July 26, 1661. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



6E. 



WEEKLY CALENDAR. 



Day 



of 



H'ntn 



Day 



Of 



Week. 



JULY 26— AUG. 1, 1864. 



Average Temperature 

 near London. 



Rain in 



last 

 37 years.. 



Sun 

 Rises. 



Sun 



Sets. 



Moon 

 Rises. 



Moon 



Sets. 



Moon's 

 Age. 



Clock 



before 



Sun. 



> 

 Day of 



Year. 









Day. 



Night. 



Mean. 



Days. 



m. h. 



. m. h. 



m. h. [ m. h. 





m. s. 





26 



Tu 



Common Star Thistle flowers. 



73.4 



51.0 



62.2 



18 



17 af4 



55 af 7 



15 11 43 1 



22 



6 12 



20S 



27 



W 



Dwarf Elder flowers. 



74.5 



51.6 



63.1 



17 



18 4 



54 7 



54 11 50 2 



23 



6 12 



209 ■ 



28 



Th 



Sheep's Fescue Grass ripe. 



76.0 



51.7 



63.8 



19 



20 i 



52 - 7 



morn. 52 3 



24 



6 11 



210 



29 



F 



Fennel flowers. 



75.7 



50.9 



63.3 



16 



21 4 



51 7 



38 



46 4 



25 



6 9 



211 . 



30 



S 



Gipsey Wort flowers. 



74 9 



50.8 



62 9 



16 



23 4 



50 7 



31 1 



31 5 



26 



6 7 



212 



31 



Sun 



10 SCTNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 



74.9 



50.8 



62 8 



14 



24 4 



48 7 



28 2 



11 6 



27 



6 4 



213 



1 



M 



Wormwood flowers. 



76.1 



50.9 



63.5 



17 



26 4 



46 7 



29 3 



42 6 



28 



6 1 



214 



From observations taken near London during the last thirty-seven yea 



s, the average day temperature of the weelt is 75. l c 



, and it? 



night 



I temperature 



51.1°. The greatest heat was S2° 



on the 26th, 1S62 ; and the lowest cold, 3S°, on the 1st, 1S02. The greatest fall of rain was 



1.39 inch. 

















A FEW SHOW GOOSEBEEELES. 



RED KINDS. 



ONDOJST, raised by Mr. Wilcock, of 

 Acton, Cheshire, and sent out by 

 Mr. John Banks, jun., at the May 

 Pole Inn, Acton, Cheshire, on the 

 last Tuesday in October, 1831, is at 

 the present time the largest 

 red Gooseberry in general 

 cultivation, and has obtained 

 a greater numberof first-class 

 prizes than any other kind. 

 Mr. John Flower, of Stoke- 

 by-Stone, Staffordshire, ex- 

 hibited of this variety at 

 Lower Tean, near Cheadle, 

 Staffordshire, on the 7th of 

 August, 1852, the largest 

 Gooseberry on record — viz., 

 37 dwts. 7 grains. This va- 

 riety grows in various forms. 

 The three-veined berries, well 

 managed, will grow from If 

 inch to 2J inches in length, 

 and from 5 inches to 5f in 

 circumference. The long ones 

 are generally thebest inform, 

 and are very nearly the same in girth the whole length 

 of the berry, tapering slightly towards the top, which is 

 rather fiat and ridgy, with the seed veins lower than the 

 rest of the surface, which gives the ridged shoulders ; 

 but the ridges do not extend far from the top, the berry 

 terminating with a round prominent nose. The two- 

 veined berries are similar in form, except that they are 

 flat-sided and often a little longer. The shorter ones are 

 often deficient of seed, more ridgy, and deformed. In 

 colour London is very dark red, almost chocolate, the 

 berry perfectly smooth ; flavour tolerable, but not first- 

 class. It makes a spreading bush ; the wood is almost 

 smooth, producing but few thorns, and does not. do well 

 until the plants are strong. An uncertain cropper, but 

 when caught sound will excel any other kind. 



Young Wonderful, or Wonderful, as now called, 

 was raised by Mr. James Sanders, of Marson, Cheshire, 

 and sent out by him at the Crown Inn, Peover, near 

 Enutsford, Cheshire, on the fourth Saturday in October, 

 1829. This variety was the heaviest berry grown for the 

 following years — viz., in 1832 it was equal with Lion, 

 both being 27 dwts. 13 grains ; in 1833, 27'dwts. 17 grs. ; 

 in 1834, 27 dwts. 8 grs. ; in 1835, 24 dwts. ; in 1838, 

 30 dwts. 16 grs. ; in 1841, 32 dwts. 16 grs. This variety 

 is similar in form to London, but shorter, and eight or 

 ten days earlier. It colours better to the top ; the skin 

 has a softer appearance, and is strewed with brownish 

 specks. The colour is darker than that of London, and 

 the berry, not so much ridged, is perfectly smooth. Habit 

 of growth upright, short-jointed, with thick shining leaves 

 and short prickles. It breaks early in spring, and is but 

 a shy cropper in some districts. Flavour good. 

 No. 174.— Vol. VII., New Series. 



Companion, raised by Mr. William Hopley, of Wist- 

 aston, Cheshire, from a Gooseberry grown by Mr. John 

 Bratherton, of the same place, was sent out by Mr. Hop- 

 ley, at the Eockwood Inn, Wistaston, Cheshire, on the 

 last Monday in October, 1829. This variety is a general 

 favourite, both as a show kind and for general cropping 

 purposes. In 1836 it was the heaviest berry exhibited of 

 any colour — viz., 28 dwts., and again in 1837, one of the- 

 smallest seasons recorded, it was the heaviest grown — 

 23 dwts. 12 grains. Since that time London has taken* 

 the lead, except in the years 1838, 1841, 1859, 1862, and 

 1863. In 1842 Companion was 31 dwts. 5 grains ; in 

 1852 it was 31 dwts. 11 grains. It is a bright fight red, 

 very rough, generally two-veined, but plump in form, with, 

 one shoulder a little higher than the other, rather square 

 at the top, the nose nicely rounded to the snuff ; flavour 

 very fine ; ripens well to the top, with nice supple skin ; 

 rather early. It makes a fine spreading bush, and is a 

 most prolific bearer, the fruit being much the same size 

 all over the tree. 



That fine variety Antagonist is a seedling raised from 

 Companion, and turns out to be the largest white berry, 

 and, to all appearance, is likely to be the largest of any- 

 colour. 



Eoaring Lion, or Lion, as it is now called, was raised! 

 by Mr. Eeuben Farrar, and sent out by him at the Eagle 

 and Child, Whitefield, Lancashire, on the third Saturday 

 in October, 1818, and for some years was the heaviest 

 berry grown of any colour. In 1825, the heaviest berry 

 weighed 31 dwts. 16 grains ; in 1828, 29 dwts. ; in 1829,. 

 25 dwts. ; in 1831, 27 dwts. 6 grains. It is a very long 

 berry, from 1\ to 2 inches long ; the three-veined ones 

 are finely formed, but not so ridgy as the London. The 

 two-veined berries are long and rounder than the two- 

 veined Londons. The skin is hard-looking, perfectly 

 smooth, of a deep red colour, the veins of a brownish. 

 hue ; the stalks are very long and rather fine for the size- 

 of the fruit, being much smaller than the stalks of the 

 London. It makes a fine-spreading bush ; the wood 

 rather fine, and weeping a little towards the end of the • 

 shoots ; very vigorous. Flavour not fine. 



YELLOW KINDS. 



Leader was raised by Mr. William Piggott, of More- 

 ton, Cheshire, and sent out by him at the Wolf's Head, 

 Congleton, Cheshire, on the last day of October, 1826. 

 This is, in every respect, a first-class variety, and has 

 many times been the heaviest yellow berry shown for the 

 season — viz., in 1829 it weighed 23 dwts. 14 grains ; in 

 1831, 26 dwts. 17 grs ; in 1832, 26 dwts. 9 grs. ; 1835, 

 23 dwts. 12 grs. ; in 1837, 22 dwts. ; 1838, 26 dwts. 5 grs. ; 

 in 1841, 27 dwts.; in 1842, 25 dwts. 10 grs.; in 1843,. 

 28 dwts. 14 grs. ; in 1844, 27 dwts. 21 grs. ; in 1847, 

 27 dwts. ; in 1856, 24 dwts. 12 grs. I have only named 

 the weight for the years it was the heaviest of its colour. 

 There are few that can excel it at present. This is a 

 plump well-formed berry with fine shoulders, which are 

 prominent. The three-veined berries are very round, the 

 seed Veins lower than the rest ©f the surface ; the two- 

 veined ones rather flat-sided, but round-off nicely to the 

 No. 826.— Vol.. XXXIL, Old Series. 



