. The chronicles of a garden: its pets and its pleasures. ^11 turn 11. Comes nextBiown Autumn in her turn. Oh ! not unwelcome cometh she ; The parched earth luxuriouslyDrinks from her dewy urn. And she hath flowers and fragrance too. Peculiarly her own ;Asters of every hue—perfumeSpiced rich with clematis and broom, And mignonette late blown. Mrs Southey,. T HERE is certainly more ditference in our feelings andassociations with the beginning of autumn and theclose of it than there is between the commencement and theend of any other season; for the end of each of the threepreceding, if we recko
. The chronicles of a garden: its pets and its pleasures. ^11 turn 11. Comes nextBiown Autumn in her turn. Oh ! not unwelcome cometh she ; The parched earth luxuriouslyDrinks from her dewy urn. And she hath flowers and fragrance too. Peculiarly her own ;Asters of every hue—perfumeSpiced rich with clematis and broom, And mignonette late blown. Mrs Southey,. T HERE is certainly more ditference in our feelings andassociations with the beginning of autumn and theclose of it than there is between the commencement and theend of any other season; for the end of each of the threepreceding, if we reckon winter first, is full of hope, and thecommencement (except winter) full of pleasure. Autumnbegins gloriously; its flowers are gorgeous in hue, and its 104 THE CHRONICLES OF A GARDEN. fruits, whether useful to man or merely ornamental, as ber-ries, are beautiful in their contrast with the green leaves. The mountain ashNo eye can overlook, when, mid a groveOf yet unfadecl trees, she lifts her head,Deckd with autumnal berries that outshineSprings richest blossoms. In August, September, and the first part of October,the garden is in full blow ; we scarcely seem to miss oursummer roses, and pinks, and honeysuckles, while theirplaces are supplied by the less fragrant but bright asters,hollyhocks, dahlias, verbenas, late sown annuals, scarletgeraniums,
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