CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 1871. 627 



.thoi-nden; Court of Wick ; Reinette Ananas; Cornish Gilliflower. Pears: 

 Josephine de Malines. 

 Vegetals : G/flJj.— Cucumbers. Mustard. Sea-lcale. Chicory. 



Out of doors. — Brussels sprouts. Cabbage. CoUards. Spinach. Leeks. Arti- 

 chokes. Parsnips. Carrots. Turnips. Onions. Beet. Celery. Celeraic. 

 Endive. Curled, Australian, and Water cress. 

 Garden Operations : G/ajj.— Parsley planted under glass. Mustard-seed sown. 

 Out of doors. — Seeds sown : First crop of peas. Early Mazagan bean. Digging 

 spare ground. Planting gooseberry, apple, and pear trees. 

 Natural History. — Redwings, missel thrushes, and common thrushes sang. 



DECEMBER 24— 30.— FIFTY-SECOND WEEK. 



Mean temperature at Greenwich, 43°, being 5°.6 above the average : highest in 

 shade, 48°.4 ; lowest in shade, 36°. — My Garden : highest in shade, 49° ; lowest- in 

 shade, 34°. Black bulb : highest in sunshine, 69° ; lowest on grass, 25°. Weather, 

 mild and wet. Rainfall at Greenwich, 0.56 inch. 

 Flowers : Glass. — Dendrobium moniliforme. Azalea alba. Epacris. Cinerarias. 



Ota of doors. — Helleborus niger. Jasminum nudiflorum. 

 Fruit : Glass. — Grapes : Canon Hall Muscat ; Muscat of Alexandria ; White 

 Tokay ; West's St. Peter's ; Lady Downe's. 

 Out of doors. — Apples : Mannington's Pearmain ; Old Nonpareil ; Reinette 

 Ananas ; Golden Drop ; Blenheim Orange ; Wellington ; Petworth Nonpareil ; 

 Warner's King. 

 Vegetals : Glass. — Forced sea-kale. Mustard. Endive. 



Out of doors. — Brussels sprouts. CoUards. Savoys. Carrots. Leeks. Parsnips. 

 Turnips. Spinach. Artichokes. Onions. Beet. Celery. Celeraic. Corn 

 salad. Curled, Australian, and Water cress. 

 Garden Operations : Glass. — Potting cinerarias. Sponging and cleaning plants. 

 Laying cucumber plants. 

 Out of doors. — Covering sea-kale. Pruning apple-trees. Digging between fruit- 

 trees. Digging flower-borders. 

 Natural History. — Thrush, missel thrush, and robin sang. 



The year 187 1, which commenced with frost and snow, ended with 

 rain and warmth. 



In the Cucumber-house the Dove orchid was again in flower, and 

 the cucumber was ready for use. 



The Vinery again had its Muscat grapes, Lady Downe's Seedlings, 



and West's St. Peter's. 



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