THE WISCONSIN FARMER.'



             Zinnia Flore Rteno.
  Among the numerous varieties of flower
seeds which we have sent out the present sea-
son, some will be found labeded 7innia. The
double Zinnia, from which the seeds referred
to were selected by those of whom we ordered,
very much resemble the Dahlia. It produces
flowers of various colors, and for the past year
or two has been exceedingly popular. The
cut, perhaps, scarcely does justice to the sub-
ject, but, nevertheless, seems to give a very
good idea of that beautiful flower.

  MoWsINa LAWss.-It is of the first import-
ance that the first mowing should be done as
early as possible in the se. son. If left to grow
long before the first cutting, the leaves get yel-
low at the base, and at every cutting after the
yellowness appears, totally destroying the fine
green color which gives the lawn its chief at-
traction. Where a first rate mowing is desired
it is best to roll the grass the day before cut-
ting. The grass is then pressed all one way,
and cut evenly, and any dirt or stones pressed
beneath the surface that would otherwise take
the edge off the scythe. A good lawn-mower
keeps his scythe very sharp.  Some grind a
little before each regular set-to at mowing.
Those who are not accustomed to mowing
lawns should take but a few inches in width at
a time, so as not to "score." With a little
thought and judgment, any field mower can



soon become a good lawn hand. A sharp scythe
is the chief element of suecess.-Gardenerf
Chronicle.

          The Ever-Blooming Rose.

  If there is a plant in whose culture we ex-
cel the people of all other nations, it is the ev-
er-blooming rose; if there is one plant that
gives more gratification and pleasure than oth-
ers, for the care bestowved upon it and the price
of its cost, it is the ever-blooming rose; if any
body grows but one plant, it should be an ev-
er-blooming rose. It will thrive as well in the
comnion flower pot in the window of the poor,
as in the richest vase of the conservatory of
the wealthy; and with the same care it flour-
ishes as well at the side of the humble cot as
at the ingenious verandah of the palare.
  When there were none but the yearly flow-
ering rose, it was praised, worshipped, and
adored; orators lectured upon its virtues;
scribes wrote of it, and poets sung of it; it
was strewed on the paths of the great and mer-
itorious as an emblem of adoration; it was
wrought into wreaths and garlands to ornament
the temples and thrones, and persons of kings;
it garnished the bride and holy altar where
the ceremony of marriage was performed; it
decked the festal boards on great occasions,
and embalmed the remains of the dead; it was
planted on the remains of the worthy to record
the virtues of the departed. When so much
adulation and honor were bestowed upon the
rose that flowered but one month in a year,
what language is sufficient to chant the praise
of the one that now far surpasses it in beauty



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