606 MY GARDEN. 



FLOWERS : Glass. Dendrobium aggregatum. Maxillaria Harrisonii. Franciscea lati- 



folia. Orange-trees. Deutzia gracilis. In Orchard-house. Plum and apricot 



flowers off, fruit set. 

 Out of doors. Cherry. Peach. Nectarine and currant bushes. Oxalis acetosella. 



Wild tulip of Italy. Wild anemone of Rome. Doronicum caucasicum. Orobus 



vernus. Triteleia uniflora. Schivereckia podolica. Muscari. 

 FRUIT : Out of doors. Apples : Ribston Pippin ; Pearson's Plate ; Boston Russet ; 



Winter Pearmain ; Golden Drop ; Alfriston ; Kentish Fillbasket. 

 VEGETALS : Glass. French beans. Mushrooms. Cucumbers. Radishes. Mustard. 



Curled Australian cress. Sea-kale. 

 Out of doors. Jerusalem artichokes. Parsnips. Carrots. Onions. Beet. Brussels 



sprouts. Collards. Kale. Watercress. Celery. 

 GARDEN OPERATIONS : Glass. Fuchsia and rooted cuttings of roses potted. Seeds 



sown : Melon and cucumber. 

 Out of doors. Seeds sown : Carrots ; Brussels sprouts ; broccoli ; savoy ; winter 



savory ; sage and marjoram ; thyme ; parsley. Second crop of celery. 



Chicory. Mushroom bed made. 

 NATURAL HISTORY. Water tortoise appeared for the first time. Many bees in 



orchard-house. Brimstone and tortoiseshell butterflies were seen during the whole 



week. 



" Next came fresh April, full of lustyhead, 

 And wanton as a kid whose horn new buds." SPENSER. 



MARCH 26 APRIL i. THIRTEENTH WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 43.8, being o.2 above the average : highest in 

 shade, 67.4 ; lowest in shade, 3i.2. My Garden : highest in shade, 67 ; lowest in 

 shade, 30. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 132 ; lowest on grass, 24. Weather, 

 dry and cold. Rainfall at my garden, 0.03 inch ; at Greenwich, 0.36 inch. 

 FLOWERS : Glass. Dendrobium Pierardii. Lapageria rosea. Prunus triloba. Men- 



tissia saltatoria. 

 Out of doors. Pear-trees : St. Germain and Doyenne* d'Etd Plum-trees, curran^ 



and gooseberry bushes in full flower. Epimedium alpinum. Myosotis dissitiflora. 



Fritillaria meleagris. Orobus vernus. Narcissus. Saxifraga palmata. Tulip? 



The fronds of Cystopteris montana started, also those of Struthiopteris ger- 



manica. Adiantum pedatum. Varieties of lady-ferns. Scolopendrium. 

 FRUIT: Out of doors. Apples : Boston Russet; Golden Drop; Sturmer Pippin; 



Winter Pearmain ; Wellington ; Gloria Mundi. 

 VEGETALS : Glass. Mushrooms. French beans. Cucumbers. Radishes. 



Out of doors. Jerusalem artichokes. Parsnips. Carrots. Onions. Beet. Brussels 



sprouts. Kale. Collards. Mustard. Curled, Australian, and Water Cress. 

 GARDEN OPERATIONS. Rose cuttings placed in cutting-house from forced trees. 



Second crop of cauliflower and cabbage planted. Sticks placed to second crop of 



peas. Apple and pear trees grafted. Wild orchids planted. Seeds sown: 



French Horn carrot ; Long-pod bean. 

 NATURAL HISTORY. Blackcap appeared March 30. Woodlarks noticed. Lamperns 



still numerous and busy in Backwater. 



