September 27, 1864. ] 



JOURNAL OF HOKTICULTTTEE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



247 









WEEKLY CALENDAR. 

















Day 

 of 



M'nth 



Day 

 of 



Week. 



SEPT. 27— OCT. 3, 1864. 



Average Temperature 

 near London. 



Rain in 



last 

 37 years. 



Son 

 Rises. 



Sun 



Sets. 



Moon 

 Rises. 



Moon 

 Sets. 



Moon's 

 Age. 



Clock 

 alter 

 Sun. 



Day of. 

 Tear. 





27 

 28 

 29 

 30 

 1 

 2 

 3 



To 

 W 

 Th 



F 



S 

 Sun 

 M 



Ivy flowers. 

 Birch turns yellow. 

 Michaelmas Day. 

 Beech turns yellow. 

 Horse Chestnut leaves fall. 

 19 Sunday after Teinitt. 

 Walnut leaves falL 



Day. 

 65.2 

 64.6 

 65.3 

 64.9 

 63.6 

 64.6 

 63.9 



Night. 

 45.3 

 44.8 

 44.9 

 43.5 

 45.1 

 44.0 

 44.2 



Mean. 

 552 

 54.7 

 55.1 

 54.2 

 54.3 

 54.3 

 54.1 



Days. 

 22 

 20 

 24 

 22 

 19 

 18 

 16 



m. h. 

 56af5 

 58 5 



6 



1 6 

 3 6 



5 6 



6 6 



m. b. 

 46af5 

 43 5 

 41 5 

 39 5 

 36 5 

 34 5 

 32 5 



m. h. 

 22 2 

 26 3 

 28 4 

 32 5 

 37 6 

 41 7 

 47 8 



m. h. 



5 4 

 28 4 

 48 4 



9 5 

 32 5 

 57 5 

 26 6 



2G 



27 



2S 



• 



1 



2 



3 



m. s. 

 9 11 

 9 31 

 9 51 

 10 10 

 10 29 



10 48 



11 6 



271 



272 ' 



273 



274 



275 



276 



2.77 



* 



From observations taken near London during the last thirty-seven years, the avera?e day temperature nf the week is 64.6°, and its night 

 temperature 44.5°, The greatest heat was 79° on the 27th, 1S32; and the lowest cold, 1?', on the 2nd, 1853. The greatest fall of rain was 

 1.01 inch. 





BULBS. 



(Continued from page 229.) 



THE NARCISSUS. 



EXT to the Hyacinth 

 in point of excellence 

 stands the Narcissus. 

 It requires precisely 

 the same treatment as 

 the Hyacinth, except 

 in two particulars — 

 viz., requiring rather 

 larger pots, and pot- 

 ting right up to the 

 neck. A six-inch or 

 24-sizedpot is the most 

 suitable for single, and 18's for treble bulbs. 

 The best sorts are — - 



Bazleinan major, white, with yellow cup. This is a good 

 forcer, and deliciously perfumed ; to my thinking, the 

 best of the Narcissuses. 



Double Roman, white. Worthless as usually sent out ; but 

 when true, a useful, very early kind. 



Grand Monarque, white, with yellow cup ; very fine. 



States General, creamy white, with yellow cup. 



Musat Orientalis, white, with yellow cup, edged with crim- 

 son; novel. 



Grand Primo, white, with citron cup. 



Soleil d'Or, yellow, with orange cup. 



Perles Blanches, pure white ; fine. Perles d' Amour of some. 



Gloriosa, white, with orange cup. 



King of the Netherlands (Queen of some), white, with citron 

 cup. 



TULIPS. 



Very few flowers exceed the brilliancy of colour and 

 the exquisite forms of the early single and double Tulips. 

 The Due Van Thols bloom about a fortnight earlier than 

 Hyacinths ; whilst such kinds as Pottebakker, than which 

 nothing can be more beautiful when in bud and on the 

 point of bursting into flower, bloom at the same time 

 as the Hyacinth. 



The varieties are so very numerous that I cannot but 

 give a few of such as I have found the best. 



Single Tumps. 

 DucVanThoLredand yellow; useful on account of its earliness. 



Scarlet, the best of the Van Thols ; very beautiful. 

 Pottebakker, white ; quite charming. 



Yellow ; good, when not grown in too strong a heat. 



Red Striped; fine. 

 Proserpine, velvety rose ; a beautiful Tulip, blooming early. 

 Superintendent, white and violet ; a good very early kind. 

 Vermilion Brilliant, glowing scarlet ; very fine. 

 Keizerkroon, golden yellow and red ; fine. 

 Florentine, a yellow, sweet-scented sort, rather out of the 



common way. 

 Moliere, purple, yellow base ; beautiful. 

 Globe de Rigaud, violet and white ; large and fine. 

 The above are the best for early forcing ; but the 



No, 183.— Vol. VII. . New Series. 



following are charming when brought on in a cool house,. 



and make an indispensable show in March — 



Grand Due, bright yellow and crimson ; very fine. 



Roi Pepin, white, crimson flake ; one of the best. 



Theba, rose and white; good, but surpassed by Due de 



Claremond. 

 Florida, purplish violet. 



Fabiola, rosy violet and white ; very beautiful. 

 Rose Luisante, rosy crimson, peach edges ; quite charming. 

 Cottage Maid, rosy pink, bordered with clear white ; very 



pretty. 

 Berangaria, purplish mauve. 

 Cramoisie Superbe, crimson. 

 Bruid van Haarlem, white and red striped. 

 Lac van Rhyn, violet crimson, white edge, variegated foliage y 

 novel. 



Double Tulips. 

 Of double Tulips, which are as yet far short of the 

 standard both in point of numbers and quality, we find — 

 Tournesol, red and yellow; the finest Tulip in cultivation for 

 forcing and general decorative purposes, and a good- 

 companion is found in Yellow Tournesol. 

 Due Van Thol, red and yellow ; well known. 

 Imperator, crimson ; fine. 

 Rex Rubrorum, bright red. 

 Gloria Solis, brownish crimson, yellow-edged. 



Only half a dozen sorts of double early Tulips ! De- 

 pend upon it we shall have no more unless growers ask 

 for more good double and fewer single Tulips, which live 

 but a very short time, and are succeeded by others whose 

 only recommendation is novelty. 



The soil recommended for Hyacinths suits early Tulips 

 perfectly. The bulbs for early blooming should be potted 

 from the middle of September, and not later than the 

 middle of October ; and those required to bloom, say at 

 Christmas, should be potted earlyin September if possible,, 

 the best for that purpose being Due Van Thols and Potte- 

 bakkers. Providing efficient drainage, pot them three in 

 a four-inch pot, five of the early (those for early forcing), 

 in a 24, or if not wanted to bloom before March, in 18's, 

 placing the bulbs deep enough in the soil to be just 

 covered. After potting give a good watering, and plunge 

 in coal ashes or spent tan not deeper than is sufficient 

 to hide the pots, the bottom on which the ashes are 

 placed having been made impervious to worms. The pots 

 should remain there for a month or six weeks (not longer), 

 and be protected from heavy dashing rains and frost, 

 but fully exposed at other times. After this wash the 

 pots, clean the surface soil, and place in a cool house 

 from which frost is merely excluded, keeping them near 

 the glass, fresh air being admitted whenever the ther- 

 mometer is above 32°. Tulips cannot have too much 

 light and air. Under glass they will require watering 

 occasionally, for the soil should never be allowed to be- 

 come too dry, and a good supply should be given when 

 necessary. Kept in this way they will bloom in March ; 

 but when an early bloom is desired some of them should 

 be introduced into a house with a night temperature of 

 50°, and treated in precisely the same way as advised 

 for Hyacinths, keening them in heat until the flower is 

 No. 835.— Vet,. XV.XII., Old Series.. 



