622 MV GARDEN. 



shade, 29°. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 130.5°; lowest on grass, 27°. Rainfall 



at Greenwich, 0.00 inch. 



Flowers : Out of doors. — ^Aster multiflorus. 



Fruit : G/ayj.— Grapes : Black Hamburgh; Chasselas Musqud. Peaches : Admirable. 



Pine-apple : Queen. Figs : Lee's Perpetual. 

 Out of doors. — Apples : Ribston Pippins ; King of Pippins ; Court of Wick ; 



Golden Pippin. Pears : Louise Bonne ; Autumn Bergamot. Plums : Rochester 



Damson. Filberts. 

 Vegetals : Glass. — Tomatoes. Capsicums. French beans. Cucumbers. 



Out of flfcorj.— Scarlet runners. Brussels sprouts. Collards. Cauliflowers. 



Cabbage. Onions. Carrots. Spinach. Celery. Curled, Australian, and Water 



cress. 

 Garden Operations.— Cauliflower plants placed in frames to stand the winter. 



Endive placed in frames for protection. 



OCTOBER 15— 21.— FORTY-SECOND WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 53°.S, being 4° above the average : highest in 

 shade, 68°.4 ; lowest in shade, 34°.5. — My garden : highest in shade, 6i°.5 ; lowest in 

 shade, 30°. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 132'" ; lowest on grass, 27°. Rainfall at 

 my garden, not observed ; at Greenwich, 0.55 inch. 

 Flowers : Glass. — Echeveria metallica. 

 Out of doors. — Oxalis, sp. Chrysanthemums. Violets in abundjince. Roses, fine 

 specimens cut. 

 Fruit : Glass. — Grapes : Golden Hamburgh ; Black Hamburgh ; Chasselas Musqud. 

 Figs : Lee's Perpetual. Pine-apple : Queen. 

 Out of doors. — Apples : Ribston Pippin ; King of Pippins ; Golden Pippin ; Court 

 of Wick ; Lord Suffield ; Lord Derby. Pears : Beurrd Clairgeau ; Beurrd Super- 

 fin ; Beurrd d'Aremburg. Plums : Rochester Damson. 

 Vegetals : Glass. — Tomatoes. Capsicums. Cucumbers. French beans. 



Out of doors.— Scarlet runners. Brussels sprouts. Cabbage. CoUard. Carrots. 

 Onions. Spinach. Celery. Beet. Curled, Australian, and Water cress. 

 Garden Operations : Glass. — Lettuce seed sown in frame to stand the winter in 

 frames. * 



O-it of doors. — Late tipples and pears gathered. Rose-trees mulched with stable 

 manure. Pear-trees transplanted. 



OCTOBER 22— 28.— FORTY-THIRD WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 46°.9, being 1° below the average : highest in 

 shade, 58°.6 ; lowest in shade, 33°. — My Garden : highest in shade, 70" ; lowest in 

 shade, 29°. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 1 54° ; lowest on grass, 23°. Weather, 

 fine. Rainfall at Greenwich, o.oi inch. 

 Flowers : Glass. — Erica. 



Out of doors. — Lily of the field (Amaryllis luteal. 



