A STROLL THROUGH TIIE GARDEN OCTOBER. 
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of changing the features of almost every 
article in use from common, plain, or familiar 
patterns to new and appropriate fashions ; 
but in no case could there be more accom- 
plished than in vases, flower-pots, flower- 
stands, and garden-seats, if the manufacturers 
would look about them, and profit by the 
lessons to be found in the Art Journal. 
A STEOLL THEOUGH THE GAEDEN, 
BY A TUTOR AND HIS PUPIL, IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. 
A sharp frost has altered the appearance 
of many things ; especially in the quarter 
wherein the dahlias are planted does the 
change seem remarkable. Those splendid 
flowers escaped through September, which is 
seldom the case, and but yesterday seemed 
more gay than ever. To be sure, when we 
went close to them the individual flowers 
showed weakness, but as garden ornaments 
they were literally covered with beautiful 
tints and were the brightest of all the remain- 
ing tenants of the borders. To-day what are 
they, a mass of black decaying foliage, and 
discoloured flowers scarcely indicate, except 
in the decided contrasts, what colour they 
had been. The Michaelmas daisies seem hurt 
but not killed, and the chrysanthemums, which 
were opening, seem scarcely to be affected at 
all. The gardener will at once remove the 
dahlias, for they entirely destroy the fine 
appearance of the garden. The soil of the 
tulip bed which we saw dug out and laid on 
each side is now being turned over ; this is 
to sweeten the mould, as it lets air into it in 
every part ; for it must be borne in mind that 
nothing is more essential to the healthy 
growth of plants, than stirring the soil about 
to let the atmosphere operate on every part. 
Ground worms are very troublesome where 
they abound, but they are excellent garden- 
ers, for they keep the earth open when it 
would be otherwise run close together by the 
constant rains, and would be impervious to 
air altogether but for these busy but dis- 
agreeable looking creatures, who literally bore 
the ground in all directions and make their 
way through the top ; when this tulip soil 
has been turned once or twice more, it will be 
returned to the bed ready for planting next 
month. TJie same operation is being per- 
formed on these long beds, which are appro- 
priated to the surplus stock of tulips, and the 
offsets which are too small for blooming, and 
which will all be planted this month, because 
many are small and would shrivel up and die 
before the ordinary planting time, which 
round London is on or about Lord Mayor's- 
day, the 9 th of November. Those further 
beds are preparing for the common ranun- 
culuses which are planted in the autumn, 
and will be inserted in drills six inches apart. 
In the broad border the man is taking off 
large pieces from the patches of lupines, 
phloxes, and other herbaceous perennials, and 
