My Calla Lillies

It somns strango that these beautiful ffówérs are not more frequently seen in the window-garden during winter. Probably the fact that florists bo frequently place one O3 tho center flower of a hand eome bouquet, and in other ways use theni as varieties, charging high prices for thein, has given tho impression that they are as difficu-lt to raise ík perfection as thoy are beautiful and fragrant. On tho contrary, however, tho Calla is very easy of cultura, and will umply repay the little attontion which any lover of flowers will readily bestow upon it. Few water it sufficiently.-yot caro must be taken lost the earth beoomes mud from too much ■water. My experience with this flower has been as follows : Two years sinoe afriend gave roe an offset, whioh, plantod in tho ODen bonirr during tho Bummor, was quito a large plant by fall, when it was removed to ïny dining-room wiadow. That winter it did not bloom ; but aftor spending last summer again in tho open air, it beautifully rewarded mo by a profusión of ttowor during the wholo winter, being the largest, most beautiful, and roost fragrant of my house plauts. Tiue, I had but few other öowers during tho past winter, yet auiong my tubo roses, hyacinthe or narcissus, my Calla lillies ■were most admired. If you aro not yet the happy owner of a Calla, do not heeitate to gyt one. A florist will probably offor you a plant in full bloom. Nover buy such an one, as most likely it has been furccd in. a hot houso, and on removal to tho lower temperatdao of your own house tho flower will spoodily fado. Obtain a stocky plant that show"s no sign blossom, and carofully transplant it to your garden bed when the woather becomes settlod and warm In August repot it, having first removed the offaots - whieh you can pot sepurately, if you wish more plants noxt year and boforo frost comes, tako it in doorn ; thon, during all tho winter mouthg, will you be recuiving successivo rewards for your care in numorous beautiful flowers counts the Hiissler expedition haa reached Valparaíso, and had beguu to explore tho waturj of the " Poacoful Sea." A letter from the Tribune oorrespondeut with the oxpedition gives an interesting account of . "init of the party to tho island of Juan Fernandez, now inhabitod by only twenty persons. The writer says : We ■peut May day in rambling on the island and its shores, gunning, tishing, herborizing and collecting generally. Sharks, Iftïrrpreys, cod, seiripiira and other &h ; iobsters, crabs, crayüsh, shritnpu, mollusks of various aorta, starüsh and sea-urohins of divers kinds, a few insect, some humiuing birds, etc., etc., wore among the fruits of our labor. The plants of the island bore a great general roseniblance to those of the continent 400 miles to the eastward. The trail net brought from tho se a varioty of sea weeds different f rom those bofore obtained. Prof. Agaxsiz and his assistants havo also socured many now ocientiüc treasures ; and his visit to the wellworn, familiar coast of Peru haa already given it a new and Btrange interest.