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office of mayor. Latterly, on account of advancing | peratures ranged between 71° at gaen and 634 
Obituary ie ars and infirmity, he withdrew from public affairs, | at Liverpool, the general average be ng 67°. The 
z but he retained his position as magistrate and inn mean low night egy gcc Soiled. py BO 53° at 
_ Dien, on the 26th ult., at his residence, St. nar s | of the city charities to the time of his death ; while Liverpool to 50° t Nottingham, with an average 
Street, Canterbury, WILLIAM MASTERS, Esq., J.P his business affairs he was aided by his partner, Me. value of 514°. The m mean daily e of temperat 
Kinmont, on whom the sone of "the nurseries now | was 154°. The temperature fot the week was 
The gentleman ae death is besa recorded was | devolves. In private life Mr. Masters was beloved | 58°, the highest aem at Blackheath, 60°, and the 
one of a small class of nurserymen whose interest r e respected for his pagea intelligence, amia- | lowest at Hull, 564°. Rain fell on six days in the week 
his work was as as Taia a me a scientific and artistic ility, and PNT of m et abe a lace collected was four-tenths of 
point -A view, as froi wey: bichemereiat one. des a. an inch; this a o : ver, in Ae s b 
Undertaking, many years 18 80, e management of his two-tenths on t ays only at Bristol; at Ports- 
father’s long-established business, he hastened to Ti A mouth and Hull one- hess only was measured ; the 
eee s nurseri Pe <9 not re a commercial pur- ye paths + average fall over the country was yr fenpsrotn of an 
~ pose, but to make them available a also i bioti of inch. : 
botany and horticulture. An ardent lover of the pice = sag aay nal rm ag he pb acon amani aapa, mtg tapi The weather ways the week has been generally 
history sciences and geology at a time whe pee eS : fine, but somewhat cloudy. 
they were not so popular as they are now, he exerted | Hygrom el In Scotland the highest temperatures ranged be- 
himself vigorously to establish a museum in his native | is De| tween 674° at Glasgow and 59° at Paisley, the general 
city, ag Be years acted as its Curator, delivering | BAROMETER| TEMPERATURE OF | i average over the country being 634°. The lowest 
lectur ny and geology, organising occasional S| Meri ies i fy temperatures varied from 47° at Gre k and Paisley 
exhibitions of pictures, and other objects of art, in| A | | ables sth a t Aberdeen, with a general een.” E af: 
ection with it, and making his nursery a supple- e-} — oe he temperature was mean 
; omid feature i arranging it in part as a botanic = a |g îs | | | % | temperature for the week was 55°, the highest occurred 
i = SS clSofl al al gly EAE sss eg |g | at Glasgow, 557°, and the lowest and 
ns me years afterwards his natural tastes and artistic | 2 |$33 £ olgj & 5S Sea eee fS P vps 544°. The meeer n of rr unng 
— enabled him to obtain a considerable reputa- PERET g Š & 84 \3<> A EER PE al week varied from 2} inch t Greenock to halt 
4 as a ca dener, once again his Saas = ggh À ARS an yit = E eith, the average all over the cotinnry 
ry was, to a large extent, modified, with a view a jA 3s | being I 
to show the effects of groups of ornamental trees and am At Dublin ‘the highest temperature was 714°, 
x of isolated speci of the more oe Sept.| In. | In | | o |e] © |o SW.: I lowest 41ł}°, the mean 574°, a and the fall of ia 
rthy tet ar of these nona oy ee e 30.02 | +0.25)69.5'52-6 16.9159.) + s wigte 9a {| KSW 0-00 NEAS 
in which they are plante situated in t PRR hs te i B S.W. : JAMES GLAI A 
of the City. The nurseries were also at one a5 | 39.07 |+0°32178.1)55.0)23-1165.6| + 10.8 $8.0) 7{ | Wey 0-00 
famous for their collections of her us 26 30.00 | + 0.26 77 .1.51.1|26.0/62.2/ + 7-657.0 3{ ha 0.00 
ten ; ; k 
of succulent plans | = |90| oosoo arsaa E sma mf Sh: a Gaden Operations. 
ntry. se plants found little favour 3 | 29. „1154.4 16.7 61.0 + 6.8 57.3) 88 | S.W. |o.02 : 
with the public, he collections E y dwindled, 29 | 29-58 |—0.14 Ap ip 15.1158.4+ 4352.7) 82 | S.W. |o.05 (For THE ENSUING FORTNIGHT.) 
d the nurseries assumed less pecial character, 30 | 29.61 |—o.10 66.3 5t -4 14-957- 3+ 33 50.2 77 s. |o.53 PLANT HOUSES. 
and more that of a cominci aai zing. They EE a E aS l GREENHOUSE HARD-WOODED ye 
j ll contain many plants, especially among hardy Septi a4—A y FRA e aes Generally cloudy till afternoon, plants et remaini g out-of-doors should not be 
"trees and shrubs, which are not commonly met with G ariy e lougles cereals ; ds variabl isked lon however mild the weather may be, as 
in such establishments. A catalogue which Mr. SRE S laoek šeneraliy of light dena Aleari Svea tile 465: T ee E ected, and pom et it piese 
Masters published many years since, under the title —  25.—Foggy in morning ; small amounts of lig ft cloed ware. |; TOR mag noT EEP ? : 
: generally present. A ery fine day with little a apparent warnin: g- it continues 
us Duroverni, was formed on the model of the — 27.—A fine day; foggy and cloudy in mornin Lightnin; ` 
j : neg oi 7 y ; togsy y g. Lightning | fine and mild give pa of air, lg gens and day, 
Hortus Britannicus of his friend, J. C. Loudon, and a feoquentiy between 9 P.M. and 11 IPM. o to harden up the wood and prevent any excite- 
is, even now, occasionally asked for as a garden E E =" and partially cloudy erly eon aspect Dora: th fy which there i é ro 
A catalogue, though it - long since been out of print, — 2ọ9.—Generally cloudy during the day; rain fell in the rar to arc of aa warm seal erst is 
being succeeded by others Ei a more commercial and _ rer, oesioneg n with rain in early morning ; fine and partiall ne = Aag 3 hi lant: re uid. for ex- 
i less ambitious character. cloudy "during T afternoon. Heavy rain, with especia y necessary is ere pans a i q bei + 
E oou parts Wi Saslny orn, te tele and Tinta beten ora ig | Bibition purposes In springs as MET ewang depends 
l _ been already stated, at one time in great request, and tes Tn tlie eyo eg of the a ell the | ina great | measure the condition they can be brought 
eal nsiderably more than a local reputation. His | reading of the barometer, at the level of t | to at the time they are required. 
taste led him naturally to adopt the picturesque treat- | decreased from 30.03 inches at the ai iri of was cess, where necessary, d, 
ment rather than the more formal architectural style | week to 29.63 by the afternoon of the 21st, increased | carried out in the early stages © 
. Among his more important works | to 30.01 by the evening of 22d, decreased 
were the St. P and lebo es at | 29.92 in by foll i é “ soil to 
gg » whi been much approved of; Linton | increased to 30.28 by the morning of the 25th, and | ing it, or give it 
‘ ark, n repose saya y Pergo Park, in Essex ; Lord | was 30.13 inches at the end of the week. The | not even at this 
Grail’ garden Walmer Cas fle, a and a we mean reading for the week was 30.01 inches, being | approaching their least 
: of garden establishments in the home | 608 inch lower than that of the week ending Sep- | thing in the shape of h f m 
: coun fe tember 19. The readings were below their a in giving it by littles: 
š Mr. s was an occasional correspondent of the | on the first three days, and above on the remain ing | it can be seen make 
ae, A Natural History and the Ga paner four, the mean departure for the week being 0.05 | the bottom of the pot, 
~ Magazine, conducted by Mr. Loudon. He was also — ae excess. out, as sometimes an among 
~ the author of sundry papérs in the Horticulteral highest temperatures of the air varied from | beginners in the cultivation of these plants that at 
; Transactions, and was a contributor a these pages, ag" i the 23d to 78° on the apa the mean value | this season the roots may be allowed to get dry to an 
from the time of the first establishment of this journal | for the period being 71°. The lowest temperatures at extent that is afterwards found to have done serious 
till within the last few years. His letters on the | night varied from 48° on the pony to 55° on the 25th, | injury, most l givi e 
i - frequently the water in 
gardening of Holland, whither he prosecded to | with a mean for the week of 514°.. The mean daily | dribblets. Cassia corymbosa. Any plants of this use- 
e grounds of a Dutch Farg m attracted | range of temperature was 194°, the greatest being 26°, | ful autumn-flowering subject which have yet a con- 
so th and the least i i 
toniiderable attention at the ti his notices of | on the least 144°, on the 23d. siderable number of their bright yellow flowers to 
ening matt P y wi The m i ures of the air pen fited by being placed in a good light 
S on art and literature, which, though slight, | above their averag readings bei 0 : tion in a house er than the 
reveal Fae mpathy wi , 60°.2; 21st, 59°73; 22d, 58°.7; 23d, 55°.45 | ordinary greenhouse. Such plants of this Cassia as 
and and knowledge of those subjects. He was frequently | 24th, 59°.1; 25th, 65°.6; 26th, 62°.2; and their | are done flowering should be at once cut back and 
on matters re briis to D cienie Re hortictiltute departures in excess of their respective averages, 4°.2, | placed at the warmest end of the greenhouse, where 
by the late Dr. Lin oss fiom d the pages of Mr. Dar- js BO tye - Oe they will quickly break into growth and move slowly 
s Animals ont Di ances Domestication give he highest readi a i ough the winter. If this p back 
indan he extent and variety of his | ened bulb in vacuo, placed on after flowering it ) 
na aaa pa tT 
at by a neter placed on grass, with its 1 will come time when most 
bulb fully exposed to the sky, was 44ł°, the ext | The | mapaja chy s say from 45" va 
values being 40}° on the 23d and 47° on the 25th. 50° in the night, besides bringing them earlier int 
The rear of the wind was variable, and its | flower, cause them to form more ‘roots: by this resid 
strength generally gentle ; the greatest pressure during | they will pan the 
the week was 6.2 lb. on the square foot on the 22d. tater flowered pla and these early flow will 
in Kent in The weather was speck cae y fine me loud, the sky | bear more of their. deliciously scented Sowa 5 being 
1 o means so profitable, = the 23d being ov throughout. Rain fell on | cut than such as bloom later on. The useful Nerium 
it was consequently abandoned. It ma hree days, the amount coliai one "0.2 1 inch, two- | splendens, both white and pink, are not Dei 
; also to mention, at the enc time, that thirds of which = n the 23d. grown as they sens to eco neither is the system of 
. Masters former! w Briars st uring the m iim hours of = re ar cone erar cultivatio 
for ‘Roses, but discontinued the practice, finding that | 26th, fog was pintado. On the 
the suckers troublesome. pe a saturated with moisture almost the om day. bottom and Pace 
_ experiments on oar Hybkidisttion and gra siting’ @ In England the highest temperatures by mparative neglect. iwo or hve ge 
numerous that it is to be regretted that no proper day ranged from 80° at Sunderland to 68° at Liver- prei bos oe aai be ; y 
record of exists, pool, the general mra over the coun! 34°. | cuttings, or 
observ 
itician, and received from his fellow-ci at Notti 
recognition o! S 
TON Gea paring ot the the first Reform Bill. For many 
yp agp weer a a EEE i 
= politic Masters was in his younger days polis rah The lowest temperat 
tess from 50° ai at Brist BT ey agent 
average of 
