The glebe will answer to the sylvan reign,

Great heats will follow and large crops of grain;

But if a wood of leaves o’ershades the tree

Such and so barren will the harvest be.

(Virgil.)

Autumn.

A pleasant autumn and a mild winter will cause the leaves to fall next September.

A moist autumn, with a mild winter, is followed by a cold and dry spring, retarding vegetation. If the summer be rainy the following winter will be severe.

Cherry Year.

A cherry year