October 10. 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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WEEKLY CALENDAR. 
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OCTOBER 10—16, 1854. 
Weather near London in 
Barometer. Thermo. Wind. 
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1853. 
Rain in 
Inches. 
Sun 
Rises. 
Sun 
Sets. 
Moon 
R.&S. 
Moon’s 
Age. 
Clock 
af. Sun. 
Day of 
Year. 
10 
Tv 
Large Sword-grass Moth. 
29 . 886 — 29.697 
62—48 
N. 
05 
17 a 6 
17 a 5 
7 10 
18 
12 
65 
283 
11 
w 
Grey Shoulder-knot Moth. 
29717 — 29.657 
58—42 
N.E. 
12 
19 
15 
7 43 
19 
13 
11 
284 
12 
Tu 
Brindled green Moth. 
29 . 634 — 59.634 
57—49 
E. 
19 
20 
13 
8 27 
20 
13 
26 
285 
13 
F 
Marvel du jour Moth. 
29 . 714 — 29.661 
58—50 
E. 
08 
22 
11 
9 21 
21 
13 
40 
286 
14 
3 
Connecting Umber Moth. 
29715—29.672 
64—36 
s. 
16 
24 
9 
10 25 
e 
13 
54 
287 
15 
Sun 
18 Sunday after Trinity. 
29 . 657 — 29.522 
58-42 
S.W. 
04 
25 
6 
11 34 
23 
14 
8 
288 
16 
M 
Mottled Umber Moth. 
29.401—29.318 
54—28 
N.E. 
32 
27 
4 
morn. 
24 
14 
21 
289 
Meteorology of the Week. —At Chiswick, from observations during the last twenty-seven years, the average highest and lowest tem¬ 
peratures of these days are 59.7°, and 42.1°, respectively. The greatest heat, 76 °, occurred on the 14th, in 1845; and the lowest cold, 25°, on 
the 15th, in 1843. During the period 104 days were fine, and on 85 rain fell. 
We now return to our observations on the different 
varieties of Peas, which, from the pressure of other 
matter, have for some time been suspended. That 
which follows in the rotation we have hitherto adopted 
is the— 
Egg Pea. 
Synonymes. — Black-eyed-Susan f Bean Pea. 
This is a strong and very robust grower, attaining 
from six to seven feet high, and generally with a 
branching stem. Each plant produces, on an average, 
about eighteen pods, which are almost always in pairs, 
and very rarely single. The pods are three-inches-and- 
a-half long, and about five-eighths-of-an-inch broad, 
round and plump, slightly curved, and narrow for their 
length. They contain from six to seven Peas in each, 
which are large and oval, like a Horse Bean; half-an- 
inch long, eight-twentieths broad, and the same in thick¬ 
ness, and when eaten raw are of a hitter or styptic taste. 
The eye of the seed is black, and hence the origin of one 
of the synonymes. 
This is a most abundant bearer, and very prolific Pea, 
but for garden purposes is utterly worthless. At one 
time it was a very popular variety, when there was less 
choice than there is now, but it has long fallen into 
disrepute. 
British Queen. 
Synonymes. —Hairs Defiance, Tall White Mammoth, 
Erins Queen. 
This is one of the best late Peas in cultivation. It 
belongs to the class known as Wrinkled, or Knight’s 
Marrows, but is very much superior in every respect to 
all the old varieties usually called Knight’s Marrows, 
being much more prolific and richly flavoured. 
The plant is of a showy and robust habit of growth, 
from six to seven feet high; sometimes with a single, 
but generally with a stem which branches within nine 
inches or a foot of the ground, and is frequently fur¬ 
nished with two, and even three, laterals, which are of 
the same height as the whole plant. The pods begin to 
be produced at the first joint above the first lateral 
shoot, and are in number from thirteen to eighteen on 
each plant. In some instances, I have counted as many 
as thirty-one pods on a single plant at one time, just as 
the most advanced were fit to gather. The pods are 
generally single, but very frequently in pairs; from 
three-inches-and-a-quarter to three-iuches-and-three 
quarters long, and rather flattened and broad when first 
fit to gather, but becoming more round and plump 
when mono advanced. They are quite smooth, of a 
bright green colour, slightly curved, and wavy on the 
upper edge, and contain from five to seven immensly 
large Peas, which are not so close together as to com¬ 
press each other; their size eleven-twentieths-of-an-inch 
long, nine-twentieths broad, and the same in thickness. 
The ripe seed is white, large, and wrinkled. 
The seed was sown on the 5th of April, and the plants 
came into bloom on the 23rd of June. On the 2nd of 
July the slats were formed, and on the 18th the pods 
were fit to gather. 
We cannot speak too highly of this excellent variety, 
which ought, under all circumstances, to be cultivated 
in every garden. 
No. CCCXV., Vol. XIII 
