234 A FEW WORDS ON THE WEATHER. 



When the stocks have ceased growing, which will generally be the 

 case by the end of October, the branches of the stock must be cut, in 

 order to strengthen them, and make them neat. 



In shortening them, leave about six inches of each above the bud 

 which has been inserted. 



If the ground round the roots be covered a few inches deep with 

 some strawy manure, during winter, it will be of some service to do it. 



No other attention is required till spring, excepting to have the 

 stocks properly secured against winds. 



I shall, therefore, have an article drawn up in time for the second 

 season's management. 



Note. — In preparing the bud it is unnecessary to remove the bit 

 of wood attached to the bark. Omitting to do so saves trouble, pre- 

 vents the bud from being damaged, and more than equally insures 

 success. 



ARTICLE V. 



A FEW WORDS ON THE WEATHER. 



BY ANAEL. 



The science of meteorology is to no one of greater importance than 

 to the gardener ; I hope, therefore, a few words on the subject may 

 not be deemed inapplicable to your pages ; and as at the present day 

 the attention of many able scientific men is attracted to its considera- 

 tion, I hope the period is not far distant when they will be enabled to 

 give us some rules, whereby we may discern forthcoming changes ; 

 this would indeed be a boon of no ordinary character. 



The sources from whence indications of meteorological phenomena 

 are derivable are various ; even in the vegetable and animal creation 

 many sensitive indications are afforded, which, doubtless, numerous 

 of your readers have with myself observed. Philosophical instru- 

 ments too have been invented and contrived purposely to foretel 

 approaching variations in the atmosphere. The source, however, 

 capable of producing those changes ought first to have our especial 

 attention, and seeing then that the whole universe is but one con- 

 nected series of bodies, all obeying the same laws, and each acting in 

 concert with the rest, may we not believe that the laws of climate are 

 as fixed and certain as are those of physical astronomy, and con- 



