Aprit. 20. 
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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
WEEKLY CALENDAR. 
HI 
D 
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APRIL 20—26, 1854. 
WllTHEI NEAR LONDON IN 
Barometer. Thermo. Wind. 
18 S3. 
Uain in 
Inches. 
Sun 
Rises. | 
Sun 
Sets. 
Moon 
R. & S. 
Moon's 
Age. 
Clock 
bf. Sun. 
nay of 1 
Year, j 
20 
Th 
Trechus meridianus. 
29.770—29.716 
1 55—38 
N.W. 
25 
58 a 4 
2 a 7 
2 
47 
(JT 
1 7 
no 
i 21 
F 
Sun's declinat., 11° 51' n. 
29.518—29.440 
55—42 
S.E. 
S3 
54 
4 
3 
20 
24 
1 20 
111 
j 22 
S 
jHarpalus ruficornis. 
29.480—29.315 
51 — 36 
E. 
24 
52 
5 
3 
44 
25 
1 32 
112 
23 
Son 
1st, or Low Sunday. 
29.879—29.765 
54—32 
w. 
09 
50 
7 
4 
4 
26 
1 44 
113 
24 
M 
[Ds. Glou. b. 1776. 
29.858—29.570 
47—31 
s.w. 
60 
48 
8 
4 
20 
27 
1 56 
114 
25 
To 
St. Mark. Prs. Al. b. 1843. 
29.526—29.266 
41 — 31 
N. 
16 
46 
10 
4 
34 
28 
! 26 
w 
Oxford and Cambridge Terms beg. 
29.805—29.668 
53—25 
N.W. 
— 
44 
12 
4 
48 
29 . 
2 17 
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Metboeologv ok the Week. At Chiswick, from observations during the last twenty-seven years, the average highest and lowest tem¬ 
peratures of these days are59°and 37-8° respectively. The greatest heat, 75°, occurred on the 23rd in 18-12 ; and the lowest cold, 25°, on the 
25th in 1827 . During the period 103 days were fine, and on 86 rain fell. 
NEW PLANTS. 
AmOMPM DANrELLI (D midi's Meligelta Pepper). 
Dr. Daniells sent a specimen of this to the late Dr. 
Pereira, under the title of “Bastard Melligetta.” It is a 
The Hebrew word Tappuach is rendered in our trans¬ 
lation of the Bible—the Apple, or the Apple Tree. 
There is no doubt upon our mind that this is a mistake. 
The fruit of the Tappuach was of a yellow colour 
(Proverbs xxv. 11); its fragrance was used as a resto¬ 
rative ( Canticles ii. 5), and that fragrance was so power¬ 
ful that it remained upon the nose that had been 
1 applied to it (Ibid. vii. 8). So refreshing was the fruit. 
1 that Solomon adopted it as a just simile for “ a word 
fitly spoken” (Prov. xxv. 2). 
All these references are inapplicable to the Apple, but 
are perfectly agreeing with the Citron. A palateable 
| Apple is almost unknown in the land of the Israelites, 
or Western Asia, indeed, so much so, that Dr. lvitto 
i says, “ Nowhere in that region did I taste an Apple 
which an Englishman would praise, except at one place, 
, Gumitah Kona, among the mountains of the Black Sea. 
There they are very good, and admit of comparison 
I with some of our best varieties.” Dr. Russell, speaking 
native of Africa, on the Gold and Slave coasts, and near 
Clarence Town, in the island of Fernando -Po. The natives 
call it “ Bassalo.” It is highly ornamental, the three outer 
sepals of the flowers being a beautiful red, and the lip or 
labellum large and creamy-white, tinged with yellow and 
rose colour. It requires a moist stove. The genus belongs 
to the Natural Order of Gingenoorts, and to Monnndrin 
Monoggnia of Liiamuus. All the Amomums, or Meligetta 
Peppers produce seeds abounding with a pungent oil. 
Among them is the A. prana Parodist , which yields the 
well-known Grains of Paradise.— (Botanical Magazine, 
t. 1701.) 
Cheilanthes farinosa (Meal!/ CheUanthes). 
A stove Fern found in the tropics, in Abyssinia, India, 
and Mexico. It is very pretty, with black stems, dark 
green upper surface of the fronds, nud white from a mealy 
substanco beneath.— (Ibid. t. 4705.) 
•1 Warrea quadrata (Fray nan t Warrea). 
A stove Orchid believed to be introduced by Mr. Wars- 
zewicz, from Central America. Colour of sepals and petals 
creamy-white; lip of the same colour, with a border of 
purplish-crimson.— (Ibid. t. 4700.) 
Scoloi’exdiuu.u Kuebsix (Krebs', or Pinnated Hound's 
Tongue.) 
This greenhouse Fern is a native of South Africa, in the 
vicinity of Graham’s Town and Natal.— (Ibid. t. 470S.) 
Allosorus calomelanos (Deltoid-leaved Allosorus.) 
This Fern reminds us in form and colour of some of the 
Maiden-hairs. It is found high up in mountain districts of 
the Cape of Good Hope. It will succeed with even mere 
protection from frost, but “ flourishes in a cool greenhouse 
with a northern aspect.”— (Ibid. t. 4700.) 
of the Apples about Aleppo, says they are “ very bad.” 
The Citron, on the contrary, is a native and popular 
fruit in all the land of Israel. The Oriental ladies 
employ it as English ladies use a scent bottle, having it 
within their reach, and inhaling its fragrance as a 
reviving perfume. The Tappuach, urn may believe, was 
similarly employed, not only from the text we have 
quoted, but because the word is employed in the Talmud 
to describe “recovery from sickness.” 
The Citron, as a tree, is also much more consistent 
than the Apple with the Tappuach of the Bible. The 
Citron is a very noble tree, evergreen, and throughout 
the year bearing either fruit or blossom. It is, there¬ 
fore, much more likely to be referred to in this verse— 
“ As the Tappuach among the trees of the wood, so is 
my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his 
shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to 
my taste.” That the Tappuach was an evergreen seems 
evident from the 12th verse of the 1st chapter of Joel. 
No, CCXC., Vor.. XII, 
