Purple-edged, Copper Butterfly (Lycœna Chryseis). Appears. Brown Rack, and Knap-weed (Centaurea Jacea) do. do. do. Mountain do. (L. alpinum) do. Sea-side Convolvulus (Convolvulus Soldanella) Samphire (Crithmum maritimum) Sea Sandwort (Arenaria peploides) Honeysuckle and Red Briony berries are ripe. do. do. do. do. CALENDAR OF GARDENING AND COUNTRY WORK. It is necessary to examine the bulbs that are out of ground, and see that they do not become damp, for then mould will follow, and the roots will be of little value. Calceolarias, fuchsias, and other plants which are intended to bloom in the window in autumn, must not be allowed to flower now. Chrysanthemums should have their tops taken off,—not at one height, but at different stages, in order that the flowers may be spread over the plant. They should also now be moved into the pots in which they are to blow, and planted in rich soil. Some of the strongest of the shoots taken off may be planted in small pots. They will soon strike and form good flowering plants. These plants require much water after they are moved into pots. All bands tied round buds and grafts should now be loosened, and where they are no longer needed, removed. Auriculas. Some persons think it better to pot auriculas now than in May; but, if they have been changed as soon as the bloom was over, it is well now to put some fresh soil on the tops of the pots. Pelargoniums that, after having flowered, were cut down, and have now shot out afresh, should be repotted in small pots, and in poor soil. In transplanting them, shake the soil gently from the roots; place them into shade till they have re-rooted, and in the spring remove them successively into larger pots for blooming. Take cuttings of verbenas, calceolarias, petunias, scarlet pelargoniums, &c. Plant them in light soil and in pots well drained. Put in the cuttings thickly round the sides of the pot, and place them in a sheltered border, or in a house window, where they may remain through the winter. They will seldom fail to strike if so managed. Cinerarias, petunias and calceolarias, should be sown now. If left till the spring they will not flower till the following year. Plant out biennial stocks in the borders in which they are intended to bloom. You may now sow lettuce to stand the winter, spinach, radishes, and cauliflower, and transplant lettuces and every kind of cabbage. Corn Harvest is the great business of the month. For this the farmers have prepared by clearing out the barns, from which mice, rats, and bats are dislodged. All other work on the farm has been previously completed, to leave every hand at liberty for reaping and housing the corn. Hops are also Honey is taken gathered, both in this month and the next. from the bee-hives.-Our Saxon ancestors were right in giving this month the name of "Barn-month," because it fills their storehouse with grain. SEPTEMBER. GREAT changes were taking place in country scenery. In the garden and in the fields, summer flowers had given place to the more sober coloured blossoms of Autumn. Among the shrubs, the handsome flower of the Althea-frutex was seen, and the Arbutus showed its budding clusters amid dark green leaves, intermingled with the scarlet berries formed during the past year, Still more observable was the changing colour of the trees. The chestnut was becoming a russet brown, and the willow had a golden tint. Patches of light ochre were seen in the beechwoods, which would soon darken into shades of the richest brown. The wheat-harvest had been housed, and the doors of many a well-filled barn were closed, in many instances by those whose hearts were filled with silent thanksgiving to Him who has appointed seed-time and harvest, and who crowns the labours of man with the blessings of His providence. The fruits of the orchard had also been gathered in some counties. In others the work was still going |