626 J^y GARDEN. 



Fruit : Glass. — Grapes : Muscat of Alexandria ; White Tokay ; Ingram's Muscat ; 

 Black Hamburgh (last). 

 Out of doors. — Ribston Pippin ; Cox's Orange Pippin ; Pearson's Plate ; Early 

 Nonpareil ; Golden Pippin ; Cellini ; New Hawthornden. Filberts. Pears : 

 Glout Morceau ; Beurr^ Sterckmans ; Forelle ; Late Gansel's Bergamot 

 Vegetals : Glass. — Cucumbers. Mustard. Chicory. 



Out of doors — Brussels sprouts. Cabbages. Collards. Spinach. Leeks. Carrots. 

 Onions. Turnips. Jerusalem artichokes. Parsnips. Celery. Beet. Endive. 

 Curled, Australian, and Water cress. 

 Garden Operations : Glass. — Cleaning plants. 

 Out of doors. — Raking leaves. Wheeling manure. 



DECEMBER 10—16.— FIFTIETH WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 39°.9, being o°.6 below the average : highest in 

 shade, 47°.2 ; lowest in shade, 27°.2 — My Garden : highest in shade, 49° ; lowest in 

 shade, 21°. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 85° ; lowest on grass, 18°. Weather, 

 thaw on the 12th. Rainfall at Greenwich, o.io inch. 



Flowers : Glass. — Epiphyllum truncatum. Epidendrum ciliare. Cypripedium bar- 



batum. Pancratium. 

 Fruit : G/<wj.— Grapes : Muscat of Alexandria ; Canon Hall Muscat ; White 

 Tokay ; Ingram's Muscat. 

 Out of doors.— k-o^les : Ribston Pippin ; Cox's Orange Pippin ; Pearson's Plate ; 

 Early Nonpareil ; New Hawthornden ; Cellini ; Lord Derby. Nuts. Pears : 

 Beurr^ Sterckmans ; Glout Morceau. 

 Vegetals : fffcj.— Cucumbers. Mustard. Chicory. 



Out of doors.— Bmsseh sprouts. Cabbages. Collards. Spinach. Leeks. Carrots. 

 Turnips. Parsnips. Jerusalem artichokes. Onions. Celery. Beet. Curled, 

 Australian, and Water cress. 

 Garden Operations : Glass.— Cleanmg plants. Mustard-seed sown. 



Out of doors.— Vlantiag gooseberry and currant trees. Transplanting fruit-trees. 

 Digging. 



DECEMBER 17— 23.— FIFTY-FIRST WEEK. 



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

 shade, 48°.8 ; lowest in shade, 35°. 3.— My Garden : highest in shade, So'.S 5 lowest in 

 shade, 30°. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 70° ; lowest on grass, 24°. Weather, 

 wet and dull. Rainfall at Greenwich, 0.51 inch. 

 Flowers : G/aw.— Acacia vestita. 



Fruit : G/ayj.— Grapes : Muscat of Alexandria ; White Tokay ; Ingram's Muscat ; 

 Canon Hall Muscat. 

 Out of <^o(7rj.— Apples : Ribston Pippin ; Golden Pippin ; Cellini ; New Haw- 



