6o6 MY GARDEN. 



Flowers : Glass. — Dendrobium aggregatum. Maxillaria Harrisonii. Franciscea 



latifolia. Orange trees. Deutzia gracilis. In Orchard-house. — Plum and apricot 



flowers off, fruit set. 

 Out of doors. — Cherry. Peach. Nectarine and currant bushes. Oxalis acetosella. 



Wild tulip of Italy. Wild anemone of Rome. Doronicum caucasicum. Orobus 



vernus. Triteleia uniflora. Schivereckia podolica. Muscari. 

 Fruit : Out of doors. — Apples : Ribston Pippin ; Pearson's Plate ; Boston Russet ; 



Winter Pearmain ; Golden Drop ; Alfriston ; Kentish Fillbasket. 

 Vegetals : Glass. — French beans. Mushrooms. Cucumbers. Radishes. Mustard. 



Curled Australian cress. Sea-kale. 

 Out of doors. — ^Jerusalem artichokes. Parsnips. Carrots. Onions. Beet. Brussels 



sprouts. CoUards. Kale. Watercress. Celery. 

 Garden Operations : Glass. — Fuchsia and rooted cuttings of roses potted. Seeds 



sown : Melon and cucumber. 

 Out of doors. — Seeds sown : Carrots ; Brussels sprouts ; broccoli ; savoy ; winter 



savory ; sage and marjoram ; thyme ; parsley. Second crop of celery. 



Chicory. Mushroom bed made. 

 Natural History. — Water tortoise appeared for the first time. Many bees in 



orchard-house. Brimstone and tortoiseshell butterflies were seen during the whole 



week. 



" Next came fresh April, full of lustyhead. 

 And wanton as a kid whose horn new buds." — Spenser, 



MARCH 26— APRIL i.— THIRTEENTH WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 43°. 8, being o°.2 above the average : highest in 

 shade, 67°.4 ; lowest in shade, 3i°.2. — My Garden : highest in shade, 67° ; lowest in 

 shade, 30°. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 132° ; lowest on grass, 24°. Weather, 

 dry and cold. Rainfall at my garden, 0.03 inch ; at Greenwich, 0.36 inch. 

 Flowers : Glass, — Dendrobium Pierardii. Lapageria rosea. Prunus triloba. Men- 



tissia saltatoria. 

 Out of doors. — Pear-trees : St. Germain and Doyennd d'Etd. Plum-trees, currant 



and gooseberry bushes in full flower. Epimedium alpinum. Myosotis dissitifiora. 



Fritillaria meleagris. Orobus vernus. Narcissus. Saxifraga palmata. Tulips. 



The fronds of Cystopteris montana started, also those of Struthiopteris ger- 



manica. Adiantum pedatum. Varieties of lady-ferns. Scolopendrium. 

 Fruit : Out of doors. — Apples : Boston Russet ; Golden Drop : Sturmer Pippin ; 



Winter Pearmain ; Wellington ; Gloria Mundi. 

 Vegetals : Glass. — Mushrooms. French beans. Cucumbers. Radishes. 



Out of doors. — Jerusalem artichokes. Pa/snips. Carrots. Onions. Beet. Brussels 



sprouts. Kale. Collards. Mustard. Curled, Australian, and Water cress. 

 Garden Operations. — Rose cuttings placed in cutting-house from forced trees. 



Second crop of cauliflower and cabbage planted. Sticks placed to second crop of 



peas. Apple and pear trees grafted. Wild orchids planted. Seeds sown : 



French Horn carrot ; Long-pod bean. 

 Natural History.— Blackcap appeared March 30. Woodlarks noticed. Lampems 



still numerous and busy in Backwater. 



