December I. 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
WEEKLY CALENDAR. 
103 
M 
D 
D 
VV 
DECEMBER 1—?, 1853. 
Weather ni 
Barometer. 
car London in 
Thermo. Wind. 
1852. 
Rain in 
Inches. 
Sun 
Rises. 
Sun 
Sets. 
1 
Ta 
December Moth; trees. 
29 947—29.200 
48—39 S.W. 
05 
47 a. 7 
2 
F 
Winter Tortrix; heaths. 
29.870—29.838 
48—35 W. 
— 
48 
52 
3 
S 
Pin-tailed Duck comes. 
30.028—29.992 
51—38 S.W. 
— 
49 
51 
4 
Sun 
2 Sunday in Advent. 
29.904—29.884 
55—52 S.W. 
— 
50 
51 
5 
M 
20.897—29.827 
55—49 S.W. 
25 
52 
50 
6 
To 
Black-throated Diver comes. 
29 . 778 - 29 . 77 i 
52-41 S.W. 
— 
53 
50 
7 
W 
Polyanthus flowers again. 
29.S9l-29.435 
50—44 1 S. 
19 
54 
50 
Moon 
R.&S. 
Moon’s 
Age. 
Clock 
af. Sun. 
4 a 22 
5 16 
26 
46 , 
9 : 
30 
11 47 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
) 
Day of | 
Year. 
335 
336 
337 
338 
339 
340 
341 
OF the Week.—A t Chi.wick, from observations during the last twenty-sir years, the average highest and!™..* 
days are 47-4= and 35.8= respectively. The greatest beat, 5 7 =, occurred on ihe 7 th in 1848 ; aad the lo^ 
ifr the nerinrl 03 davs were fine, and On 80 ram fell. * * *ho 
Meteorology 
neratures of these 
6th in 1844. During the period 93 days were fine, and on 89 rain fell 
ELOWER-GARDEN PLAN.—No. 10. 
EAST 
A. was planted in circles, having Salvia patens 
in the centre, and Scarlet Geraniums, Yellow 
Calceolarias, Mont Blanc Verbena, Emma 
and Defiance, in distinct wings to the edge. 
B. andD. Scarlet Geraniums, 
a. and c. Yellow Calceolarias. 
F. g. H. and i. Defiance at the wings. 
1 . and H. having Mount Blanc centres. 
If this garden were on a level with a walk, or the way by 
whieh a stranger got to it, there would be a great objection 
g. and i. having Emma centres. 
I . 3. 5. 7 . Sultan Calceolaria. 
R. t. v. x. Blue Lobelia. 
All the other round beds, varieties of Ver¬ 
benas. 
J. k. l. m. N. o. p. a. are mixed beds of 
flowers. 
The small beds on grass verge outside the 
to the tallness of 
middle bed, a., as 
gravel-walk have a standard Rose in each, and 
have been sown with Saponaria and blue Ne- 
mophila. 
The garden is laid out on grass, and formed 
out of an old pit, consequently is in a hollow, 
having its banks planted with Rhododendrons, 
Azaleas, Hydrangeas, and Roses, with Holly¬ 
hocks and Dahlias interspersed. 
the Salvia patens in the centre of the 
it is, the garden being in a hollow, and, 
No. CCLXX., Vol. XI. 
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