AUGUST. 



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one, and found it was a large, beautiful Moth. 

 He was greatly astonished when his father 

 told him it was produced from the nauseous 



green tobacco worms As the darkness 



increased, the Fire Flies enlivened the mea- 

 dows with their numerous brilliant lights, — 

 the air resounded with the noise of myriads of 

 insects ; and to give variety to the scene, the 

 large Bull Frog would occasionally be heard 

 in deep guttural bass. The Toad, too, as he 

 sat half immersed in water, was not a whit 

 behind his neighbor, in point of musical talent, 

 as he occasionally joined the chorus^ in shrill 

 and lengthened notes. 



The following group of flowers was to be 

 seen in the quarter for August.* 



In the rear was the stately perennial double 

 flowering Sun Flower, with its beautiful 

 dahlia-like flowers ; with the magnificent red, 

 and the red and white Hibiscus, and the Dou- 



* See pages 22 — 27. 



