CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 1871. 623 



Fruit : ff/a«. — Grapes : Black Hamburgh ; Golden Hamburgh; Chasselas Musqud ; 

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

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

 of Wick ; Lord Suffield ; New Hawthornden. Pears : Doyenn^ de Cornice : 

 Beurrd Van Mons ; Van Mons Ldon Le Clerc ; America ; Beurr^ Diel ; Beurrd 

 Clairgeau ; Crasanne ; Dorothde Royale nouvelle ; Nouvelle Fulvie ; Napoleon ; 

 Duchesse d'Angoul^me ; Marie Louise. 

 Vegetals : Glass. — Tomatoes. Capsicums. Cucumbers. 



Out of ^(Jtfw.— Brussels sprouts. Cauliflowers. Collard. Cabbage. Carrots. 

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

 Garden Operations : G/ay^.— Potting hyacinths. 

 Out of doors. — Lifting and transplanting pear-trees. Repotting and top-dressing 

 of peach, nectarine, apricot, apple, pear, plum, and mulberry trees in pots. Plum- 

 trees lifted and roots pruned. Celery earthed. 



** Next was November, he full gross and fat, 

 As fed with lard-; * * » » 

 In planting eke he took no small delight." — Spenskk. 



OCTOBER 29— NOVEMBER 4.— FORTY-FOURTH WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 47°.3, being o°.9 above the average : highest in 

 shade, S7°.8 ; lowest in shade, 4i°.8. — My Garden : highest in shade, 59° ; lowest in 

 shade, 32°. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 100° ; lov^rest on grass, 24°. Weather, 

 fine. Rainfall at Greenwich, 0.04 inch. 

 Flowers : G/ajj.— Cypripedium insigne. 



Fruit : Glass. — Grapes : Black Hamburgh ; White Frontignac. Pine-apple : 

 Queen. 

 Out of doors.— K^^Xt^ : Ribston Pippin ; Cox's Orange Pippin ; Court of Wick ; 

 New Hawthornden ; Lord Derby. Pears : Beurrd de Lamy ; Beurrd Superfin ; 

 Beurr^ Diel ; Nouveau Poiteau ; Beurrd Clairgeau ; Crasanne. 

 Vegetals : Glass. — Cucumber. Capsicum. 



Out of doors. — Scarlet runners. Cauliflower. Cabbage. CoUards. Brussels 

 sprouts. Carrots. Artichokes. Spinach. Onions. Celery. Beet. Endive. 

 Curled, Australian, and Water cress. 

 Garden Operations : C/afj.— Sea-kale placed in frames. Violets planted in 

 frames. 

 Out of i^ocrj.— Pear-trees lifted. Plum-tree roots pruned. 

 Natural History.— Redwings first seen on October 31 ; fieldfares on November 

 2nd. 



NOVEMBER 5— 11.— FORTY-FIFTH WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 39°.2, being 5°./ below the average ; highest m 

 shade, 50° ; lowest in shade, 26°.4.— My Garden : highest in shade, 49° ; lowest in 

 Shade, 26°. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 111° ; lowest on grass, 20°. Weather, 

 fine. Rainfall at Greenwich, 0.03 inch. 



