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Floral Illustrations of the Seasons / Consisting of the Most Beautiful, Hardy and Rare Herbaceous Plants, Cultivated in the Flower Garden

Chapter 21: AUTUMN.
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A series of hand-drawn and engraved botanical plates paired with succinct Latin classifications and practical cultivation notes, arranged to follow the seasons. Each entry describes plant form, varieties, propagation and soil or exposure preferences, and suggests garden uses for hardy herbaceous ornamentals. The preface frames the volume as an accessible guide intended to encourage aesthetic appreciation and botanical study, particularly among women, by combining accurate description with visual representation.

AUTUMN.

Though Summer with her fervid ray,
No longer leads the lengthened day,
Though Autumn with her sober tread
Appears upon the russet mead,
For her shall Flora form her wreath,
And still around her fragrance breathe;
Shall still with beauty deck the plain,
Nor cease midst darker hours to reign.