6 12 MY GARDEN. 



" And after her came jolly June, arrayed 

 All in green leaves, as he a player were." SPENSER. 



MAY 28 JUNE 3. TWENTY-SECOND WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 53.9, being 2. 7 below the average : highest in 

 shade, 74.6 ; lowest in shade, 40.^. My Garden : highest in shade, 72 ; lowest in 

 shade, 34. 5. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 144 ; lowest on grass, 30. Weather, 

 dry and cold. Rainfall at my garden, o. I inch ; at Greenwich, o. I inch. 



FLOWERS : Glass. Lycaste Barringtoni. Erianthemum aspersum. 



Out of doors. Erodium grandiflorum. Iberis carnosa. Helianthemum. Dianthus 

 suavis. Allium luteum flavum. Chelidonium grandiflorum. Musk plant. 

 Digitalis. Roses, yellow and hybrid perpetual. Climbing roses, various. Dog-rose. 

 Sweet. pea. Dianthus fimbriatus. Medlar. Mulberry. 

 FRUIT : Glass. Pine-apple : Queen. Strawberries. 



Out of doors. Strawberry : Black Prince, sparingly. Apples : Sturmer Pippin. 

 VEGETALS : Glass. Cucumbers. Potatoes. Carrots. 



Out of doors. Asparagus. Cabbage. Collards. Beet. Onions. Horse-radish. 



Radishes. Lettuce. Chervil. Australian, Curled, and Water Cress. 

 GARDEN OPERATIONS : Out of doors. Planted cacti and mesembryanthemums. Seeds 



sown : Radish ; lettuce. Hedges clipped. Pear and plum trees stopped. 

 NATURAL HISTORY. Artificially hatched trout very active in small streams. During 

 the past week the effects of the Siberian crab fungus apparent, and the leaves 

 looked as though blasted by fire. Fungus also appeared on pear-trees, especially 

 on the Ne Plus Meuris. 



JUNE 4 io. TWENTY-THIRD WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 49^9, being 7.5 below the average : highest in 

 shade, 66.8 ; lowest in shade, 38.7. My Garden : highest in shade, 63 ; lowest in 

 shade, 34. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 141 ; lowest on grass, 28.5. Weather, 

 fine and dry. Rainfall at Greenwich, 0.31 inch. Fires required in sitting-rooms 

 every day during the week, being the only time within my memory. 

 FLOWERS : Glass. Mandevilla suaveolens. 



Out of doors. Iris amcena. Iberis Tenoreana. Anthericum Liliago. Anthyllis 

 vulneraria. Allium ciliatum. Astragalus hypoglottis. Genista saxatilis. 

 Gypsophila dubia. Linum narbonense. Helianthemum album. Yellow Poppy. 

 Walnut. Elder in full flower. Medlar and Mulberry still in flower. 

 FRUIT : Glass. Pine- apple : Queen's. Strawberries : Keen's Seedling. 

 Out of doors. Strawberries : Black Prince. Apples : Sturmer Pippin. 

 VEGETALS : Glass. Cucumbers. Carrots. Potatoes. 



Out of doors. First dish of peas, those sown in December and January coming 

 in together. Asparagus. Cabbage. Spinach. Beet. Radishes. Chervil. 

 Australian, Curled, and Water Cress. 



GARDEN OPERATIONS : Glass. Grapes thinned in vinery, and heat maintained night 

 and day. Fruit-trees in Orchard-house tied and stopped. Bed prepared for late 



