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THE YOUNG FLORIST* 



Little is to be done in the garden but to 

 pick up all decayed leaves and plants, and 

 to transplant and divide perennials, which 

 should be done by the first of this month, or 

 the last of August, or sooner. 



The nights now begin to grow cool, and 

 fears are often anticipated, that a frost will de- 

 stroy the beauty of the garden, now in the 

 height of grandeur, which fears are often real- 

 ized by the last of the month, and sometimes 

 before, and do partial injury. 



The Dahlia is the grand object of admira- 

 tion this month ; and although it produces 

 flowers frequently through the summer, they 

 are not equal to what are seen now. 



Margaret. Our Dahlias are superb ; you 

 were so careful to put down stakes, and tie 

 them up and trim them, that they make a ma- 

 jestic appearance ; there is at least a dozen of 

 the purple, now in full bloom, and nearly as 



