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REMARKS ON THE WEATHER. 
skimmed. When cold, it has the consistence of honey. The covering 
of hives should now be particularly attended to, not so much for the 
purpose of keeping them warm, but to keep them dry. 
t( Garden. —All sorts of hardy fruit-trees which have shed their 
leaves may now be planted. By the end of the month most of the 
winter-keeping pears and apples will have reached maturity. Should 
they separate easily from the branch when gently pulled or twisted, 
they may be considered fit to gather. 
“ Flowers.— This is the best time for planting the tulip, hyacinth, 
ranunculus, and anemone. Transplant as directed last month. Tie 
up chrysanthemums, which will now be coming into bloom. Sweep up 
decayed leaves, and attend to neatness. 
“ Vegetables. —Transplant the cabbage sown in August. Take 
up carrots and parsnips, and pack them in sand in a dry place. Let 
all vacant ground be now trenched and manured, and thrown up rough 
for winter.”— Cot. Manual. 
REMARKS ON THE WEATHER. 
Throughout the whole of September the weather has been unusu¬ 
ally changeable, with the wind mostly from the northerly points ; hence 
the temperature has been below that degree necessary for ripening late 
peaches, pears, and apples. Grapes are plentiful in most places on 
open walls, but there is no prospect at present of their ripening; still 
there are hopes that October, and “ the little summer of St. Martin 
may be fine, and productive of results of which, at present, there is 
little expectation. 
The dripping weather has made French beans and late peas more 
plentiful, and the general crops of potatoes, as well as turnips, have 
greatly improved. The ground too, from its being so thoroughly satu¬ 
rated with moisture, will be in a good state to receive autumn-planted 
or sown crops, and also for transplantation of trees, shrubs, &c. 
Meteorologists tell us—what is indeed evident to every common 
observer—that the moisture of the atmosphere increases, and evapora¬ 
tion diminishes, during this month of October; and, by increasing 
cloudiness, the effect of radiation from the earth is greatly reduced. 
It may happen that the latter part of the autumn may be drier and 
finer than the beginning; and this we predict merely because, after a 
long wet time, there usually follows a corresponding dry season. 
Sept. 24, 1836. 
