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AUGUST, 1864—31 Days. 



Phases of the Moon. — New, 2nd, 2h. 34m. after. ; First Quarter, 10th, 5h. 57m. 

 after ; Full, 17th, lh. 37m. after ; Last Quarter, 24th, 6h. 4m. morn. 



Averages fob the Month. — Bar. 29-973. Therm, max. 72', min. 53*, mean 

 61°. Kain, 25 inches. Prevailing winds S., S.E., and S.W. Frosts of rare occurrence. 

 Pain usually comes with a change of wind to S.W. 



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 17 

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 29 

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 315 



Sun 

 rises. 



Sun 

 sets. 



m. h. 

 25 7 



27 7 



28 7 

 30 7 

 317 

 33 7 



35 7 



36 7 



38 7 



39 7 

 417 

 42 7 

 44 7 



46 7 



47 7 



49 7 



50 7 



52 7 



53 7 

 55 7 



57 7 



58 7 

 37 

 17 

 06 

 56 

 66 

 86 

 96 



116 

 13 6 



Moon 



rises. 



Moon Weather near London, 

 sets, i 1863. 



Morn. After. 



3 29 6 42 Slight haze ; fine ; rain 



4 32 7 9 Cloudy ; fine ; mild 



5 36 7 33 Fine; cloudy; hot; fine 



6 38 7 54 Fine; elds. instrata; rain 



7 41 8 16 Fine; boisterous; rain 



8 46 8 37 Rain ; cloudy, fine 



9 50i 8 57 Cloudy; fine; hot; warm 



10 54 9 21 Cloudy and fine ; fine 



11 59i 9 47 Overcast ; hot ; fine 

 After.'lO 20 Fine; hot; cloudy 



2 1111 Light clouds and fine 



3 1311 50 Light clouds ; fine 



4 11 Morn. Slight dry haze ; fiDe 

 4 59) 50 Cloudy ; fine ; cloudy 



42 

 2( 

 51 

 18 

 47 

 8 15 



8 44 



9 17 

 9 55 



10 39 



11 27 

 Morn. 



24 



1 22 



2 24 



3 27 



4 30 



2 Fine ; cldy. ; fine cldy. 



3 18 Overcast; showery ; rain 



4 41 Cldy.; fine; slight rail 



6 6 Overcast ; fine ; cold 



7 29 Pain ; showery; lighting 



8 51 Cldy; shwry; fine; cold 



10 11 Fine ; cloudy ; fine 



11 28 Densely clouded ; fine 

 After. Fine throughout 



1 44 Fine; cloudy; fine 



2 42 Fine ; thunder; shower; 



3 30 Fine ; shrs ; heavy rail 



4 8 Fine; showers; wind: 



4 45 Fine ; white clouds ; 



5 12 Fine cloudy; fine; 



5 38 Fine ; rain at night 



6 Wind and rain ; eloud\ 



Exhibitions, AnnWersaries, Meetings, 

 etc. 



Chev. de Lanark horn, 1744 

 Battle of Blenheim, 1732 

 Day breaks, lh. 37m. 

 Sardinians capitulate, 1848 

 Calthorpe Cottagers' Show 

 Prince Alfred born, 1844 

 11th Sunday after Trinity 

 Canning died, 1827 

 Day breaks 2h. 4m. 

 Northleach fy Cotstvold Sort. Show 

 Dog days end 

 Grouse shooting begins 

 Francis Blaikie died, 1857 

 12th Sunday after Trinity 

 Duncan Montgomery died, 1857 

 Bomarsund taken, 1854 

 Frederick the Great died, 1786 

 Length of day, 14h. 22m. 

 Cardinal Stuart died, 1807 

 Portolello Horticultural Show 

 13th Sunday after Trinity 

 Battle of Bosworth, 1485 

 Mexico annexed, 1846 

 Burton-tipon- Trent Hort. Shoio 

 devolution at Brussels, 1830 

 Baths and washhouses estab., 1846 

 Mr.W M.Errington,gdnr.d. 1860. 

 14th Sunday after Trinity 

 Louis Philippe died, 1850. 

 Twilight ends, 3h. 0m. 

 Leicestershire Horticultural Show 



Probable Weather, August, 1864. — Although we have had an unusually dry 

 summer, we do not anticipate any heavy rains at present to make up arrears, though 

 the arrears will probably be paid two or three months hence. From 1st to 7th, 

 yariable, with light showers and smart gales ; wind generally westerly ; 8th to 20th, 

 fine and hot, wind N.W. to N.E. Thence to end of month variable again, but fine wea- 

 ther ; predominating wind N.E. to S.E. 



THE GAEDEN GUIDE FOE AUGUST. 



Kitchen Garden. — Kitchen Garden 

 requires now a general clearance of plots 

 that have boine peas, baans, etc., to burn 

 all the dry haulm and weedy stubble, and 



fork over and put on manure if necessary ; 

 all winter crops will be better in ground 

 well dug, even if not manured, than with a 

 scratching of the surface. Where there is 



