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As far as I have noticed this glare, it is 

 rather more conspicuous when one of these 

 spells of north wind sets in. These winds die 

 away at night, when the sky is generally 

 clear, and the thermometer low. In the morn- 

 ings the sky is clear and there is no wind, 

 but just as the sun gains power, about nine 

 o'clock, the wind begins to blow with great 

 force, sometimes bringing up clouds with 

 it but very often blowing all day long with 

 a clear sky. The drying up effect of the 

 wind and sun together, with the coldness 

 at night, have a most disastrous effect on 

 all vegetable growth. 



