Sentiment seems to be a necessity of existence. That which we eat and that which we admire, can only center in the same individual with violence to human feelings. Yet there are some who can eat without compunction the horse which has been petted, and Prof. E. D. Cope has recently expressed his disgust that " a foolish prejudice " keeps wretched Arctic explorers from eating one another in order to save a portion of their lives.

However, sentiment goes on, and real lovers of flowers will, we suppose, to the world's end, regret that so much flower garden beauty should be ruthlessly destroyed by a mere white frost.

Little by little, however, we can introduce flowers which after petting and loving for a season, we can turn to and devour, if we follow Prof. Cope's Arctic advice, or the lead of the hippophagi. Cabbages and beets for floral decoration have already been introduced, and now we have a pretty turnip-rooted celery. The Erfurt raiser of it says :

"Amongst the numerous ornamental-foliaged plants, so important for the picturesque character of modern gardens, the above variety has been admired as one of the most beautiful by many customers, who visited my establishment. In general, it resembles the old well-known soup celery, but its vigorous leaves of a dark glossy green are richly and most elegantly streaked with a silver-grey hue in the midst of the leaflets and decorated with a broad creamy-white edging. This arrangement of colors fits that variety admirably for effective groups, the beautiful appearance rendering it a striking contrast to other plants, especially in autumn, when the petioles get a violet-red tint, so that the plant grows a true quadricolor.

"Besides, my Celeriac comes nearly true from seed, giving at least eighty per cent. of variegated plants, and finally it is fit for kitchen-use, particularly for the decoration of dishes and fish-plates."