6oo MY GARDEN. 



JANUARY 8 14. SECOND WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 33, being 3 below the average : highest in shade, 

 44.8 ; lowest in shade, i8.3. My Garden : highest in shade, 50 ; lowest in shade, 

 14. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 78 ; lowest on grass, 1 12. Weather, cold and 

 dull. Rainfall at Greenwich, 0.08 inch. 



The weather during the week was cold and dull ; on the i ith an inch of snow fell 

 in half an hour. A sudden rain occurred on the I3th, and on the I4th the sun was 

 bright and cheerful. On examining my outdoor exotic ferneries it was pitiable to 

 observe the destruction which had occurred, as all fronds, except those of the North 

 American species, were frosted. My beautiful plants of Lomaria chilensis, of which I 

 was very fond, my various Pterides, which had lived with me for many years, and my 

 various species of Adiantums, were cut to the ground. My alpine plants did not seem 

 to have suffered much. The strawberry plants had evidently suffered severely. 



To our annoyance, the frost had frozen the water which had insinuated itself 

 between the panes of glass, and by its expansion had broken many panes. 

 FRUIT : Glass. Black Hamburgh practically useless. Muscats. 



Out of doors. Apples : Blenheim Orange ; Pearson's Plate ; Golden Drop ; Prince 



Albert ; Reinette du Canada ; Lord Derby ; Wellington ; Calville Blanche. 

 VEGETALS : Glass. Mustard. Rhubarb. Sea-kale. Endive. 



Out of doors. Celery. Celeraic (which was less frosted than the celery). 

 Jerusalem artichokes. Carrots. Parsnips. Turnips. Savoys. Collards. Beet- 

 roots, but no watercresses, which was a loss. 



GARDEN OPERATIONS. In the houses geranium cuttings made. Cucumber plants 

 struck from cuttings planted out. The trees in the Orchard-house were pruned, 

 and the plants in the Poor Man's house and Fern-house sponged. Potatoes 

 planted in boxes to start very gradually, and at the end of the week trees were 

 planted out of doors, for the weather was too unfavourable before. 

 NATURAL HISTORY. The trout were looking about for spawning-beds. Bullfinches 

 congregated. Tomtits found dead. 



JANUARY 15 21. THIRD WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 37. r, being 0.3 above the average: highest in 

 the shade, 46.7 ; lowest in the shade, 3O.7. My Garden : highest in shade, 50; 

 lowest in shade, 29. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 80 ; lowest on grass, 27. 

 Rainfall at Greenwich, 1.32 inches. 

 FLOWERS : Glass. Lilac. 



Out of doors. One snowdrop appeared. 

 FRUIT : Glass. Grapes : Black Hamburgh (but past and spoiled) ; Muscat. 



Out of doors. Apples : Blenheim Orange ; Golden Drop ; Prince Albert ; Pearson's 

 Plate; Boston Russet ; Ribston Pippin ; Wellington ; Calville Blanche. Pears : 

 Bellissime d'Hiver. 



1 The thermometer used for the lowest temperature is one with a naked bulb with a graduated glass stem 

 covering the tube. (See for this and the black bulb thermometers, fig. 77.) 



