400 Meteorological JS^otices. — Monthly Calendar. 



shade. Grapes are quite abundant, of excellent flavor, and very rea- 

 sonable in price; Isabellas are rather scarce. Cranberries have come to 

 hand, but not sufficiently plenty to be sold very low ; the quantity that 

 will be gathered is yet uncertain. 



Boston, Sept. '22. M.T. 



Art. VI. Meteorological Notices. 



FOR AUGUST. 



The latter part of the month of August was accompanied with beau- 

 tiful weather; and the month throughout was exceedingly fine. Showers 

 were frequent, though there were but two rainy days. 



Thermometer. — Mean temperature, 63^ 20'. Highest, 83°; lowest, 

 44° above zero. 



Winds. — N. E. two days — E. two — S. E. three — S. seven — S. W. ten 

 — W. six — N. W. one day. 



Force of the Wind. — Brisk, twelve days — light, nineteen days. 



Character of the Weather. — Fine, eleven days — Fair, fifteen days — 

 Cloudy, five days. 



Rainy, two — Showery, ten days. 



MONTHLY CALENDAR 



OF 



HORTICULTURE AND FLORICULTURE, 



FOR OCTOBER. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Strawberry beds that were planted last month should be kept free from 

 weeds, and if dry weather ensues, they should be occasionally water- 

 ed (p. 299). 



Grape vines in the open air should now be pruned of all lateral 

 branches and strong tendrils, in order to let the sun and air to the wood, 

 to ripen it well. Those in the green-house or grapery will now have 

 nearly perfected their wood ; prune oflf all superflous shoots, and if the 

 grapes are all cut, give a great deal of air to the house, (pp. 46, 93, 125, 

 170.) 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Green-house plants should all be housed this month. Let the pots be 

 washed, and such plants as want it, re-potted before they are put in. 



Oxalises of the different species should now be planted in pots, and 

 placed in the green-house. 



Cyclamens should also be potted, and placed in the green-house or 

 frame. 



Chrysanthemums will have now advanced their flower buds, and 

 should be protected from frost, as it tends to injure their flowering ma- 

 terially (p. 133). 



