dr. Johnson’ 
The above engraving represents wliat remained in the 
year 1822 of a magnificent Willow-tree, long famous in 
the Midland Comities, where it was known as Dr. 
Johnson’s Willow. It is engraved from a Sketch which 
was made by Mr. Westwood, when a schoolboy, and is 
taken from the south-west. The artist has unfortunately 
given far too drooping a character to the foliage. It 
appears to have belonged to the species which has been 
named Salix Russelliana, by Smith (FI. Br. p. 1045.) 
It grew close to the city of Lichfield, by the side of the 
foot-path, half-way between the Cathedral and’ Stow 
’s WILLOW. 
Church, and was traditionally believed to have been 
planted by Dr. Johnson’s father. It was, certainly, a 
favourite tree of Dr. Johnson himself; and, to use his 
own expression, “ it was the delight of his eaily and 
waning life.” He never visited Lichfield without pay¬ 
ing it a visit, resting under its shade, when on his way 
to visit the celebrated “ Molly Ashton,” who resided at 
Stow Hill, adjoining Stow Church. 
At the request of Dr. Johnson, Dr. Trevor Jones, a 
physician of Lichfield, drew up an account of the tree 
in 1781, at which time the trunk rose to the height of 
September 1. 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
WEEKLY CALENDAR. 
413 
M 
E> 
W 
D 
SEPTEMBER 1—7, 1853. 
Weathf.r nf 
Barometer. 
ar London in 
Thermo. Wind. 
1852. 
Rain in 
Inches. 
Sun 
Rises. 
' 
Sun 
Sets. 
Moon 
R. & S. 
Moon’s 
Age. 
1 
Tb 
Purple Bar ; woods. 
30.195—30.030 
72—43 
S.W. 
01 
15 a. 5 
44 a. 6 
2 m 13 
27 
1 2 
F 
Red Triangle; hedges. 
30.261—30.220 
77—45 
s. vV. 
— 
16 
43 
3 27 
28 
3 
S 
Mottled Grey ; mossy trees. 
30.187—30.121 
76—49 
E. 
— 
17 
41 
sets. 
© 
4 
Sun 
15 Sunday after Trinity. 
30.093—30.024 
75—51 
E. 
— 
19 
39 
7 a 30 
1 
5 
M 
Small Heath ; commons. 
29.990—29.935 
73—50 
S. 
02 
21 
37 
7 47 
2 
6 
Tu 
Oak Eggar; woods. 
299/0—29-938 
69—50 
N. 
32 
22 
34 
8 6 
3 
7 
W 
Pale Prominent j willows. 
29.929—29.918 
69—55 
W. 
48 
24 
32 
8 25 
4 
Meteorology of the Week. —At Chiswick, from observations 
during the last twenty-six years, the average highest and lowest tem¬ 
peratures of these days are 70.1° and 48.2° respectively. The greatest 
heat, 85°, occurred on the lstin 1843 ; and t 
6th in 1850. During the period 100 days 
fell. 
Clock 
1 
Day of | 
af. Sun, 
Year, j 
0 
11 
244 
0 
30 
245 
0 
49 
246 
1 
9 
247 
1 
28 
248 
1 
48 
249 
1 2 
8 
250 
t cold 
:, and 
, 30 
on 
’, on the 
82 rain 
THE FOREST TREES OF BRITAIN.—No. 3. 
i 
No. CCLVIL, Vo l, X, 
