NATUKAL HISTOEV CALENDAll AT FOO-CHOW-FOO. 



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Atmospheric Phenomena. 



Cloudy. 



Mixture of cloud and sunshine ; 

 heavy raius during the pre- 

 vious night. 



Rain and mist, with a ten- 

 dency to clear. 



Misty and cold. 



Cloudy. 



Cloudy, with drizzling ram. 



Strong breezi' in the night; 

 moonlight ; day foggy. 



Foggy. 



Foggy. 



Fogjiy. 



Foggy ; clouds aloft stratified, 

 tinged with red— a light red 

 on the distant mountains — 

 still air. 



Strong breeze in the night; 

 cloudy, with fog; still air; 

 P.M. sunny. 

 Cloudy and mild. 

 Fine and sunny ; sultry ; ra- 

 diation great, as indicated 

 by the sun's rays being very 

 hot. 



Husbandry and Gardening.-l. Husbandmen occupied m transplanting 

 Tobacco. Shallow holes are made about 18 inches apart; into this the seed- 

 ling is set and watered with the usual manured preparation.-6. Lettuce still 

 in bourse of transplanting in furrows that are drawn across each other so as 

 S form a kind of trellis-work in picture.-lO Longan-trees sheltered by a 

 rocket of straw spreading out below. The hoar-frost is supposed to lall 

 from the sky, and^trikiifg upon this contrivance, is dispersed. The reason- 

 InTof the neasan is founded upon the postulatum that cold m its accidents 

 Lnroperations Resembles the electric fluid.- 18. The landscape on the level 

 grounds varied with patches of green and yellow; the !>;-- JXling 

 wheat the latter of the P h-tsae, or white cabbage.— 21. The transplanting 

 rf^Temceous pl^^^^^^ and the cutting and dressing thereof, ^^tiU P-vide occu- 

 n>,tinn for the gardener.— 28. Draining ponds for the sake of fish and the 

 SwSch is usedTn manuring the so1l.i29. Many acres of the land about 

 SeciTy fallow, as it is feared the crop of wheat would not be ripe soon 

 enough to make room for the rice. . , ,. i 



Fruits and Flowers in Season.- I. Pears from Shan-tung with little 

 flavom-: they are sold at 80 cash per catty.-a ^--f^'^'^'^fSaZ 

 taste smell, and ripeness by keeping, are now m perfection.--5. Orang.s 

 ha!e acquired their 'full size' and'maturity.-lO. The ^ned Jujubes from 

 Shan-tung and other places now in season.-30. Green peas m flower; Wheat 

 beginning to ear ; Spike and Culm short. 



Animal Kinadum—l. The Ants that were seen clinging in a torpid state 

 tole kaveTand iuds of some fir-trees, either expired n that position or 

 seizing an hour of sunshine, retreated to their nests.-4 Wasps and Hornets 

 are no longer seen, and the Moths and Butterflies have bid farewell.-/, fhe 

 pTedStarlfngandthe Cresfed kind, with the Magpie, Crow, and Fishing- 

 Hawk sti Itftter sounds of joy, complaint, or sadness, as they find, miss, or 



