6io MY GARDEN. 



NATURAL HISTORY. Nightingales appeared, but again disappeared. Young trout 

 in breeding-boxes well and active. Eels observed on their upward migration on 

 the fish-ladder. 



" Come, May, with all thy flowers, 



Thy sweetly-scented thorn ; 

 Thy cooling ev'ning showers, 

 Thy fragrant breath at morn." MOORE'S Irish Melodies. 



MAY 7 13. NINETEENTH WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 47.6, being 3.8 below the average : highest in 

 the shade, 72. 9; lowest in shade, 34. My Garden : highest in shade, 71.$ ; lowest 

 in shade, 32. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 104 ; lowest on grass, 29.5. 

 Weather, fine. Rainfall at my garden, 0.44 inch ; at Greenwich, o. 1 5 inch. 



A thunderstorm occurred on May gth, which formed suddenly, and was attended 

 with a rapid diminution of temperature. 

 FLOWERS : Glass. Passiflora edulis. Zonal pelargoniums. 



Out of doors. Lupins. Laburnum* Guelder rose. Linum flaVum. Orchis morio. 

 White butterfly orchid. Fly orchid. Erinus alpinus roseus. Erigeron speciosus. 

 Linum austriacum. Geum concinnum. Iris caucasica. Cerastium Biebersteini. 

 Centaurea montana. Antennaria hyperborea. Arenaria peploides. Pyrethrum. 

 Veronica saxatilis. Primula cortusoides. P. amcena. Alpine snapdragon. 

 Quinces. Raspberries and mulberries. Only one apple-tree remained in 

 blossom. 

 VEGETALS : Glass. Cucumbers. Carrots. Australian Cress. 



Out of doors. Asparagus. Spinach. Brussels sprouts. Collards. Kale. Beet. 



Rhubarb. Onions. Lettuce. Radishes. Watercress. Chervil. 

 GARDEN OPERATIONS : Glass. Bunches of grapes thinned out and tied. Many pot 



fruits removed from Orchard-house. 



Out of doors. Seeds sown : Broccoli : Snow's Winter White ; Early Penzance. 

 Walcheren cauliflower, for Michaelrnas crop ; radish in succession ; lettuce. 

 Planted lettuce in succession. 

 NATURAL HISTORY. Swifts appeared on the loth. Reed-warblers built in shrubs. 



MAY 14 20, TWENTIETH WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 50. i, being 2.5 below the average: highest in 

 shade, 69.8 ; lowest in shade, 36.3. My Garden : highest in shade, 71 ; lowest in 

 shade, 3i.5. Black bulb: highest in sunshine, 155; lowest on grass, 29.5. 

 Weather, fine. Rainfall at my garden, 0.3 inch ; at Greenwich, 0.16 inch. 

 FLOWERS : Glass. Dendrobium calcaratum. Stigmaphyllum ciliatum. Hoya 



bella. Cattleya Mossiae. Pelargoniums. Verbenas. 



Out of doors. Myosotis rupicola. M. palustris. Muscari comosum. Dryas 

 octopetala. Erodium. Saxifrages, various species. Lychnis viscaria. Borage. 

 Scotch briar. Broad beans. 



