THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, November 13, 1860. 85 
WEEKLY CALENDAR. 
Day 
Day 
NOVEMBER 13—19, 18G0. 
Weather near London in 1859. 
Moon 
of 
M’nfh 
of 
Week. 
Barometer. 
Thermom. 
Wind. 
Rain in 
Inches. 
Sun 
Rises. 
Sun 
Sets. 
Rises 
and Sets 
Moon’s 
Age. 
Clock 
afterSun 
Day of 
Year. 
deg. deg. 
m. h. 
m. li. 
m. h. 
m. s. 
13 
Tu 
Green whistling plover seen. 
30.327—30.237 
41—18 
E. 
— 
17 af 7 
12 af 4 
sets. 
@ 
15 29 
318 
14 
W 
Larch leafless. 
30.281—30.203 
28—19 
E. 
— 
19 7 
10 4 
44 a 4 
1 
15 20 
319 
15 
Th 
Beech leafless. 
30.297—30.241 
42-25 
E. 
— 
21 7 
9 4 
46 5 
2 
15 9 
320 
16 
F 
Apricot leafless. 
30.239—30.130 
47—31 
E. 
— 
23 7 
7 4 
• 57 6 
3 
14 58 
321 
17 
S 
Teal arrives. 
30.185—30.162 
48-25 
N.E. 
— 
24 7 
6 4 
13 8 
4 
14 46 
322 
18 
Sun 
24 Sunday after Trinity. 
30.286—30.250 
49-32 
S W. 
— 
26 7 
5 4 
27 9 
5 
14 33 
323 
19 
M 
Fieldfare comes. 
30.298-30.170 
50—22 
s.w. 
— 
28 7 
4 4 
39 10 
6 
14 19 
324 
Meteorology of the Week. — At Chiswick, from observations during the 
temperatures of these days are 47.2° and 34. 6° respectively. The greatest heat, 62 
on the 16th, in 1841. During the period 117 days were fine, and on 114 rain fell. 
last thirty-four 
years, the average highest and lowest 
’, occurred on the 16th, in 1840 ; and the lowest cold, 
15», 
WORK FOR THE WEEK. 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
The fine dry weather that we have been favoured with 
of late has been most propitious for getting up and 
storing Carrots, Beet, &c. Let the ground they occupied 
be trenched, and where the soil is of clay or strong loam 
let it be ridged that the frost and air may act beneficially 
on as large a surface of it as possible. Clear away dead 
leaves from all growing crops, and fill up blanks as they 
occur. Artichokes, immediate attention to be given to 
protect the roots from frost, although it may not be ' 
considered necessary in some favoured situations, never¬ 
theless it is always best to be on the safe side. Cabbages, 
all that are sufficiently grown to admit of being earthed 
up should have that attention paid to them before severe 
frosts set in. Red Cabbages for spring use may still be 
planted. Caulifloivers, as those that are now producing 
heads are very valuable, the greatest care should be taken 
in protecting them from frost; they may be dug up, and 
planted in frames, or hung up by the heels in a very cool 
shed. Endive, take up and plant in a frame some of the 
most forward. Radishes, where these are required the 
year round it will now be necessary to sow on a slight 
hotbed ; after they are up air to be given at every favour¬ 
able opportunity. Rhubarb, a few old roots may be taken 
up, and planted in boxes or large pots, to be placed in a 
Mushroom or any other house where the temperature 
is 60°. 
FLOWER GARDEN. 
Where it is intended to leave the flower-beds empty 
during the winter, let them be well turned up to the 
bottom, and if the soil is poor, the application of a good 
dressing of leaf mould will be found to be the best 
restorative; as strong manures, by causing an over¬ 
luxuriance of growth, are inimical to the free production 
of bloom. The present is the best month for planting 
hardy Roses : the ground to be prepared by thorough 
trenching and turning, and at the same time adding 
plenty of rotten dung, which should be well incorporated 
with the soil as the work goes on. Avoid cutting or 
straining the roots in lifting, and preserve as many as 
possible. Prune the ends of broken roots, and cut away 
all the suckers. Deep planting to be avoided. Standards 
to be secured to stakes, and mulched as soon as possible 
after planting. Dahlias must by this time be all out 
of the ground: the best place to keep them is under the 
stage of the greenhouse. Carnations and Picotees will 
require but little care beyond giving those in frames a 
free circulation of air and water as they need them. Ver¬ 
benas to be placed in the greenhouse near the glass, and 
to be moderately supplied with water. The least appear¬ 
ance of mildew to be banished by sulphur. 
FRUIT GARDEN. 
Continue to prepare for fruit-tree planting, by draining, 
trenching, and pulverising the soil. When planted, 
stake, tie, and mulch the trees in good time. If any trees 
had been planted too deep, or where the soil had been 
raised above or about them since they were planted, it is 
Ho. 633 .—Voe. XXV. Ho. 7. 
advisable to fork the roots out carefully, and to plant 
them again with care on the surface, spreading out the 
roots, and then to be mulched over. If any established 
strong-growing fruit trees are unproductive, fork about 
the roots at some distance from the stems, and prune 
back the main or strongest roots as you find them: very 
beneficial results are sure to follow from such an opera¬ 
tion. Whenever the leaves are off the Apple, Pear, 
Plum, and Cherry trees on walls, they may be pruned 
and nailed forthwith ; also, Currant and Gooseberry 
trees. 
FORCING-PIT. 
Introduce a batch of the first-potted Dutch bulbs, 
hardy Azaleas, Kalmias, and Rhododendrons, of which the 
hybrids from R. caucasicum will be found the most suit¬ 
able, and other such plants usually employed in early 
forcing. 
GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 
During dull weather fires will be required to be lighted 
in the morning, that the houses may be thrown open 
during the day to promote a free circulation of air. Let 
the surface soil of the pots be stirred, to remove moss, 
&c., as well as to promote a free evaporation from the 
surface. Seedling Cinerarias and Calceolarias to receive 
a shift if necessary. If the plants are strong put them 
into their blooming-pots. After potting to be placed at 
the warm end of the house. 
PITS AND FRAMES. 
Abundance of air to be admitted night and day as long 
as the weather keeps mild, and a temperature of 32° can 
be maintained. W. Keane. 
MISTAKEH DEDHCTIOHS from EXCEPTIONAL 
EVENTS—GAZANIAS. 
Did you ever give a serious thought to a subject which 
has occupied some polished cast steel pens for the last 
two months or more—I allude to the hints, the reasons, 
and the recommendations that have been given to us by 
writers of the same genus and kind of feathers as our¬ 
selves, on the subject of practical inferences to be de¬ 
duced from exceptional occurrences ? It does not appear 
just the thing to rely with much faith on crossing over 
the Thames on the ice, because, once in the lifetime of the 
oldest inhabitant, he not only got over like the rest of 
them, but got also what was of much more use to him¬ 
self—a slice of the joint which ruled the roast on the ice 
on that memorable occasion. If the people who took the 
benefit of the act of roasting an ox on the ice, were led 
into the belief that they could do without providing for a 
dinner on such a day or week in such a month of the 
incoming winter, because the roast on the ice would come 
in aid of their former means for dining, would you 
not join with me in the vulgar tongue to pronounce the 
fact, that it just served them right if they were compelled 
to do without dining on every anniversary of the roasting- 
on-the-ice, because they inferred they should dine on the 
