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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



eluding Is'ew Zealand ferns, mosses, and flower- 

 in;^ plants, lichens, compositte, heaths, etc., 

 from the Cape, and other collections from nearly 

 all parts of the world. These are offered at 

 very moderate prices, and you could not do 

 better than make an early inspection, and select 

 ■what you want. 



Burnt OBA^-uE Leaves. — 3Iifs E. J?., Carlton 

 Mall. — The leaves sent have been burnt by the 

 sun, and appear to have stood under the drip 

 from rafters. One of them has a larjje spot, 

 which looks as if it had received a drip from 

 iron-work, and we might thereljy suppose-that 

 the conservatory has an iron roof, or it may be 

 from an iron tye-bar. Certainly, none of the 

 thi'ee exhibit any sijns of having been touched 

 by insects, nor has a particle of tissue been 

 eaten. 



EosE Stocks.- J. A. P. — The Banksiau some- 

 times answers as a stock for fast-growin"^ noi- 

 settes, but there is nothing like the briar for 

 hybrid perpetual?; even Manettis would not 

 be preferable to the dog-rose on your soil, 

 and in any c.iso they require very peculiar 

 management. The Celine stock answers well 

 for a few delicate rosea, and the beautiful rose 

 Descartes is a capital stock for any of the per- 

 petuals. 



LiLitTM LiifCiFGLiuM. — JV. 5'. — If theseare turned 

 out in your stiff clay, it is hardly possible for 

 them to thrive. Winter them in a cold pit, and 

 turn them out again next summer into a mix- 

 ture of jieat, sand, and old cow-dung. They will 

 improve as they get older. The materials you 

 propose to use for the asparagus bed will answer 

 ■well; use pleutyof sand andraunure well chopped 

 up with the garden soil, as you can hardly use 

 too much o( either. 



West Indian Seeds. — A. S. S. — Coix laohryma, 

 or Job's Tears, a fine perennial stove grass, 

 winter temp. 55'; >'apoleoaa, .store evergreen 

 shrub, six feet, winter temp. 55"; Ochroma, 

 evergreen tree, twenty fei't, winter temp. 60'; 

 Mirabilis dichotoma, or Four o'Clock Flower, is 

 the forked Marvel of Fern ; culture well known. 

 The last named we cannot read. 



Ice Plant.— .-1. 3/. Z).— This will stand any 

 amount of sun, and during hot weather should 

 h'lve plenty of water. All the Mesembryanthe- 

 mums are good window plants, and if not allowed 

 too much pot-room, a,: e as easy to manage as 

 geraniums. 



How TO Dye Moss. — -John Li/le. — This correspon- 

 <lent would feel obliged by any reader informing' 

 him how to dye moss green for decorating bou- 

 quets of everlasting ftower.*!. 



JIETEOSOLOGICAL CALENDAR FOR AUGUST. 



31 



DAYS. 



WEATHEa NE.VB I.OX ;0.V, AUG., 1833. 



BAEOMETEK. THEEMOM. WIND. EAIN. 



31 

 DATS. 



WEATUEtt NEAR LO.VOON, AUCt., 1858. 



BAROJIETEK. 



MAX. 



3'121t - 

 30.124- 

 29.813- 

 29 951- 

 29.975- 

 30.277- 

 30.371- 

 30.357- 

 30.263- 

 30.027- 

 29.979- 

 29 99S - 

 29.955- 

 29.942- 

 30.025- 

 30039- 



Ml.N". 



30.17(3 

 29.892 

 ■2:'.780 

 29.873 

 ■29.915 

 -30.105 

 -30.348 

 -30.238 

 -30.075 

 -29.927 

 -29.945 

 -29.906 

 -29.917 

 -29.853 

 -29.956 

 -29.840 



MX. MM. UN. 



73 31 5J.O 



80 50 05.0 



81 43 62.0 

 rfO 57 63.5 

 81 43 G3.5 

 81 37 5D.0 

 79 37 5S.0 

 73 37 57.5 

 79 52 65.5 

 83 59 71.0 

 >^5 50 67.5 



I 83 50 69.0 

 I 80 45 62.5 

 1 70 51 eo.5 

 75 53 64.0 

 I 80 42 61.0 



SW i 



?v I 



K I 



NE 1 

 NE I 



>:e I 



SW I 



XE ! 



NE 1 



SW ■ 



w. 



Th. 

 F. 



.09 ii S. 



.00 !1 s. 



MAX. 



29.771- 

 29.705- 

 29.700- 

 29.871- 



29.84;;- 



M. 



Tn. 



vv. 



Th. 

 F. 



S. 



s. 



M. 

 Tu. 



.01 HW. 

 .0-J ■ I 



22 ' 29.961- 



23 ] 30.075- 



24 30.133- 



25 30.017- 

 30.085- 

 29.914 

 29.770- 

 29.791- 

 29.709- 

 29.733- 



I 



MIN. |MX. 



-29.630! 83 

 -29.620 83 

 -29.6511 80 

 -29.777 i 71 

 -29.653 I 63 

 -29.774 ' 69 

 -30 0181 75 

 -30.049 I 75 

 -29.974 i 72 

 -29.093 I 69 

 -29.834! 65 

 -29.747 67 

 -29.692 [ 67 

 -29.637 I 69 

 -29.695 70 



•00 1 

 .01! 



.00 i 



.00, 



.3S 



.00 



.00 ■ 



.00 



.00 



•00 



.00 



.00 



.16! 



.01 I 



.00 



AVEltAGES FUR THE ENSUING HOXTU. 

 IS'ight frosts occasionally occur in August, but usually the weather is a continuation of the heat 

 and thunderstorms of Jidy. Last year August came in very cold, and a good deal of mildew pre- 

 vailed. The boite a houppe and a supply of flour of sidphur should be ready for use against such 

 ■visitants. The averages for August are :— Bar. 29,973, Therm, max. 72', min. 53', mean 61'. The fall 

 of rain is apt to vary much in different years ; the average in London is 21 inches. The most notable 

 readings of the thermometer during the past 32 years occurred as follows : —Highest, 1st, 1345,92'; 

 10th, 1342, 93' ; 13th, 1812, 92'; 23rd, 1857, 86'. Lowest, 13th, 1839, and 21st, 1346, 32'. 

 PHASES OP THE MOON FOR AUGUST, 1839. 

 3) First Quarter, 5th, 3h. 22m. p.m. ([ List Quarter, 21st, Ih. 4gm. p.m. 



O Full Moon, 13tli, 4h. Sim. p.m. O -^ew Moon, 2Sth, 5h. H:u. a.m. 



MEETINGS AND EXHIBITIONS, AUGUST, 1S59. 

 2a'l, Oxford; 3rd, Chesterfield Cu-natioa Show; ith, British Pomological 

 Auuual Meeting ; 9th, Bradford ; 23rd, Handsworth, BirmiLigliam ; 21th, Claycross, 

 Maiiclicstcr ; 25th, Bristol and Clifton; 30th, Bunbury, Stoke Newington ; 31st, 

 Ktading, Cottingham and District. 



Ssjretciries will oblige by forioarding Aiinoimcemeid'i, Sc,'i.o:l(des, etc., of 

 forthcoming HxJiibitions. 



