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REMARKS ON THE WEATHER, 
REMARKS ON THE WEATHER 
Since our last, the weather in the neighbourhood of London has 
continued exceedingly variable, hardly two days and nights together 
remaining at the same temperature, or having the same character. 
Upon the whole, however, it has been rather favourable for gardening 
business than otherwise. Not so in the western, and probably the 
northern counties of the kingdom, which have been visited by heavy 
falls of snow, so that in some places the roads were almost impassable. 
Hereabout we have had violent gales of wind from the north and 
eastward; the latter dammed up the river Thames, so that at high 
water all the lower parts of the banks were inundated, and much 
damage done in cellars and warehouses at the east end of the metro¬ 
polis. These gales and high tides have been followed by sharp night 
frosts, which render coverings for everything in frames as necessary as 
they were in the depth of winter. There is one advantage of frosty 
weather at this period, which is, keeping in check the shoots and blos¬ 
soms of fruit-trees, which might otherwise be prompted to come forth 
too soon, and so be in jeopardy from the night frost of April and May. 
All preparation should, during the next month, be made against night 
frosts, as well as against bright sunshine, which is equally destructive 
to tender blossoms against walls in early spring. 
The season hitherto has been more winterly than we have had for 
several years past; and if severe frost be as useful for the destruction 
of insects as it is supposed to be, we may expect less annoyance from 
them during the ensuing summer than in past years; but it is exceed¬ 
ingly doubtful whether frost kills any insect, or the eggs of insects 
which are injurious in gardens. 
February 24 th, 1836. 
Just as our present number was going to press, we received a copy of The 
Annual Dahlia Register for 1836, containing particulars of the introduction, 
mode of cultivation and management, &c. &c., with upwards of Fifty highly- 
coloured Figures , of dissimilar dahlias, consisting chiefly of very superior new 
flowers. By an Amateur. Wright’s, Haymarket. We have only room at present 
to observe, that this is a most splendid undertaking. 
ERRATA IN LAST NUMBER. 
Page 64, eleventh line from top, for 1791 read 1792. 
— 70, top line, dele the word atmospheric. 
— 73, fifteenth line from top, for general read genial. 
— 77, ninth line from bottom, the word what is misprinted. 
