Inspiration

I walked to-day in my garden.

The sweet peas and phlox so bright Had lifted their heads in gladness,

And turned to the welcome light.

The rain drops had fallen gently

In the evening the day before, And the morning had dawned so clearly

We surely could ask no more.

All nature seemed sounding the praises

Of the generous Giver above Who had set the whole world singing

Because of his bountiful love.

And I thought as I gazed on the beauties

Of the landscape about me spread, The blue hills in the distance,

And the bluer sky o'er head,

That I, a poor erring mortal,

Should try to be worthy the love And the blessings and beauties bestowed

By the Bountiful Giver above. - Mary Garfield,

Interesting Discovery

Mr. Morris, assistant in the Royal Gardens at Kew, has discovered that it is possible to obtain many new and improved varieties of the sugar cane from the seed, and by crossing and selection, the production of sugar can be greatly increased. The seeds are very small. - Adapted from Revue de l'Horticulture Beige.

International Meetings To Consider Viticulture And Fungus Diseases

An International Exposition of apparatus and products for the treatment against mildew, was held at Rome, from the 23d to the 27th of March, 1890, under the auspices of the Italian CEno-phile Club. At the same time an International Viticul-tural Reunion was held, at which various subjects relating to fungus diseases of the vine, investigations on and remedies for the same, were discussed. - Insect Life.

The Bulletins of next fall and winter from the experiment stations will probably be numerous in the direction of plant diseases and economic entomology. Every cultivator should prepare to get and read them.

Iris Reticulata

This plant is of eastern origin, and very hardy; during such winters as that of 1889-90, the flowers appeared even during the first days of January. The plant is bulbous and dwarfish. The leaves are few in number, straight, and rather longer than the flower stalk. The flowers have a pale violet color, and are very fragrant - Revue Horlicole.

Japanese Wine Berry

This new comer in the list of small fruits is a decided novelty in many ways. It is entirely distinct from any other raspberry, the class to which it belongs, in having the fruit covered by the calyx until nearly or quite ripe ; in its immense clusters, and in the whole plant being covered with a reddish-brown hair or moss. Before the calyx opens, displaying the fruit, it appears like the crested moss-rose bud. The fruit is one of the handsomest of the berry family the color being almost indescribable, having the intensity of a flower rather than of a fruit. In flavor, the fruit is not superior to that of our native sorts, but the beauty of the plant when in fruit, and its being perfectly hardy, makes it desirable. Whether the fruit has the astringency peculiar to most Japanese raspberries, we cannot say, not having sufficient opportunity to test it. - C. L. Allen.