FLORAL EMBLEMS. 47 



of a young man of a fierce and choleric as- 

 pect, in a flame coloured garment ; upon his 

 head a garland of wheat and rye, upon liis 

 arm a basket of ripe frvuts, as pears, plums, 

 apples, gooseberries : at his belt, a sickle bear- 

 ing the sign Virgo." 



SEPTEMBER. 



" By the potent sun elated high, 



The vineyard swells refulgent on the day." 



ThompsojK 



The etj^nology of the name of this month 

 is derived from its being the seventh from 

 March. 



September may be considered the festival 

 month of jolly Bacchus. 



" For clust'ring grapes are his peculiar care." 



We have therefore given as our emblem of 



