CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 1871. 627 



thornden ; Court of Wick ; Reinette Ananas ; Cornish Gilliflower. Pears : 

 Josephine de Malines. 



VEGETALS : Glass. Cucumbers. Mustard. Sea-kale. Chicory. 



Out of doors. Brussels sprouts. Cabbage. Collards. Spinach. Leeks. Arti- 

 chokes. Parsnips. Carrots. Turnips. Onions. Beet. Celery. Celeraic 

 Endive. Curled, Australian, and Water Cress. 



GARDEN OPERATIONS : Glass. Parsley planted under glass. Mustard-seed sown. 

 Out of doors. Seeds sown ; First crop of peas. Early Mazagan bean. Digging 

 spare ground. Planting gooseberry, apple, and pear trees. 



NATURAL HISTORY. Redwings, missel thrushes, and common thrushes sang. 



DECEMBER 24 30. FIFTY-SECOND WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 43, being 5.6 above the average : highest in 

 shade, 48.4 ; lowest in shade, 36. My Garden : highest in shade, 49 ; lowest in 

 shade, 34. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 69 ; lowest on grass, 25. Weather, 

 mild and wet. Rainfall at Greenwich, 0.56 inch. 

 FLOWERS : Glass, Dendrobium moniliforme. Azalea alba. ,Epacris. Cinerarias. 



Out of doors. Helleborus niger. Jasminium nudiflorum. 

 FRUIT : Glass. Grapes : Canon Hall Muscat ; Muscat of Alexandria ; White. 



Tokay ; West's St. Peter's ; Lady Downe's. 



Out of doors. Apples : Mannington's Pearmain ; Old Nonpareil ; Reinette 

 Ananas ; Golden Drop ; Blenheim Orange ; Wellington ; Petworth Nonpareil ; 

 Warner's King. 

 VEGETALS : Glass. Forced sea-kale. Mustard. Endive. 



Out of doors. Brussels sprouts. Collards. Savoys. Carrots. Leeks. Parsnips. 

 Turnips. Spinach. Artichokes. Onions. Beet. Celery. Celeraic. Corn 

 salad. Curled, Australian, and Water Cress. 

 GARDEN OPERATIONS : Glass. Potting cinerarias. Sponging and cleaning plants. 



Laying cucumber plants. 



Out of doors. Covering sea-kale. Pruning apple-trees. Digging between fruit- 

 trees. Digging flower-borders. 

 NATURAL HISTORY. Thrush, missel thrush, and robin sang. 



THE year 1871, which commenced with frost and snow, ended with 

 rain and warmth. 



In the Cucumber-house the Dove orchid was again in flower, and 

 the cucumber was ready for use. 



The Vinery again had its Muscat grapes, Lady Dowr.e's Seedlings, 

 and West's St. Peter's. 



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