CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 1871. 601 



Vegetals : (7&JJ.— Sea-kale. Rhubarb. Endive. Mustard. 



Out of ^ijorj.— Jerusalem artichokes. Beet. Carrots. Parsnips. Onions. 

 Turnips. Cabbage. Savoys. Collards. Brussels sprouts. Celery. 

 Garden Operations : G^/oj-j.— Orchard-house trees pruned and tied. Cabbage, 

 cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, red cabbage, and radish seeds sown in the Orchard- 

 house. 

 Out of doors. — Apple and plum trees pruned. Currant and gooseberry trees pruned. 

 Gooseberry trees manured. Hedges clipped. Grass and walks rolled. 

 Natural History.— Wild geese passed over. Trout visited spawn-beds. 



JANUARY 22— 28.— FOURTH WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 32°.4, being 5°.6 below the average ; highest in 

 shade, 46° ; lowest in shade, 25°. — My Garden : highest in shade, 46° ; lowest in shade, 

 23°. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 87° ; lowest on grass, 1 8°. Weather, frosty. 

 Rainfall at Greenwich, 0.54 inch. 



The late continued frost had manifestly severely injured the Pampas grass. The 

 stems of the tea roses appeared to have been injured. All the broccoli were killed. 

 Flowers : Glass. — Passiflora Kermesina. P. princeps. Poor Man's house looked 

 charming, with its lilac, camellias, azaleas, &c. 

 Out of doors. — Ground covered with snow. 

 Fruit : Glass. — Grapes : West's St. Peter's ; Muscat. 



Out of doors. — Apples : Blenheim Orange ; Golden Drop ; Pearson's Plate ; Boston 

 Russet ; Ribston Pippin ; Wellington. 

 Vegetals : Glass. — Rhubarb. Sea-kale. Endive. 



Out of doors. — Jerusalem artichokes. Carrots. Parsnips. Turnips. Beet. 

 Onions. Leeks. Collards. Savoys. Brussels sprouts. Celery. Watercresses. 

 Garden Operations : Glass. — 400 geranium cuttings planted in the first week were 

 potted. Ferns potted. Cabbage seed sown in Orchard-house. 

 Out of doors. — Apple and pear trees pruned. 

 Natural History.— All the cats died. They appeared to have been poisoned, but 

 the source was not traced. The birds were very tame, and six titmice, of three 

 or four species, as well as some robins, were caught in a wire rat-trap baited with 

 cooked meat, and were then turned loose into the fernery. The trout frequented 

 the situations for spawn-bed, but did not spawn. 



" And lastly came cold February, 

 Drawn of two fishes, for the season fitting, 

 Which through the flood before did softly slide 

 And swim away." — Spenser. 



JANUARY 29— FEBRUARY 4.— FIFTH WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 32°.4, teing 5°.6 below the average : highest in 

 shade, 46° ; lowest in shade, 24°.-My Garden : highest in shade, 49° ; lowest in shade, 

 24°. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 81° ; lowest on grass, 21°. Weather, dark and 

 dull. Rainfall at Greenwich, 0..72 inch. 



