360 Meteorological J^otices. — Monthly Calendar. 



Art. IV. Meteorolos-ical Notices. 



The heat of the weather, during this month, was rather moderate : 

 showers were frequent, and the quantity of rain which fell was very- 

 great : the winds prevailing from east to south. 



Thermometer. — Mean temjierature, 66^ 24'. Highest, 87°; lowest, 

 44^ above zero. 



Winds. — N. one day — N. E. one— E. nine— S. E. three — S. eleven — 

 S. W. three — W. three days. 



Force of the Wind.— Brhk, fifteen days — light, sixteen days. 



Character of the Weather. — Fine, sixteen days — Fair, nine days — 

 Cloudy, six days. 



Rainy, two — Showery, eight days. 



MONTHLY CALENDAR 



OF 



HORTICULTURE AND FLORICULTURE, 



FOR SEPTEMBER. 



- FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape Vines, in the green-house or grapery, will now be ripening 

 their wood and fruit: trim off the laterals, where the wood has become 

 hard and firm, close under the eyes, on the main shoots. The shoulders of 

 the large bunches on the Hamburgh vines, should be tied uj) to the trellis 

 with bass matting. If they have been syringed with sulphur water, 

 give them now pure water, throwing it with considerable force, to wash 

 otFthe dust left by the frequent use of the former. 



Peach trees should now be budded, where they were neglected in 

 August ("p. 209). 



Strawberry beds should now be made and planted (p. 299). 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Green-house plants, of such kinds as want repotting this fall, should 

 be now attended to, that they may get well established before cold weather. 



Chrysanthemtims should be well watered, occasionally using liquid 

 manure (p. 138). 



Dahlias must be tied to strong stakes, to prevent their being blown 

 down by high winds, which often occur this month (pp. 130, 172). 



Roses may still be budded (pp. 217,290). 



Seeds of Schizanthus, ten-week stocks, and other kinds of annual flow- 

 ers, which are wanted to decorate the parlor or green-house, should be 

 sown this month (pp. 101, 133, 177, 179). 



