THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 285 
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THE GARDEN GUIDE FOR SEPTEMBER. 
TE dew is on the summer’s greenest grass, 
Through which the modest daisy, blushing, peeps ; 
The gentle wind, that like a ghost doth pass, 
A waving shadow on the cornfield keeps ; 
But I, who love them all, shall never be 
Again among the woods, or on the moorland lea ! 
The sun shines sweetly—sweeter may it shine !— 
Blessed is the brightness of a summer day ; 
It cheers Jone hearts: and why should I repine, 
Although. among green fields I cannot stray ? 
Woods ! I have grown, since last I heard you wave, 
Familiar with death, and neighbour to the grave. 
These words have shaken mighty human souls— 
Like a sepulchre’s echo drear they sound— 
E’en as the ow!’s wild whoop at midnight rolls 
The ivied remnants of old ruins round. 
Yet wherefore tremble ? Can the soul decay ? 
Or that which thinks and feels in aught e’er fade away ? 
Are there not aspirations in each heart 
After a better, brighter world than this ? 
Longings for beings nobler in each part— 
Things more exalted—steeped in deeper bliss"? 
Who gave us these P Whatarethey? Soul, in thee 
The bud is budding now for immortality ! 
RozgErt Nricoxt, 
FLOWER GARDEN. 
One of the finest of the September garden flowers is Anemone vitifolia Honorine 
Jobert, which is alike remarkable for its free growth and great beauty. Some of 
the Michaelmas daisies will bloom during the month, notably Aster dwmosus and 
Aster horizontalis. Other good plants that will bloom during the month are: 
Campanula persicifolia, Dianthus hybridus multiflorus, Delphinium amenun, 
Helianthus multiflorus, Eucomis undulata, Lilium lancifolium, Lilium lancifolium 
album, and Lilium tigrinum, Layers and pipings of carnations, pinks, and picotees 
must be planted as soon as they are well rooted. Select an open situation, and dig 
the ground up deeply before planting. Divide and replant daisies and polyan- 
thuses for spring bedding, if not already done. Support dahlias with stakes as it 
becomes necessary, and protect from earwigs by setting traps. Fill a few small 
pots with moss, and turn them bottom upwards upon the stakes used in supporting 
the branches. Seedling herbaceous plants ought to be strong by this time, and 
ready for planting out; but there is yet time for sowing seed if still undone. Trans- 
plant evergreens, and propagate either by cuttings or layers. Ivy and box edgings 
may be made. Complete the propagation of the stock of bedding plants as quickly 
as possible, 
KITCHEN GARDEN, 
Plant out a good breadth of the green, curled, and broad-leaved Batavian 
endive, and brown cos and drumhead cabbage lettuce, for the winter. Tie up for 
blanching those sufficiently advanced. Take up and store potatoes and onions, 
Sow chervil, corn salad, and radishes for alate supply. Earth-up celery and leeks, 
selecting a dry day for that purpose. Make an elevated bed for the reception of a 
frame to receive the cauliflower plants to stand over the winter. Plant out the 
main crop of cabbage for spring use at a distance of two feet apart, and insert a 
strong colewort plant between each four, to draw during the winter. Thin the 
winter crop of turnips to the proper distance apart, and the spinach slightly, if too 
thick. Hoe the ground between the rows to destroy every vestige of weed before 
it has time to seed, and thus render it uanecessary to tread the ground when'in a 
soft state from the autumn rains. 
FRUIT GARDEN. 
Harly apples and pears must be gathered as soon as the stalk parts readily from 
the tree, and placed in the fruit room until fit for the table. Fresh plantations of 
Strawberries may still be made with a considerable chance of success, but such 
heavy crops of fruit must not be expected as from those planted early last month, 
September, 
