6o2 ^y GARDEN. 



During the week the weather has been dark and dull, with some rain ; frost lasted 

 till Wednesday the ist. 

 Flowers : Class. — Cselogyne cristata came into blossom with nine spikes of flower, 



and formed a most beautiful plant. The Epiphyllum truncatum was in flower a 



second time this winter. 

 Out of doors. — The snowdrops during the week have abundantly appeared, but 



besides that the only plants in flower were the Christmas rose and the Jasminium 



nudiflorum. 

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



Out of doors. — Apples : Ribston Pippin ; Blenheim Orange ; Pearson's Plate ; 



Prince Albert ; Golden Drop ; Wellington. Pears : Bellissime d'Hiver, for 



stewing. 

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

 Out of doors. — Carrots. Parsnips. Beet. Jerusalem artichokes. Horse-radish. 



Onions. CoUards. Savoys. Leek. Celeraic. Celery. Watercress. 

 Garden Operations : Glass. — Orchids potted and cleaned. Verbena cuttings 



planted. Frame made up for potatoes. 

 Out of doors. — Seeds sown. Peas : Carter's First Crop. Daniel O'Rourke, and 



Champion of England. French Horn carrots. Ohve-shaped radish. Ground 



dug for potatoes and trenched for onions. Potato onions and shallots planted. 



A new watercress bed made. 

 Natural History. — On Saturday, small flies out of doors. A perfect chorus of 



robins and thrushes. The tomtits placed in the fernery had in a single week 



effectually cleared every green fly and scale from the Fem-house. Lampems 



arrived in the Central brook. 



FEBRUARY 5— ii.— SIXTH WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 4i°.6, being 2°.9 above the average : highest in 

 shade, 52°.2 ; lowest in shade, 25°. — My Garden : highest in shade, 54° ; lowest in 

 shade, 26°. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 103° ; lowest on grass, 28°. Weather, 

 showery. Rainfall at Greenwich, 0.72 inch. 



A great fall took place in the barometer, accompanied by wet on Friday and frost 

 on Saturday. 

 Flowers : Glass. — Phajus grandiflorus. Czar violet. 



Out of doors. — Female flower of nut. Crocus. 

 Fruit : Gtof.— Grapes : Muscat ; Lady Downe's ; West's St. Peter's. 



Oiit of doors.— Apples : Reinette du Canada ; Blenheim Orange ; Pearson's Plate ; 

 Golden Drop ; Old Nonpareil ; Braddick's Nonpareil ; Calville Blanche. 

 Vegetals : G/a^j.— Rhubarb. Sea-kale. Endive. Mustard. 



Out of doors. -~Ca.rrots. Parsnips. Onions. Leeks. CoUards. Savoys. Brussels 

 sprouts. Jerusalem artichokes. Celeraic. Celery. 

 Garden Operations: Glass.-Potted British ferns repotted. Orchard trees 

 pruned. 

 Out of doors.— Ea.rly potatoes planted. Broad beans sown. New plantations of 

 rhubarb made. New plantations of alpine strawberries made. Apple-trees, 

 gooseberry and currant bushes, and raspberry canes pruned. 

 Natural History.— Two tufted ducks shot. 



