September
Reading edition
A slight falling off will be noticed this month, especially in the leaves, and the garden will need the most careful attention. The Engagement Vines often become very much entangled, so that it is hard to tell which is which. Straightening them out is a delicate operation, and in some cases the shears are necessary.
The Heart Trees especially should be watched this month, to guard against blight.
The Golf Plant (Crawlia Bragadosia) a dull though persistent creeper, related to the Gillieflower, thrives well in September, and indeed in all the Autumn months. It is much fancied by up-to-date gardeners. Like the poison ivy, it is quite innocuous to many people, but to some it is a powerful irritant, causing them to break out in the most violent manner. From the fruit of this plant is distilled a strong stimulant called Bogey, highly prized by its cultivators, but looked upon with contempt by outsiders, who regard the Golf Plant as the greatest pest in the vegetable kingdom.
THE RUBBER PLANT
Snoopia Vulgaris
Eyebulgia Family.
Grows wild if planted near a window.
THE PORCH CLIMBER
OR
SECOND STORY VINE
(Note the large size of the Pistils.)
The garden paths were completely blocked With engagement vines on the first of OCT