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THE FLORIST'S JOURNAL, 
the air over the surface is strongly heated by reflection while it remains 
tranquil; but the heat is not communicated to the ground, and the conse¬ 
quence is, that where the wind blows with any considerable velocity, there it 
always blows cold, and brings snow or hail, according to the season. The 
hail showers which fell there toward the middle of the month were highly inju¬ 
rious to the more delicate vegetation, especially to the hops. 
The general effects were indeed injurious to all kinds of exposed vegetables, 
from the loftiest forest tree to the most lowly flowering plant. The brief but 
violent storms told upon the forest trees, in an untimely fall of the leaf; for 
in many places the ground was as thickly strewed with leaves as it is in the 
October of favourable years. This cannot fail in having pernicious effects 
upon the ripening of the wood, and consequently upon the growth of the next 
year. Where dahlias were exposed, or not properly secured, the havoc made 
among them was very great; and in many places they can hardly be expected 
to recover; and even where the plants have not been broken, the flowering is 
ragged. In the more lowly stemmed flowers, the effects of the peculiarity of 
the season have been still more obvious. The transitions from intense drought 
to these heavy hurricane showers, and from the showers back again to drought, 
have been much too rapid ; and the consequence is that, unless in very pecu¬ 
liarly sheltered spots, none of the annuals have flowered well, and some of 
them not at all. The asters have in general been complete failures, few blooms 
appearing ; and those few not of half the ordinary size. 
Toward the close of the month, the weather, though often oppressively hot 
during the day, has been upon the whole more kindly, but still there is a 
deficiency of moisture in that part of the soil which fibrous roots are able to 
reach; and the consequence is that the borders make a poor appearance, com¬ 
pared with what is usual at the same time of the year. A month however is 
so short a period that little conclusion can be drawn from it, though the whole 
of the present season, taken in succession from the preparation for one year’s 
growth, to the preparation for the next, is a subject which, when the time comes, 
will be found well worthy of consideration. 
CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER. 
Stove. —"Where any repairs are yet required to be done, let them be set 
about with all possible dispatch, both here and all other glass. Begin to repot 
all plants that require it, so as to have them done by the end of the month. 
In repotting plants at this season, the roots of large ones should be reduced 
as much as possible, or they will become unmanageable. Prune back all free 
growing plants, climbers, &c. If the weather is warm, continue to give a 
plentiful supply of air in the day. 
Finish drying Cape roots, &c. 
Greenhouse —The same directions as for the Stove must be observed here. 
Repot Geraniums ; cut them down to within two or three joints of the bottom. 
Cut back and tie up all climbers. Tender annuals’ seeds require constant 
attention now. Let the houses and plants be thoroughly cleaned, and use the 
knife freely ; for if these things are not done now, it is impossible to do them 
in the winter, Tropeolum bulbs may now be taken up, or the roots kept in the 
