48 FLORAL EMBLEMS. 



this month, a cluster of purple grapes, sur- 

 rounded by a wreath of hops. 



The author of the Complete Gentleman de- 

 scribes '' September with a merry and cheer- 

 ful countenance, in a purple robe, and a 

 wreath of white and purple grapes upon his 

 head : in his left hand a handful of millet oats, 

 and panicle, carrying a cornucopia of ripe 

 peaches, pears, pomegranates, and other fruits 

 of his season, in his right hand the sign Libra" 

 " His purple robe sheweth how he reigneth 

 like a king above other months, abounding 

 with plenty of things necessary for man's life." 



OCTOBER. 



'* Ye swains, now hasten to the hazel bank." 



** In close array. 

 Fit for the thickets and the tangling shrub, 

 Ye virgins come. *^ * * # ^ 



