(l!Y GEORGE liROWN'IEG,) JANUAItY. " Tho summer daya are bright) When tho lark eiuga to tho light, ■lhi beauteous suushinu rich ant'J clear, Ripens fruit aud Jlnvora iiiob' dear/' Uinolia3 iu pots require a copious supply ol liquid manure, tho soil best aulted for their growth is a mixture of peat md saudy loam. Perns in pots require a warm but molai atmosphere, tho soil host suitod for them is. dacompoaed uigger-.hoad roots, well mixed with sharp sand, a few pieces of charcoal aud plenty of brokeu crooks plaool in the bottom of the pots for drainago, (Jhryoftii« themuma in tho open, border require an abundant supply of mamiro( ningout3uperflaou3 brauchojaud securely taking tho phnlf, Koaaj require frcquont syringing with some good insecticide to keep down lly and blight, Wlion the foliage of tulips, anemones, and other flowering bulbs have died, tlisy mij bo lifted aud p'acea iD a dry place. The vacant corners of the llower borders should bo sown with seeds o 1 Miguonoi te, Sweet Peas, Collinsias, Cindy tufts, and InSermediato und Drompton Stocks; llioy will prolong tho boauty of tho llowor garden, lending fragrance and biil« lijncy when nature again dons hot grey mantis,

Tho Lawn has been a sourco of trouble lately, during tho rally summor months ii was baked with heat; now it is sodden with rain, and if the lawn mower does not work well, it is hotter to have it for a time and

cut with a Ecytbc. Should dry woathor tot

in apply tho roller, this will proparo it lor the lawn mower, If there are any have patches they should bo dressed with a little lawn grass seed and line mould, and after wards firmly rollod. The velvety lawn contrasts pleasauily with tho brilliant flower bardors and varied foliage of tho Bhrub bsry.
