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aloft and dies in the distance. It is luxury to plunge into the 
cool stream; and if ever we are tempted so turn angler, it must 
be now. 
Rich fruits begin now to be found in the country, espe- 
cially where prudent industry has led the horticulturist to rear 
the tender exotic under a proper shelter, or to cherish indigenous 
plants and shrubs with early care. If this may be called a lux- 
ury, it is not a luxury of intoxicating effects or expensive accom- 
paniments. The moderate use of ripe fruit is favorable to health 
in summer; and the cultivation of fruit gardens has received the 
personal attention of the wisest philosophers. Strawberries will 
be in great perfection; raspberries, cherries, and currants will 
also be in full perfection. Who does not admire the country? 
Who does not enjoy its fruits? 
How delightful too are the evenings! The frosts and damps of 
spring are past; the earth is dry; the glow-worm has lit her 
lamp; the bat is circling about; the whippoorwill chaunts his 
nocturnal ditty; and " caty-did," with her ceaseless voice, fills up 
the choir, while the moth flutters against the darkling pane; the 
fragrant breath of flowers steals into our houses; the bees hum 
sonorous music. Such is June, such is summer, who does not 
rejoice in it. 
It will, we believe, be admitted by all, and truly said, that the 
months of April and May have been remarkably favorable for 
plowing and preparing the soil for the reception of spring-grain, 
and planting; and the seasonable and copious showers we expe- 
rienced in May, were w'ell calculated to bring forward grass and 
push forth vegetation with great rapidity. 
This is the month for weeds, therefore do not let the hoe rust. 
One of the principal points in good farming is keeping the soil 
free from weeds, and all such plants as impoverish the ground or 
injure the quality of the crops ; and as the present month may be 
considered the latest period for weeding and destroying the 
noxious productions of the soil, we will proceed to offer a few 
remarks regarding the ordinary sorts of weeds that infest land 
in general; and cannot forbear expressing it as our decided 
opinion, that notwithstanding the various improvements that 
have been introduced into our code of agriculture in most parts 
