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REMARKS ON THE WEATHER. 
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In the latter part of the month of March, and the beginning of 
April, we had fine, moderate weather, without frost to hurt, or bright 
sunshine to excite the dower-buds too much. All fruit-trees, at that 
time, had a most promising appearance, being covered with a profusion 
of dower-buds. The scanty crops of pears and plums last year, pre¬ 
pared the trees for a full crop in this; and certainly, about the time 
we are referring to, the prospect was favourable. 
About the 11th of the last-named month, the atmosphere became 
more clear, with slight white frosts on nights. Pears and plums were 
partly in bloom, and, of course, in some danger; but as the air and 
trees were quite dry, not much damage was at that time sustained. 
The brimstone butterdy appeared on the 7th, and for a week 
afterwards the weather was rather warm, with very slight showers 
occasionally. On the 15th the sky became cloudy, with high wind 
and rain, but clear at night, followed by frost next morning. On the 
afternoon of the 16th came on a storm of snow, which, though it 
melted as fast as it fell, left the trees and dowers completely drenched 
with moisture, in which state they were assailed by the sharpest frost 
we have had this year. All the dowers that were fully blown, it is 
likely, were destroyed that night; but as they were not a dftieth part 
of what were on the trees, it is to be hoped that enough are yet safe. 
On the morning of the 17th there was again a sharp frost, which, no 
doubt, added to the damage of the night before. 
Since that time the weather has been variable, with now and then a 
kindly shower, without frost, or long-continued sunshine, and, up to 
the 24th, rather favourable for the dowers of all the fruit-trees now in 
bloom, including cherries and apples, both of which are now coming 
rapidly into dower. 
The redstart and smallest willow wren had arrived on the 18th, and 
about the same day the nightingale was heard. Neither swallows nor 
house-martins have yet made their appearance about London, 
The frost of the 17th is said to have been much more severely felt on 
the south, than on the north side of the river Thames; but this can be 
only very partially the case. 
London, 25th April, 1835. 
