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REMARKS OX THE WEATHER. 
REMARKS ON THE WEATHER. 
The current month has been and continues rather changeable: the 
former part dry, and often very warm, so that a want of moisture 
began to be felt. This parching heat was followed by thunder-storms 
and heavy showers of rain. Vegetation, which had been kept in check 
by the backward spring and succeeding drought, was suddenly excited 
into exuberant growth; and the kitchen-garden, which scarcely afforded, 
a month back, a dish of peas, a cauliflower, or even a decent salad, is 
now overflowing with everything. 
Such circumstances are often experienced in this variable climate, 
and there is no guarding against them. Their effects as affecting the 
business of gardening, are, bringing in too many crops at once; and 
which were intended and expected to have come in seriatim , during 
part of April, May, and June, have, for the most part, come in the 
present month. Wagon-loads of vegetables, which were invaluable 
some time ago, are now a drug in the markets, and a nuisance in every 
street. However, as they will be quickly cleared off, the ground will 
be the sooner vacant to receive other crops. 
As far as our observation extends, there will be only what is called a 
middling, by no means a great crop of fruit this year. In later districts 
of the kingdom, the crops may be more abundant than in those, vdiich, 
from more southerly situation, or warmer soil, are more liable to suffer 
from the night frosts, which prevailed during the flowering season. 
But we have no report that this is really the case. 
The showery weather with which we are now visited is very favour¬ 
able for getting in the winter crops of celery, broccoli, &c. as well as for 
cleansing the foliage of trees and shrubs, and assisting every thing now 
advancing to maturity. 
June 24 th, 1836. 
