here are not hardy 
to that degree which renders it safe to plant 
them in our borders without i>rotcction. 
There is no climate so severe on all bulbous- 
rooted plants, such as are usually considered 
hardy and left in the open border duriim the 
winter, as ours. Tills is paitieul.-irly applie.a- 
ble to the coast, from Massachusetts to Vir¬ 
ginia, where the thermometer often indic.'ites 
4fp of frost when there is not a particle of 
snow on the ground for its protection. Here 
the frost jieneti-ates the ciirth to a g-i-eat 
depth one week, and is eiitii-ely out the next. 
These constant changes from freeziim to 
thawing cause the Ciirtli to contract amrex.- 
pand to such a degree !is to frm|uently tear 
tlie bulbs in pieces. 1 h.ave hiul whole'Helds 
destroyed in this iminner. Ihit let ns 
more specific. 'I'ake the beautiful liiHo 
JAlium imnijolivm, a nativ(! of Sibm-ia and 
where it is large.ly grown as an article of 
food in its native habitat, it is purfeutly 
hardy_; here it is not. VVliyV .Simply 
cause m its .Siberian home the first indioat 
of winter is a snow-storm that eoyiu's tbo 
ground so deeply that frost rarely, if' j..; ' 
penetrates it at all; while here the .a.rth i: 
frozen to a depth entirely unknown lb., 
notwithstanding their climate Is luiiel i 
colder of the two. The same is true of 
Lilium Mnrumon, the bulbs of which o 
larffely used by the Cossacks as an article of 
food- with them it is perfectly hai-dy; with 
us in a much milder climate, it will rarely , 
survive but a single season unless protected; 
and with that precaution, it grows with more 
vigor here than in its native home. 
Ill Vermont, where the ground is nearly 
-ilw.ays covered with snow during the winter 
season, all kinds of Lilies grow to the great¬ 
est perfection. I have seen finer bulbs of 
the L. auralum, Brownii, Chalccdonicum, Mar- 
tayon, and other species grown in that State, 
without the slightest artificial protection, 
than I have ever known produced in any 
other country. There the L. auratum is al¬ 
ways healthy, and increases as rapidly as 
any of our native species. 
There are many other plants protected by 
the snow in a similar manner. We notice 
on the Alps, at an elevation that permits of 
only four months of spring, summer and au¬ 
tumn, the Primula Auricula grows in the 
greatest luxuriance and profusion. It is there 
constantly covered with snow during their 
long periods of freezing weather. In the 
v.illeys below, where there is no snow and 
but light frost, the same plant will not live 
through the winter unless carefully pro¬ 
tected. 
It is not so much the cold that injures and 
destroys the bulbs, as the effect of the cold 
which disintegrates them by alternate freez¬ 
ing and thawing. I liave often had bulbs of 
the tigrinum, umbellalum and speciosum re¬ 
main on the surface during the winter with¬ 
out their being injured in the slightest de¬ 
gree, while those in the ground were com¬ 
pletely destroyed. 
The question may be asked, and it is a per¬ 
tinent one, “Do not our native Lilies have 
the same elements to contend against as 
those not indigenous to our soil, and having 
them, esc.ape uninjured?” Certainly, yes; 
but nature alway.s protects her own, and m 
collecting our native species we see how 
wisely and beautifully it is done. The su- 
perhum is rarely found, excepting in woods 
or mai’shy grounds; the low-growing trees 
or shrubs form a complete net-work of roots 
iibove and beneath the bulbs, affording the 
most ample protection against the action of 
the frost, should it penetrate the he.avy 
mulching of le:ives that nature has provided 
for their protection. 'J’lic Catiadcuse, or com¬ 
mon Lily of our meadows, forms its bulbs 
very deei), usually beyond tlie reach of frost, 
iindhas fora covering a heavy turf, than 
which tliere can be. no better protectiou. 
This Lily, in our cultivated fields, is by no 
means liardy. 
IVliatevm- may be the. cause of failure, 1 
am cert ain from my exiierience and observa¬ 
tion that, wlu're Lilies are protected so that 
I rest (aiunot reach them, tluiy will invariably 
siKUioed and l.lirive in |)roportion as the other 
conditions of growlh are more or less favor- 
iiblc.; while those left unprotected, if in ex¬ 
posed situations, are quite as sure to die. 
'I'he. protec.tliin of a. bed of I.ilies is a sim- 
ple and inexpensive oiieratlon. The best 
end most natural mulching I liavo ever 
used is a. eovoi ing, say six indies in deptb, 
of newly fallen leaves; these kei>t in their 
places by a, little brush, or pieces of board. 
'Salt or marsh-hay is also an excellent pro¬ 
tection; (/'urn-stalks answer a good purpose; 
01 whatever material Is most convenient. 
