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 his 

 arm a basket of ripe fruits, 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." 



Thompson. 



The etymology 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 



