November 15, 1864. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



385 



WEEKLY CALENDAR. 



Day 



of 



M'nth 



15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 



Day 



of 



Week. 



To 

 W 

 Th 



F 



S 

 Sun 



M 



NOVEMBER IS -21, 1864. 



Average Temperature 

 near London. 



Apricot leafless. 

 Larch leaves fall. 

 Teal arrives. 

 Fieldfare arrives. 

 Pyracantha berries turn orange. 

 26 sondat after trinity. 

 CkownPrincess of Prussia Born, 

 [1840. 



Day. 



Night 



48.4 



34.4 



48.5 



32.7 



47.5 



33.8 



47.6 



33.3 



48.3 



33.7 



48.5 



35.0 



49.2 



36.4 



Mean. 

 414 

 40 6 

 40.6 

 40.4 

 41.0 

 41.7 

 42.8 



Rain in 



last 

 37 years. 



Days. 

 16 

 13 

 17 

 19 

 16 

 13 

 22 



San 

 Rises. 



m. h 

 21 af 7 



23 7 



24 7 

 26 7 



28 7 



29 7 

 31 7 



Sun 

 Sets. 



m. h. 

 9af4 



7 4 



6 4 



5 4 



4 4 



2 4 



1 4 



Moon 

 Rises. 



Moon 

 Sets. 



m. 

 58 

 52 

 38 

 15 

 45 

 aft 



Moon's 

 Age. 



16 

 17 

 IS 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 ( 



Clock 

 alter 

 Sun. 



Day of 

 Year. 



m. s 



15 10 



14 59 



14 47 



14 34 



14 20 



14 6 



13 50 



320 

 3!1 

 322 

 323 

 324 

 325 

 3.6 



From observations taken near London during the last thirty-seven years, the average day temperature of the week is 48.3°, and its night 

 temperature 34.2°. The greatest heat was 62° on the 16th, 1S40 ; and the lowest cold, 13 c , on the 15th, 184S. The greatest fall of rain was 

 0.S7 inch. 



DECOEATION OF THE FLOWEE GABDEJT 



EST WENTEK AND SEEING. 



(Concluded from page 369.) 



3RD. yELLOW-FLOWEKING PLANTS. 



NDOUBTEDLY the handsomest 

 of yellow spring flowers is 

 Alyssum saxatile. It is now 

 in bloom with me on rock- 

 ! work, and it, with Aubrietia 

 deltoidea and Arabis alpina, 

 promise to bloom abun- 

 dantly throughout the win- 

 ter. Being in patches of 

 several superficial feet, and 

 running over large stones, 

 these have the appearance of 

 little mountains of'blue, white, 

 and yellow. Alyssum saxatile 

 is a free-blooming evergreen 

 undershrub, forming gorgeous 

 beds of yellow in April and 

 May. It is readily propagated 

 by cuttings taken off with a 

 little of the old stem, or a heel, 

 or slipped like Sage. It is 

 also raised from seed. There 

 is a variety called A. saxatile 

 compactum which is very de- 

 sirable on account of its dwarf 

 close habit and profuse bloom- 

 ing.. The variegated form (A. 

 saxatile variegata), forms a lovely golden mass in early 

 spring, its foliage being also very ornamental. All the 

 ahove thrive in well-drained soils of any description, but 

 best in sandy loam. 



Alyssum montanum is a dwarfer free-blooming yellow 

 than A. saxatile, being only half the height of that species. 

 It is increased by division. Under the name of A. al- 

 pestre two distinct kinds are sold — at least, I had one 

 A. alpestre that had flowers more curious than orna- 

 mental, appearing in June, and under the same name 

 another, which was a lovely mass of golden yellow in 

 April and May. It was also much more dwarf and com- 

 pact. The latter is, I think, the same as that sold by 

 nurserymen under the name of A. alpestre, and it is, I 

 believe, the A. Marshalhanum (Andrews), or A. alpestre 

 of Bieberstein, which is from the Caucasus, whilst the 

 other is to be referred to A. alpestre of Linnasus, it being 

 from the mountains of Southern Europe. However this 

 may be, the Alyssum alpestre that I wish to note for 

 spring decoration does not exceed 6 inches in height, 

 differs little from A. montanum, flowers most profusely 

 in April and May, and is increased by division. 



Alyssum orientale differs little from A. saxatile if both 

 are not identical ; the variegated form of it is, I am sure, 

 not different from A. saxatile variegatum. They are pro- 

 No. 190.— Vol. Tit, New Semes. 



pagated by cuttings, Like sandy soil, and are very hand- 

 some in a mass. 



Primroses. The most handsome of spring yellow- 

 flowering plants is the Primrose, than which nothing 

 makes a lovelier bed, and if it be edged with the Aucuba- 

 leaved Daisy, nothing can be finer. The double form 

 (Primula vulgaris plena-sulphurea), is unquestionably a 

 diamond of the first water. It makes fine beds if edged 

 with Stachys lanata alone, or with the latter planted alter- 

 nately with the Aucuba-leaved Daisy. 



Adonis vernalis. A mass of this old herbaceous plant 

 is gorgeous hi April and May. It grows about a foot 

 high, and thrives in all well-drained soils, doing best in 

 sandy loam or sandy peat. It is increased by division. 

 There is another pretty kind (A. volgensis), little different 

 from the preceding. 



Onosnia tauricum, than which few plants have brighter 

 yellow flowers, is fine even as a specimen, but much 

 handsomer in a mass. It grows from 6 to 9 inches high, 

 flourishes in light soil, and is increased by division. It 

 is, however, somewhat difficult of propagation, but at 

 Well Head, Halifax, Mr. Baynes propagates it by layers, 

 and it may there be seen in a pot looking as handsome 

 as anything well can be. O. arenarium is a rather taller 

 species, and equally handsome. 



Double Marsh Marigold. For wet soils we have the 

 Double Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris plena), which 

 is a gorgeous mass of gold, the flowers individually like 

 buttons, and it grows with its roots in soil under water. It 

 should be grown in wet soil, and is increased by division. 

 Cheiranthus alpinus is a dwarf yellow-flowering Wall- 

 flower.not more than 6 or 9 inches high, a perennial under- 

 shrub, increased by cuttines taken off with a heel, and 

 inserted in July in sandy soil in a shady border. 



Yellow Wallflower. The yellow variety of the common 

 Wallflower (Cheiranthus Cheiri luteus), is very fine, and ' 

 may be increased by inserting cuttings or slips with a 

 heel in sandy soil in a shady border, keeping moist till well 

 rooted. Plants may also be raised from seed, which 

 should be sown in May in an open situation, transplant- 

 ing the seedlings when large enough into nursery-beds 

 in lines 6 inches apart, and the plants 3 inches apart in 

 the rows. Under this treatment, with a rather light soil 

 and copious waterings in dry weather after pricking out, 

 they make fine plants by autumn, when they may be 

 removed with balls to the places assigned to them, or 

 transplanting may be deferred until spring. This, how- 

 ever, is best done in autumn, as the plants bloom much 

 stronger ; but a reserve should be provided to fill up any 

 gaps that may occur. 



Cheiranthus Marshalli, a splendid variety, is the next* 

 best yellow bedder to Alyssum saxatile and Adonis ver- 

 nalis. The flowers are a good yellow, but to make sure 

 of the stock being true it is best propagated from cuttings ; 

 for seedlings sport much, as do those of the common 

 Wallflower, though it occasionally comes pretty true from 

 seed. It makes a fine bed, and is fragrant withal. Pro- 

 pagated by cuttings or seeds the same as the common 

 Wallflower. 



No. 842.— Tol, XXXLT. Old Seeifs 



