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 September 1st to 15th 



C<ip I'ifo 1 ia ceie. 



Hedera Helix, 20th, English Ivy. Com. on brick and stone bldgs. 



lAliacece. 



Colchicum aidumnalc, 25th, Fall Crocus. Gardens. 



Rannuncnlacete. 



Clematis pamculata. 



Fnnffi. 



During the months of August and September, and especially after 

 rainy weather, many species of ]\Iushrooms abound, several of which are 

 known to be edible. The cottagers who spend the Summer at Nonquitt 

 consider the Agariciis campestris a great delicacy, and collect it in con- 

 siderable quantities. 



October 



II a Hi a melidacece. 



Hamamelis virginiana, L. Witch-hazel. 



Damp woods ; common ; b. till last of November. 



Polygonacece. 



Polygonum amplexicaule, 



var. oxyphyllum, Gardens, about Oct. 10th. 



CompositcB. 



Cosmos hyhridus, Cosmos. 



Chrysanthemums, 





The leaves of deciduous trees, notably of the Elm and Ash, com- 

 mence to fall early in September, but rather lightly. During the month 

 of October they put on their most brilliant autumnal tints of lemon, 

 orange, and brown yellows, and dark red, crimson, scarlet, russet, purple, 

 and grays. Of the yellow class are the elm, beech, chestnut, witch hazel, 

 sugar maple, hickories, and birches, while the red maple, tupelo, oaks, 

 American Hornbeam, the various species of Rhus, Virginian creeper, the 

 cultivated Ampelopsis Veitchei or Boston ivy, blackberry, huckleberry, 

 blueberries, especially Vaccinium corymbosom, etc., assume reddish tones. 



