12 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
April 3. 
autumn the water is more withheld, the wood ripens, and the 
tree is housed during winter. Tims, three observances are 
necessary to the success of the Pomegranate culture in 
cases or pots: 1st, continued hot sun; 2nd, abundance of 
water; 3rd, to ripen well the wood in autumn. 
We cannot have sun for this in England, so nothing but 
the most consummate skill will ever make this beautiful 
tree here anything like what we see it on the other side the 
British Channel. 
The dxarf variety is of easier culture.—W. Mason, Nacton 
Hall. 
TEMPERATURES OF JANUARY & FEBRUARY. 
Some common Laurels that were chopped down last 
spring, and sprang up again, have had their shoots much 
injured with the frost. The Arbutuses that were injured with 
the frost last winter, and grown up again last summer, have 
only had their tops browned, although they were slightly pro¬ 
tected. Laurustinuses have suffered. Some old plants have 
had their tops browned, and their flowers done brown too. 
Bays that were cut last winter, and sent up young shoots in 
the summer, have been much cut with the late frost. 
As a lover of plants, and particularly Orchids, allow me 
to say that we have had some fine specimens in flower here 
lately, of which I feel proud. The specimens I allude to 
are Dendrobium speciosum, a moderate-size plant, with eight 
flower-spikes now just passing its best. Ccelogyne cristata, 
with eight strong stems of the delicate flowers. We have 
had a plant of Calanthe vestita, the common eye variety, with 
eight spikes, which lasted in perfection from the middle of 
October until after Christmas. We have a small collection 
of JDendrobiums, Caltleyas, Leelias , Aerides , Ac., so that we 
are never without some flowers of the Orchid tribe. I-n the 
stove there is a plant of Medinilla magnifica sending up 
fourteen flower branches.— Robert Chudley, Under Gar¬ 
dener , Eaton Ilall. 
REGISTER OF TIIE THERMOMETER AT THE GARDENS, EATON 
HALL, CHESHIRE. 
JANUARY. 
Day 
of 
Month. 
| 
I 
Min. 
Max. 
1 
40° 
49° 
2 
45 
50 
3 
30 
48 
4 
42 
47 
5 
45 
50 
6 
44 
50 
7 
42 
50 
8 
42 
47 
9 
33 
40 
10 
30 
48 
11 
30 
40 
12 
38 
43 
13 
33 
42 
14 
31 
41 
15 
27 
39 
10 
28 
32 
17 
28 
34 
18 
24 
34 
19 
25 
33 
20 
28 
35 
21 
30 
33 
00 
27 
30 
23 
22 
30 
24 
20 
31 
25 
30 
37 
20 
31 
37 
27 
20 
36 
28 
29 
30 
29 
18 
37 
30 
21 
34 
31 
20 
34 
FEBRUARY. 
Min. 
i 
Max. 
Day 
of 
Month. 
22° 
32° 
1 
32 
35 
2 
32 
34 
3 
34 
41 
4 
32 
36 
5 
28 
30 
6 
28 
32 
7 
27 • 
32 
8 
10 
32 
9 
14 
30 
10 
18 
31 
11 
21 
31 
12 
20 
30 
13 
15 
32 
14 
15 
33 
15 
10 
30 
10 
7 
28 
17 
11 
29 
18 
18 
34 
19 
10 
29 
20 
13 
30 
21 
20 
29 
22 
20 
34 
23 
32 
45 
24 
31 
44 
25 
32 
45 
20 
34 
44 
27 
43 
48 
28 
REGISTRY OF THE THERMOMETER AT BROMLEY, KENT. 
The observations were taken from a Sixe’s register ther¬ 
mometer, two feet from the ground, exposed to the n.e.; 
soil gravel; elevation above the sea, I think, about 200 
feet; twelve miles south of London. While writing on this 
subject, I beg to state that the minimum observations are 
recorded at Chiswick one day backward, if I may so speak; 
that is to say, my observation on the morning of the 11th 
of February is the minimum point for the Saturday night, 
and corresponds with the Chiswick minimum against the 
date, February 10th. Why they register there on this plan 
I cannot say, but so it is. There is no use recording the 
effect of tlie frost on shrubs, &c., for two months to 
come. 
In reference to a remark of “ Gladiator,” page 435, I had, 
last year, several flowers on Cheiranthus Marshallii, of a 
mixed colour, as he describes, and in one or two spikes the 
whole of the flowers were so. But can you fix such a sport? 
I have taken cuttings from those spikes, but not a seed 
could I get, even by the most careful impregnation, nor have 
I ever been able to obtain seed from the plant, though one 
or two seedlings spring up yearly round the strong plants. 
As “ G.” seems a hybridiser, I should like to know if he 
has ever obtained seed.—A. R. 
JANUARY. 
FEBRUARY. 
Day 
of 
Month. 
Max. 
Min. 
Max. 
Min. 
Day 
of 
Month. 
11 
33° 
16° 
27° 
21° 
i 
12 
34 
20 
24 
21 
2 
13 
35 
27 
36 
24 
3 
14 
36 
23 
35 
30 
4 
15 
30 
23 
39 
31 
5 
16 
34 
26 
30 
29 
6 
17 
25 
21 
30 
27 
7 
18 
27 
19 
27 
25 
8 
19 
25 
5 
27 
25 
9 
20 
27 
11 
25 
15 * 
10 
21 
25 
9 
29 
1 
11 
22 
30 
12 
29 
14 
12 
23 
31 
17 
30 
21 
13 
24 
30 
19 
27 
7 
11 
25 
36 
23 
28 
17 
15 
26 
35 
27 
25 
9 
10 
27 
32 
15 
21 
17 
17 
28 
32 
12 
25 
5 
18 
29 
32 
25 
28 
3 
19 
30 
27 
15 
28 
16 
20 
31 
23 
23 
28 
13 
21 
30 
8 
00 
35 
20 
23 
36 
21 
24 
45 
30 
25 
36 
32 
26 
34 
30 
27 
43 
31 
28 
The first night of frost was on January 10th, thermo¬ 
meter at 30°, and from that date to the end of February 
there was more or less frost every night. Any averages 
can be taken from the above tables. The following for 
February may save trouble :— 
Thermometer. —Minimum 1° on the 11th. Maximum 
45° on the 25th. Average maximum 30.00°. Average 
minimum 19.40. 
Barometer. —Minimum 28.95° on the 4th. Maximum 
29.05° on the 2nd and 24th. Average at <) a.m., 29.35°. 
Average at 10 p.m., 29.30°. 
