2 THE MAGAZINE OF HOKTICULTURE. 



nual growth everywhere was very small, and the drought so 

 long continued, that the rains of autumn came too late to aid 

 in restoring the exhausted energies of vegetation. In many 

 localities the trees, from this cause, are quite bare of fruit 

 buds for another year. 



January was a very cold month, beginning rather severely, 

 but warmer about the middle, with the thermometer at 52° 

 and the snow nearly gone ; but more snow fell, succeeded 

 with a depression of the temperature to 6° below zero, on the 

 25th ; 12° below, on the 29th, which was the coldest of the 

 winter ; and 10° below, on the 30th. 



February was a continuation of similar weather. On the 

 5th, 12° below zero; 7th, 10° below: the 13th, 14th, and 

 15th of the month were milder, with rain, which carried off 

 the snow ; but the remainder of the month was steadily cold 

 throughout, though not attended by any very unusual depres- 

 sion of the mercury. The quantity of snow during the 

 month, was about 18 inches. 



March commenced moderately, with the temperature about 

 32° ; on the 8th it rained, and the snow was nearly gone ; 

 the following week was mild and thawy ; on the 16th the 

 thermometer reached 65°, at noon ; on the ISth it was cold 

 again, with hard frost ; and the remainder of the month was 

 more severe than is often experienced, the temperature vary- 

 ing from 10° to 15°, at sunrise. 



April was ushered in with a soft, rainy day, but it suddenly 

 changed to frost ; the 6th was warm again, but this was suc- 

 ceeded with frost, and a good snow storm of 4 or 5 inches, 

 on the 15th, and another of about the same quantity on the 

 17th ; the 20th was milder, and the snow nearly gone ; after 

 which the month was more April-like, though cool to the end. 



The month of May commenced with cold, easterly rains, 

 succeeded on the 7th, with hard frost, the temperature only 

 26° ; after this the weather appeared more settled, with occa- 

 sional showers and without frost, to the end of the month. 



June, however, commenced with the low temperature of 

 38°, with frost in some localities ; it then became warmer, 

 and on the 8th a heavy rain fell ; after this it was variable 

 again, with occasional light showers and raw easterly winds. 



