naturalist’s calendar, etc. 
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namesake of the tropics; also the Gammon Moth, (Plhsia Gamma) which nearly resembles 
the preceding in habits, may be found both in gardens and fields ; in the long grass abounds 
the large yellow Undervving Moth, (Triph'aena Pronuba;) the larvae too of the Goat Moth, 
(C6ssus ligniperda,) may be found occasionally buried in the earth. Numbers of the Ichneu- 
monidm, as Cry ptus peregrinator, See. now fly about in search of larvae on which to lay 
their eggs; the hoary beetle, (Zanthedmia solstitialis,) is to be seen, and towards the end of the 
month the four spotted Carrion Beetle, (Silpha four punctata) may be observed in the evenings, 
hovering under hedges, or in thick woods in search of dead animals, &c. the Stomoxys calcl- 
trans and irritans, both of which have a great resemblance to the house fly, (Musca domes- 
tica,) begin now to torment cattle; the invisible Harvest Bug, (Acdrus Ricinus,) and the com¬ 
mon Gnat (Culex pipiens,) are now very troublesome; the great Horse Fly fTab anus bovinus,^ 
appears; Glow-worms, fXdmpyris noctildceaej almost cease to emit their light after the 
middle of the month, although they are obseryed more or less throughout the whole summer, 
but retiring for the winter into the crevices of a stony or earthy soil. And the Cockchaffers, 
fMelontha vulgaris,yi now become numerous, and are fed upon by the rooks. 
METEOROLOGY. 
Barometer. —Mean Height, 30. Thermometer. —Mean Temperature, 61. Rain— Mean 
Quantity, 3,448 Inches. Evaporation. —Mean Quantity', 3,293 Inches. 
V.—MONTHLY HORTICULTURAL CALENDAR, 
FOR JULY. 
Although the Crops of fruit, &c. were generally backward this spring, the late rains have 
been the means of bringing them forward with amazing rapidity. The warmth of this month 
will preclude the necessity of much fire heat in the stoves : if the weather should prove very 
wet, however, it will be necssary to make sufficient fire to dry up the damp, and ripen the 
fruit kindly; all the crops in the early forcing houses will be ripening, and perhaps 
many of them be gathered, in which case the trees will require exposing to the weather. The' 
summer dressing of the wall-trees should be proceeded with, and a few successional crops 
sown in the Kitchen Garden. 
FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 
Greenhouse Plants out of doors, particularly if the pots stand in an exposed situation, will 
require a good supply of water every day, and occasionally in the afternoon well syringing over 
the head, with clear water. 
Carnations now require attention, p. 47, and 199. 
Azaleas may now be propagated by cuttings of the young wood. 
Bud Roses, p. 245, and 249. 
Ranunculuses out of flower should be taken up, p. 196. 
Tigri'dia pavonia, for the treatment of Seedlings, see p. 401. 
Erythrina Cri'sta Ga'lli may now be propagated by cuttings, p. 114. 
Bud Lemon and Orange Stocks, if the bark will rise freely. 
Erica Cuttings may now be put in, p. 455. 
Propagate Pelargoniums by cuttings, p. 517. 
FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
Melon Plants in the pits or frames, will be in full bearing; let them be stopped and other¬ 
wise regularly attended to. 
Thinning Wall-Fruit , let prompt attention be paid to this, as early in the month as possible, 
not stripping off too many however, till the stoning season is over, p. 47. 
Cherry Trees in the houses forced this season, as well as Peaches and Nectarines, when 
all the fruit is gathered, should be fully exposed to the weather by the lights being removed 
from the houses. 
Milderv .—If this disease should make its appearance, wash the trees with sulphur and water 
For the vegetable cropping, or any other information required, see Calendar for .Inly, p. 47. 
H VII DCASTI.E VND JONES, PRINTERS, SHEFFIELD. 
