CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 1871. 623 



FRUIT : Glass. Grapes : Black Hamburgh ; Golden Hamburgh ; Chasselas Musqud ; 



White Frontignac. Pine-apple : Queen. Figs : Lee's Perpetual. 

 Out of doors. Apples : Ribston Pippin ; King of Pippins ; Golden Pippin ; Court 

 of Wick ; Lord Suffield ; New Hawthornden. Pears : Doyenne" de Cornice ; 

 Beurrd Van Mons ; Van Mons Ldon Le Clerc ; America ; Beurre" Diel ; Beurr^ 

 Clairgeau ; Crasanne ; Dorothde Royale nouvelle ; Nouvelle Fulvie ; Napoleon ; 

 Duchesse d'Angouleme ; Marie Louise. 

 VEGETALS : Glass- Tomatoes. Capsicums. Cucumbers. 



Out of doors. Brussels sprouts. Cauliflowers. Collard. Cabbage. Carrots. 



Onions. Spinach. Celery. Beet. Curled, Australian, and Water Cress. 

 GARDEN OPERATIONS : Glass. Potting hyacinths. 



Out of doors. Lifting and transplanting pear-trees. Repotting and top-dressing 

 of peach, nectarine, apricot, apple, pear, plum, and mulberry trees in pots. Plum- 

 trees lifted and roots pruned. Celery earthed* 



" Next was November, he full gross and fat, 

 As fed with lard ; * * * * 

 In planting eke he took no small delight." SPENSER. 



OCTOBER 29 NOVEMBER 4. FORTV-FOURTH WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 47. 3, being o.9 above the average : highest in 

 shade, 57.8 ; lowest in shade, 4i.8. My Garden : highest in shade, 59 ; lowest in 

 shade, 32. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 100 ; lowest on grass, 24. Weather, 

 fine. Rainfall at Greenwich, 0.04 inch. 

 FLOWERS : Glass. Cypripedium insigne. 

 FRUIT : Glass. Grapes : Black Hamburgh ; White Frontignac. Pine-apple : 



Queen. 



Out of doors. Apples : Ribston Pippin ; Cox's Orange Pippin ; Court of Wick ; 

 New Hawthornden ; Lord Derby, Pears : Beurre' de Lamy ; Beurrd Superfin ; 

 Beurrd Diel ; Nouveau Poiteau ; Beurrd Clairgeau ; Crasanne. 

 VEGETALS : Glass. Cucumber. Capsicum. 



Out of doors. Scarlet runners. Cauliflower. Cabbage. Collards. Brussels 

 sprouts. Carrots. Artichokes. Spinach. Onions. Celery. Beet. Endive. 

 Curled, Australian, and Water Cress. 

 GARDEN OPERATIONS : Glass. Sea-kale placed in frames. Violets planted in 



frames. 



Out of doors. Pear-trees lifted. Plum-tree roots pruned. 



NATURAL HISTORY. Redwings first seen on October 31 ; fieldfares on November 

 2nd. 



NOVEMBER 511. FORTY-FIFTH WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 39.2, being 5.; below the average : highest in 

 shade, 50; lowest in shade, 26.4. My Garden: highest in shade, 49; lowest in 

 shade, 26. Black bulb: highest in sunshine, ui; lowest on grass, 20. Weather, 

 fine. Rainfall at Greenwich, 0.03 inch. 



