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WEEKLY CALENDAR. 
Weather near London in 1858. 
of of ; 
M’nth Week. ] 
JUNE 28—JULY 4, 1859. 
Barometer. 
Thermom. 
Wind. 
Rain in 
Indies. 
Sun 
Rises. 
Sun 
Sets. 
Moon 
R.andS. 
Moon’s 
Age. 
Clock 
bcf.Sun 
Day of 
Year. 
28 
Tv | 
Quern Victoria Crowned, IS3S 
30.141—30.032 
78—41 
W. 
47 af 3 
19 af 8 
4 m 1 
27 
2 
48 
' 
17Q 
29 
w 
St. Peter. 
30.110—30.071 
77—40 
N. 
_ 
47 3 
19 8 
50 1 
28 
8 
30 
Th 
Lissanthe strigosa. 
30.131—30.048 
80—40 
S.W. 
— 
48 3 
18 8 
sets 
© 
3 
13 
181 
1 
F 
Hakea clavata. 
30.062—30.018 
70—43 
N.W. 
__ * 
III 
VIII 
26 a 9 
1 
3 
25 
182 
2 
s 
Telopea speciosissima. 
30.051—30.000 
71—52 
N.E. 
— 
49 3 
18 8 
51 9 
2 
3 
37 
183 
8 
Sun 
2 Sunda y after Trinity. 
30.189—30.114 
62—41 
N.E. 
— 
50 3 
18 . 8 
10 10 
3 
3 
48 
184 
4 
M 
| 
Nandina domestica. 
30.202—29.878 
76—48 
S.W. 
.18 
51 3 
17 8 
26 10 
4 
3 
59 
185 
Mf.teorolooy of the Week. —At Chiswick, from observations during the last thirty-two years, the average highest and lowest 
temperatures of these days are 73.6° and 51.1°, respectively. The greatest heat, 93°, occurred on the 29th, in 1836 ; and the lowest cold, 35°, 
on the 36th, in 1818. During the period 132 days were fine, and on 82 rain fell. 
IN-DOOR GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR 
THE WEEK. 
GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 
The plants permanently planted out in the borders of 
the conservatory should have a thorough soaking of weak 
liquid manure. Give all the air possible at this season, 
both night and day, and keep the house as neat and clean 
as possible. If it contains many tender stove plants, 
shut it up for an hour while the sun is on it in the 
evening, so as to produce a more genial atmosphere for 
them. 
Achimenes. —Encourage them, as also Clerodendrons, 
&c., to grow and to prolong their beauty in the con¬ 
servatory by supplying them with liquid manure, taking 
particular care not to give it too strong, especially at first. 
Cinerarias.— Sow seed immediately. Plants for early 
blooming should also be potted and started at once, 
choosing the strongest suckers for the purpose, and 
placing them in a cool, shady frame until they have made 
fresh growth. 
Chrysanthemums. —Propagate some for blooming in 
small pots. 
Heaths.- —Pluck off the flowers and seed-pods as soon 
as they become unsightly, and prune .straggling growth. 
The softwooded kinds—such as the ventricosa, &c.—do 
best in a sheltered situation in the open air, with means 
to protect them during heavy rains; while the woolly- 
leaved—such as Masonii, &c.—and liardwooded varieties 
delight in cold pits where the glass can be shaded or 
used for protection as necessary. Examine the plants 
which were not shifted in the spring, and, if necessary, 
pot them without delay ; but if they require to be cut in, 
to make them bushy, it will be best to let them break 
afresh before they are repotted. 
Leschenaultias. —If they have done blooming, and 
are pot-bound, to be repotted and placed in a shady 
place to make their growth. 
STOVE AND ORCHID-HOUSE. 
Give abundance of air to the stove plants at all favour¬ 
able times, and abundance of moisture by all means. 
Examiue young specimens that were potted early in the 
season, and shift at once such as require more pot room. 
Ixoras. —Encourage the young plants by giving them 
plenty of air both night and day, to make short, sturdy 
growth ; and discontinue stopping them for the season. 
FORCING-HOUSES. 
Cherries. —When the fruit has been gathered from 
the trees grown in tubs, or pots, it is advisable to place 
them in some open, airy quarter, to make their wood for 
next season’s bearing. 
Figs. —Give liberal supplies of water to the trees now 
throwing up their second crop. A top dressing of old 
cowdung would now be useful. Pinch out the top buds, 
if the shoots are growing very long. It should be a 
practice to manage the trees during the summer that 
nothing more than a slight thinning out should be wanted 
at the winter pruning. 
No. 561.—Vot. XXII. No. 13. 
Melons. —Give attention to the crops now growing, in 
thinning out the shoots, stopping, &c. 
Peaches and Nectarines. — When all the fruit is 
gathered, and the wood seems well ripened, it will be 
best to take the lights quite off, and place them under 
cover until wanted again. Plenty of air to be given 
to the trees that are swelling off their fruit. Also, stop 
in succession many of the strong shoots about the period 
the last swelling commences. Use the syringe freely 
over the leaves early in the morning and again in the 
evening. 
Pines. —Give abundance of air to the fruiting and suc¬ 
cession plants during the present fine summer weather, 
and saturate the paths and every open space with mois¬ 
ture, to prevent the leaves of the plants becoming brown. 
If such a practice is regularly adopted during hot, bright 
sunny weather, shading will seldom or never be necessary. 
Be at the same time particular in maintaining a mild, 
genial bottom heat. 
Vines. —The houses containing ripe fruit will require 
to be kept dry and well ventilated; those swelling will 
still require attention to keep a regular steady tempera¬ 
ture with regular supplies of air. Muscats very frequently 
require fires during the night and on wet, cold days. 
William Keane. • 
THE HERBARY. 
(Continued from page 119.) 
HERBS FOR SEASONING AND GARNISHING. 
Parsley (Apium petroselinum ).—Petroselino is its 
Italian name. It is a hardy biennial, native of Italy. 
There are in cultivation three varieties—namely, the 
common plain-leaved, the thick curled-leaved, and.the 
large-rooted Hamburgh. The plain-leaved, however, has 
almost gone out of culture, though it is hardier than the 
curled variety. They are both used for flavouring broths 
and soups, and to mix with other herbs for stuffing; also 
for fish-sauce. The beautiful leaves of the curled variety 
are much valued as garnishing to cold meats. The large- 
rooted Hamburgh is valued as an esculent. The long 
white roots are scraped and boiled, and make a good 
vegetable dish in autumn and winter. Sow the two first 
in drills nine inches apart in May, and thin the plants to 
five inohes in the drills. In summer cut them over to 
obtain young leaves ; and cut again in September to cause 
the plants to be close to the ground through winter. In 
autumn take up a few plants, pot them, and place them 
either in a greenhouse or in a cold frame : they will 
furnish young fresh leaves when those out of doors are 
covered with snow or hard frozen. The large-rooted 
variety sow in April or May in drills a foot apart, and 
thin the plants to nine inches asunder in the row. These 
will produce large tender roots by September, and may 
then be taken up and stored in sand in a cool room or 
cellar for winter use. 
Purslane (Portulaca oleracea ).— This is an annual 
plant, from South America. Purslane is used as a pot 
herb, and in salads, and as a pickle. It is not so much 
