THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S COMPANION.— June 3, 1850. 103 
WEEKLY CALENDAR. 
Weather near London in 
1865 . 
D 
D 
Sun 
Sun 
Moon 
Moon’s Clock 
Dav of 
M 
w 
J U IN L .1 
Barometer. 
Thermo. 
Wind. 
Rain in Rises. 
Sets. 
K. 61 S, 
Age. af. Sun. 
Year. 
Inches. 
■l 
3 
To 
Tillus elon^atua. 
29.917—29.8-4 
67—51 
s.w. 
' - j 1 
02 48 a 3 
7 a 8 
9 a 30 
1 ! 2 7 
155 
4 
W 
Tillus unifasciatus. 
29.87u-29.869 
f'9-50 
S.W. 
— | 48 
8 
10 32 
2 1 67 
156 
5 
Th 
Thanasimus forniearius. 
29.893—29.879 
76-61 
S.W. 
— 47 
9 
1 1 16 
3 1 47 
167 
6 
F 
Opilus mollis. 
29.809—29.693 
66—53 
s. 
.1 ! 47 
1ft 
11 45 
4 1 36 
158 
7 
s 
Silpha reticulata. 
29.881—29.826 
71-47 
s.w. 
— 46 
11 
morn. 
5 1 25 
159 
8 
Son 
3 Sunday after Trinity. 
29 911-29.929 
72-40 
S.w. 
— 46 
12 
0 7 
6 114 
160 
9 
M 
Phosphuga subrotundata. 
30.019-29 991 
66—42 
s.w. 
18 1 45 1 
13 
0 23 
7 1 2 
161 
Meteorology of the Week. —At Chiswick, from observations during tl»e last twenty-nine years the average highest and lowest tem¬ 
peratures of these days are 69.7°, and 46.6°, respectively. The greatest heat, c,0°, occurred on the 7th, in 1646; and the lowest cold, 35° 
on the 8th, in 1638. During the period 110 days were fine, and on 86 rain fell. 
CRYSTAL PALACE. 
FIRST GRAND FLOWER SHOW OF THE SEASON. 
CARDEN FRONT 
1. Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 
2. Azaleas. 
3. Orchids. 
4. New- Plants. 
5. Tulips. 
6. Cape Heaths, Cacti, and Rhodo¬ 
dendrons. 
7. New Azaleas and Calceolarias. 
8 . Fuchsias, 
9. Miscellaneous. 
Note.— The Arrows denote the best route to see the Flowers, 
10. Fruit. 
11. Roses. 
12. Pelargoniums. 
13. Fancy Pelargoniums. 
After the easterly winds ceased, on or about the 
10th of May, the ideas of the coining event at Sydenham, 
ou the 24th, began to work on the feelings; and every 
time I thought on this Show, very uncomfortable feel 
iugs crept over me,—the “ glories of Chiswick” to be 
thus extinguished by one of her own cherished sons! 
I recollect when the honourable Member for Coventry 
was as celebrated at Chiswick for “ scaling walls,” as he 
has been elsewhere for his ingenuity in rearing them. 
Well, 1 received my free tickets without stint, in good 
time; met all the Judges at the London Bridge ter¬ 
minus, as the occupier of the Woolsack ought. At the 
next terminus, the first note you heard was, “ Here 
is Thf. Cottage Gardener; please make way for him 
first.” Then the accompanying plan of the show was 
put into his hands; and, after testing it with the Show 
itself, lie determined on engraving it, faultless as it is, 
for the use and guidance of his numerous readers, both 
the Editors, on the spot, being parties to the resolve. 
But who was the author of this most useful guide to 
the Show? which every visitor should procure, and may 
obtain for “one penny only ;” but “ a penny saved is a 
penny earned,” and I have the permission of all con¬ 
cerned to save you that extra penny. 
Tiie honourable Member for Coventry left off speaking 
to a Duchess the moment it caught his eye in my hand. 
He told me it was (lie “ joint production of Mr. Ayles 
and himself, and we might have it engraved, and wel¬ 
come." Mr. Ayles is tho fortunate director of the 
“ young ideas,” and of tho younger collection of plants' 
within the Palace, and a chip of the old block, which 
was squared at Cliatswortli, and then moulded for the 
Crystal Palace. For the rest, you must know yourself 
as well as you can be told, if ever you were there; if 
No. CCCCI. Vol. XVI. 
