XIV. 

 FLOWERS AND FRUITS OF AUTUMN. 



LEAS ANT weather glides by so swiftly 

 in the garden, that September is well 

 advanced toward October before we 

 realize that the year has begun to wane, and the 

 flowers have but a brief period to stay. Yet a 

 glance at the border reveals no such apparent 

 consciousness on their part. June, with all her 

 exuberance of bloom, scarcely contributes a 

 grander floral display than do the stately flowers 

 of September the Helianthea, the decussata 

 phloxes, the perennial asters, the Japanese anem- 

 ones. The lavish odors and delicate hues of 

 the early season are lacking in the later flowers ; 

 a ripe brunette in yellow has come to take the 

 place of the fair young bride of Spring. A full 

 supply of moisture during the first part of the 

 month has had a beneficial effect in prolonging 

 the freshness of vegetation. It is only the ever- 



