108 VEGETABLE AND FLOWER GARPEV. 



of young plants, and old ones must be cut do\v i 

 before their seed ripens, or the wind will scatter it 

 about the garden. 



The flowers this month are all of a gorgeou? , 

 brilliant appearance. There is the Sun Flowei, 

 the red, red and white Hibiscus, the Double Holh - 

 hocks of various colors ; the white and Pyramid; 1 

 Phlox, the Tiger Lily. Not much is to be clone i i 

 the flower garden, but to save seeds, as they become 

 ripe; cut down decayed plants, and tie up an 1 

 trim others of their superfluous foliage. The ar 

 bors are now fully covered with odoriferous vinos, 

 and are a delightful retreat toward evening, when 

 the honeysuckles give out their most delicious odo . 



SEPTEMBER. There is not much to be done with 

 the garden now but to enjoy its fruits, and its bril 

 liant though somewhat gaudy flowers. One of the 

 most beautiful of them is the Dahlia, which has, 

 within a few years, been introduced into the ga &amp;gt; 

 dens of New England. It was not much cultiva 

 ted in England until the year 1814. It is a nath e 

 of Mexico, and was named after a Swedish bota 

 nist of the name of Dahl, a pupil of the celebrated 

 Linnaeus. The first introduced into Europe was a 

 purple one, in 1789, which was single. Since 

 then there have been very numerous and beautiful 

 varieties introduced. They are produced either 

 from the seeds or by dividing the roots. They 

 will flower the first year from the seed, but very 

 few will be double. The finest varieties are prop 

 agated by dividing the roots, which are tuberous, 

 and resemble the sweet potatoe. As soon as the 

 frost has blackened the tops, they should be dug up 

 and put into a warm, dry cellar, secure from frost. 

 When the spring returns, they must be divided by a 



