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76 THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE AND -€-€9« GAZETTE. [JANTARY 23, 1964 
ee ee at South Kensington if portions |the temperature at night was above 40° JE. ly ra d peser the growth of hardy "oropa premi Proceed] 
bist ae hibi f beddi nts fell, so that all groun: ions | fav: 
: exhibition g ling plant hai ud pap inch a nt ake Dr opa bly| July. his p pa f yc resa, for the 
owers, an rubs, &c. armness of the days, an e coldness of the n 
men —- florists of eminence. "They necordingy have thas the ‘winter season passed over without lao "n ys, 3i abor s Ly nights, 
aximum was 
prepared a plan of such portions, which may be seen |traces of se EA tes "On Moon les er 
at the Gardens, and invite tenders for ‘filling such Mar bay A pi mean a, was again 1 0” dollar tins. tual: On Clio Mond a the 1s 
spaces with bedding or other plants during each mon nth. The mean minimum was dur hdi i ioo» ES eezing 2 
of the year 1864. The selection and arrangement are to | nearly 24° be ion the s average; but, on the contrary, frequently Tween within w dw 
be left entirely to the taste of the poe pro- |the max jer of the peg averag ed spy higher than that p Wis have often observed that if the a 
1 lthou a 
: ' he | grain and hardy crt à er t 
must be kept in order throughout jthe s n by land these were the extreme temperatures of t ces. Colder nights in July have very sel dom bes 
be peel Lamp ca gy The names and addresses te avenge mount of rain was nearly an inch below experienced than Rm in this; and, on the other huy; 
e ave 
bo fons b r 3 an h 
srcuouly iy upon the peds int a ee fe ng wpe "He lyri bec nire (— pm t measure be attributed as a ag nba one of th 
appo! o fs e spaces dde b Below the average; whilst the average maximum dant, cro 2 kuowatll 
“three imes uring he season, and w "rg of 8 was ei? highe r than usual. Owi ing to the Pre and — — nde m Tm 
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adjudicate upon the merits of the several arran lett 
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i — al towards producin od, substant 
ments, and select the best. The test of merit we [ie were brought forward too much for their safety Emery eam Pu zm that t ike i should d haa " 
informed will be the best arrangement of colour with om the frosts agers frequently occurred at night, merely warm but hot, even if the ni ghts A 
plants that will remain longest in flower. tr ese and even so late as the 31at, when LA thermometer rather cold. Of ace ertain amount 0 [me 
of merit will be awarded to the most successful co o. 8° below rv zing. The of rain was | i+ soem ; 
petitors. ; ph ros than 4 inch, or about } " rm s padri 
Sealed tenders must be sent in to the Assistant | for tho month. day den p ind be distributed n more d | 
ESSE 
1864 and in the 
meanwhile yey be had of Mr, | , May.—The days were occasionally warm; but the | August.—The mean temperature of this month wa 
Eyes, at the Gardens, South Kensington. vinci were still generally a Thirteen. of beet jexactly equal to the average for the € = Ka The 
re more or less frosty. On those of the 23d and | mean maximum was 24° above th he days, ad 
EE E E 2n. M kanyere n M e Ue freezing. E thé. met düiidiüni:ad £ E eee its usul 
aoh Mur ser OF 1863, of the of some sorts of Apples | average. A moderate quantity of rain fell, but with 
January.—1 g the weather of 1862, at p. 52 having been re byti the frosts of the previous month, sufficient intervals of dryness to permit t t the cro pela 
of (uf vol. for last 3 yet; ft was remarked that December | 4nd additio 80 by those of the present, the crop of | dry and ripen. 
was remarkable for the total absence of N.E. winds, |t theso fruits 3 but pei. e amount of rain was tember.—This was a wet month. Very n 
whilst strong gales bad brought much warm air from | | still considerably below the average, and by the end of | 3; inches of rain fell, or about an inch above 
southern regions.” In Jan 1863 the mean tempe- = — AM pply "ot os Tu was much wanted. | average. Its mean temperature was also 34° lower tha 
rature was fully 6° above the average. The extreme e 19 y trees in parks were | the average. The nights were often cold. T. » 2d 
lowest was only 23". The prevalent winds were still blow down, and 29th were rere 5° and A oris sord $ 
from a south-westerly direction. The amount of rain | Jwne.—At the commencement, of this month. the|  October.—Fully an rage ud 
was fully half an inch above tho usual depth; i gate deficiency of tained. About 1 Gah “of rain "fal, go was Mi 
Meri = in the first half of the month. | months a ram niet to 24 inches. 2 m e present month than an inch less than the usual quantity. The night 
.— This month, like the preceding, was ver an Sbundan supply, the were occasionally frosty. As early in the month a 
Pria fatta mild. The maximum temperature of the depth Which fal ud sony 4h j pee or more than [the 5th the thermometer indicated 27°, which partially 
ys averaged little below the mark denoting pon: ouble t he e quan ty for the mon injured the flowering of such plants as Dahlias ; butor 
perate climate, 55°; whilst Mp it was fall l ^ Teth, and tup Although the whole the weather was favourable for gardening 
the Meri were cold, more than 4° low the average, a 
ye e mean maximum of the da i was fully JNovember.—From the 9th to the 12th inclusive, the 
maintained, and this being the case, moisture being tighta were frosty, and again at the end of the month, 
Taste Suowiwa THE Hetonr or THE BAROMETER AND THERMOMETER, AND DEPTH OF RAIN AT CHISWICK, FOR EACH MONTH OF 1863, COMPARATIVELY WITH THE AVERAGE si 
frosts if any were but slight a ind M on de rre 
or THIRTY-SIX YEARS. 
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BAROMETER. | THERMOMETER. RAIN. 
1863. Extreme | Extremo || Mean | Above(+) | Mean | Above (+) Above (+) | itea | Extreme | Above (+) 
| Mean. | Highest. | oet. Max. e below Cu ^ Min. preda below C2 Mean.! | soda below Ad Highest DONESU Amount, ce Ln 
as Inches Inches Inches Degrees Degrees Degrees Degrees Degree D D 
Jan „| 99.709 80.476 98.807 48.84 +6.03 35.19 +4.17 4301. $610 r des Dur inches 
February .. — ..| 30. 30.575 29.712 52.14 +642 32.75 +1.07 42.44 +3.74 60 0.26 
March 44. ante, 9 800 80.457 29.170 56.48 +5.70 30.91 —2.46 43,69 +1.62 70 21 0.68 
^ A 29.927 ! 29.464 61.20 +6.76 35.60 —0.58 48.4 —1.59 71 94 54 
99.967 30.363 20.505 66.25 +1.53 87.35 —4.26 51.80 —L51 80 26 1.46 
ck oe 29.827 30.230 29.376 73.07 +1.09 44.30 4,34 58.68 —1.63 83 4.46 
July 30.071 30.405 29.448 78.97 3.66 40.48 —10.83 59.97 —83.59 88 27 0.80 
August $47 30.121 99.568 75.08 +2.24 48.25 —2.25 61.96 86 34 1.96 
September 29.7 30. 28. 66.93 —0.74 39.66 —6.27 53.29 —3,51 75 30 3.47 
October 29.794 29.042 61.71 +1.48 39.90 —1.79 50.80 64 68 27 1.56 
November 29.946 30.459 98.857 51.06 4-4.98 85.16 —0.05 44.60 4-216 63 20 1.68 
December .. .| 80.026 30.41 98. 48.97 +3.62 3.82 +0.01 41.14 +1.81 56 19 1.96 
29.907 30.575 ?8 806 61.96 +3.51 87.74 2.29 49.84 +0.53 88 18 i| 90.32 
Pi 003 inches, almost an irappreciable | The Mean Temperature about 3 degree above the n | Wa Weck a hee 
agi | The Mean Maximum Temperature 3:51 above the average. j 
must be worth a journey to ; from May Ee ct - 
cepe weather was he oaei boisterous ; bat November We. Fraser informed nw s ther generally lants ing 
of it wan of rain was hee yer’ bas xo NA a succession of fine blooms, Other portions "i ihe preter themi fome handsome Grovilens —rigid 
i e first th. None fell | wall are well covered with i, alpestris elegans, and acanthifol 
betwoen are well cove ne specimens of the best | An 3 ars Fires 
the loth and 20th ; and on the whole the dope and other imd medios — olia con- west rus glandulosa, Muraltia Heiste 
ode, Thom ird Hur purpurea, Next a 1 
l. nn jd 
Decomber.—Strong gales were PORE bat tha ead most of which looked Tiko nm that would | Polygalas, &e.: a remark 
` Weather was generally dry and the nd in good | sc bim profusely ; some of them, edes told, produced | dendron ar m, with some old favouri 
ral hundredsofhlooasannuai 
$0 that lanti y. Ceanothusazu 3 ] 0 
coun tons Pede win boas cem Ame nt Pius de dentatus, floribundus, and papillosus; Euca- bhett Hoitzia [neas Sedi ont ial 
om Sate E im MENS car riui: wer ie one Jasmines, | erubescens, Gardoguias, i n n 
1 : a vip ay days was above aden eee d great wall, all puberula, an 
ticosa ; also e seedlin » 
The price mens of their ind. Phát, farpies eel Wane from its free. habit bala mite 
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magnitude and strength those generally found in En à ert came. reg var ge 
a Leviath ch a la d se B 
je which would pli pacing a’ tolerable i tara tng ys many ot of tho i good apelat wie gy i 
long, 9 iride, and almost strong enough to stand a dendron Dalhou r T R. Falconeri, R. Edgeworthii, 
re are great ranges of glass eac pem phnes in ere 3 Staunto ati 
t uti 
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which i nes tl p propagated e 1 
ES cores ts CIE NA bee first hou wem was the show ow KOB 60 60 feet sar, PR. py f la 
nal stone Re 12 fe hgh g, and vite : miscellaneous “collection of Gardeni ns = belt 
peter 3 A oia era riala to to Lnd JUN OO hoe 200: Sank long WAOU a Aiit container 
ation, and intended for Heathin and other - greenh en MER Pate! OF hardy andijon 
| Fant oon miit in tme meth Jon Imos of |ncading anah ar Maanen CE te Jar 
e : D tm ; 
to the horticultural mind. The free tr Behind this yansiderable quantity of 
ü 1 a considerable quantity 
was 120 footlong, and contained a lara id akl es M aka S M ey. 
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