620 MY GARDEN. 



SEPTEMBER 10—16.— THIRTY-SEVENTH WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 62°.6, being 5°.3 above the average : highest in 

 shade, 78°.6 ; lowest in shade, 52°.5.— My Garden ; highest in shade, 79°; lowest in 

 shade, 49°. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 140° ; lowest on grass, 43°. Weather, 

 fine. Rainfall at Greenwich, 0.00 inch. 

 Flowers : Glass. — Ipomoea Horsfalli. 



Fruit: G/oj-j. — Grapes : Black Hamburgh; Chasselas Musqu^. Pine-apple: 

 Queen. Melons : Scarlet Gem ; Golden Perfection ; Peaches : Royal George ; 

 Noblesse. Nectarines : Rivers' Orange ; Pitmaston ; Violet Hative. 

 Out 0/ doors. — Apples : Kerry Pippin ; King of the Pippins ; Ribston ; Lord Suffield ; 

 Pratt's Pudding. Pears : Williams' ; Beurr^ Goubault. Plums : Gisbome ; 

 Victoria ; Green Gage. Gooseberries : Warrington. Strawberries : Alpine. 

 Filberts. 

 Vegetals : C/ajj.— Tomatoes. Cucumbers. 



Out of doors. — Peas : Ne Plus Ultra. French beans ; Negro ; Scarlet runners. 

 Cauliflowers. Cabbage : Early York. Turnips : Six Weeks. Carrots : French 

 Horn. Onions : Shallots. Lettuce. Curled, Australian, and Water cress. 

 Garden Operations : Glass. — Pot plants cleaned ready for the glass-houses. 

 Out of doors. — Apples, pears, and nuts gathered. 



SEPTEMBER 17— 23.— THIRTY-EIGHTH WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 53°.6, being i'.if below the average : highest in 

 shade, 67°.6 ; lowest in shade, 39°. — My Garden : highest in shade, 80° ; lowest in 

 shade, 34°. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 130°; lowest on grass, 30°. Weather, 

 fine. Rainfall at Greenwich, o.io inch. 

 Flowers : Glass. — Stanhopea. 



Out of doors. — Aster. 

 Fruit : Glass. — Grapes : Black Hamburgh. Melons. Peaches : Late Admirable. 

 Out of doors.— A^^les : Ribston Pippin ; Kerry Pippin; King of the Pippins ; Lord 



Suffield ; Pratt's Pudding. Pears : Beurr^ Goubault ; WiUiams'. Plums : 



Victoria ; Yellow Magnum Bonum. 

 Vegetals : Glass. — Tomatoes. Cucumbers. 



Out of doors.— 7 rench beans ; Scarlet runners. Cabbage. Cauliflowers. Carrots. 



Onions. Lettuce. Curled and Water cress. 

 Garden Operations.— Apples and pears gathered. Cabbages planted. Lettuce 



planted. Celery earthed. 



SEPTEMBER 24—30 — THIRTY-NINTH WEEK, 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, so°.2, being 4°.3 below the average : highest iff 

 shade, 65°.6 ; lowest in shade, 4i°.9. — My Garden : highest in shade, 66° ; lowest in 

 shade, 41°. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, lis"; lowest on grass, 34°. Weather, 

 wet and stormy. Rainfall at my garden, 3.2 inches ; at Greenwich, 3.34 inches. 



