_Rhubarb Scone Pudding._—Make a plain paste of half a pound of flour, two ounces of butter, a dessertspoonful of castor sugar, a pinch of salt, one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, half a teaspoonful of baking soda. Rub all together, then add enough sweet milk to make a nice firm paste, roll out the size of a dinner plate, butter the plate, lay the paste on and ornament the edge, and bake in a moderate oven till done. Fill the middle with stewed rhubarb—any stewed fruit is good—cover with the whites of two eggs beaten stiff, dust the top thickly with castor sugar and return to the oven to let it get a pale brown. CONSTANCE. [Illustration: ROSES. [_From photo: Photographic Union, Munich._] LAST YEAR’S ROSES. BY HELEN MARION BURNSIDE. [Illustration] They are only last year’s roses In my mother’s china jar, But their faint and subtle fragrance Wafts me back to days afar; And I shut my eyes a moment, And I see my mother pace Up and down the garden borders With her stately old-world grace, While she plucks the perfumed petals Beds of glowing bloom among— Oh, the roses, those sweet roses, That I knew when I was young! They are only last year’s roses In the old blue china jar, But I hear my mother singing Songs I loved in days afar: Yes, you sing amongst your roses, And I grant them fresh and fair, But they are not quite so fragrant As those old-world roses were; And your songs are not as sweet, dear, As the songs my mother sung, And you cannot make pot-pourri As they used—when I was young! AN ALBUM OF BIBLE PLANTS. It occurred to me some years ago that, out of the five or six hundred trees and plants mentioned in the Bible, the leaves of a large proportion of them might easily be obtained, dried and arranged in an album, and that such a collection might be made of great use in teaching Scripture, illustrating the meaning of various texts and throwing a light on obscure passages. My album of Bible trees and plants is often in request. I have found great pleasure in collecting the various specimens, and am still hoping to secure other trees to complete the book. At first one is apt to think that only eastern travellers can obtain the requisite leaves, but a little reading and Bible study will convince us that very many Scripture trees and plants are quite common and easily obtainable by anyone living in the country. I subjoin a list with which we may begin our book.