THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, November 8, 1859. 77 
WEEKLY CALENDAR. 
Day 
of 
M’nth 
Day 
of 
Week. 
NOVEMBER 8—14, 1859. 
Weather 
Barometer. 
near Lone 
Thermom. 
on in 1858. 
w - , Rain in 
Wind - Inches. 
Sun 
Rises. 
Sun 
Sets. 
Moon 
Rises 
and Sets 
Moon’s 
Age. 
Clock 
afterSun 
Day of 
Year. 
8 
Tu 
Hcvmannia plicata. 
30.281—30.265 
49-33 
N. 
_ 
7 af 7 
20 af 4 
37 4 
13 
16 
8 
312 
9 
W 
Prince of Wales born, 1841. 
30.387—30.342 
44—21 
N.E. 
— 
9 7 
19 4 
55 5 
14 
16 
3 
313 
10 
Th 
Lambertia rosea. 
30.351—30.292 
46—24 
N.E. 
_ 
11 7 
17 4 
rises 
© 
15 
58 
314 
11 
F 
Leonotis leonurus. 
30.289—30.132 
48—23 
E. 
— 
13 7 
16 4 
14 a 4 
16 
15 
52 
315 
12 
S 
Leucocoryne ixioides. 
30.100—29.862 
44—26 
E. 
— 
14 7 
14 4 
0 5 
17 
15 
45 
316 
13 
Sun 
21 Sunday after Trinity. 
29.643—29.360 
44—40 
S.E. 
— 
16 7 
13 4 
1 6 
18 
15 
37 
317 
14 
M 
Mignonette. 
29.523—29.372 
43—33 
N. 
18 7 
11 4 
18 7 
19 
15 
28 
318 
Meteorology of the Week.— At Chiswick, from observations during the last thirty-two years, the average highest and lowest 
temperatures of these days are 51° and 35.7°, respectively. The greatest heat, 63°, occurred on the 12th, in 1841 ; and the lowest cold, 18°, 
on the 9th, in 1854. During the period 112 days were fine, and on 112 rain fell. 
IN-DOOR GARDENING OPERATIONS EOR 
THE WEEK. 
GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 
Continue to admit air in favourable weather, but not 
in currents; shut up early ; use water sparingly, and 
always tepid—giving little or none to succulents and plants 
in a state of rest. 
Flowers.' —Where there is a pit at liberty it may now 
be prepared for forcing flowers. The glass must be 
thoroughly cleaned, as light is of importance at this 
season. The tree leaves when gathered to be mixed 
with a portion of well-prepared dung, to produce an early 
action, and about nine inches of tan or sawdust placed 
over them in which to plunge the pots. The plants, if 
in proper condition, may be introduced immediately—viz. 
Azaleas, Camellias, Persian Lilacs, Gardenias, Moss and 
Provence Roses, Rhododendrons, Sweet Briars, Honey¬ 
suckles, &c. The Hyacinths, Narcissi, Tulips, and other 
bulbs that have been potted early, as advised in due 
season, may be introduced successively in small quantities 
when the buds are an inch or two long, plunging them 
in any out-of-the-way part of the pit, covering them for 
a time with four or five inches of old tan. 
Heaths and New Holland Plants. — Water them 
sparingly. Dry the atmosphere if necessary by lighting 
a slight fire on fine days. Give air freely. 
Pelargoniums. —Shift and tie out as they may require. 
A few of the most forward may be accelerated by a little 
heat. 
Primroses (Chinese).—Water with caution. Two or 
three small pegs to be stuck into the soil around each, to 
keep the stem and plant erect in the pot. Thin out 
weak and deformed bloom-buds. 
STOVE AND ORCHID-HOUSE. 
The resting section of Orchids should now be allowed 
to settle down gently to their annual repose by withhold¬ 
ing water at the root, by diminishing the amount of 
atmospheric moisture, and by giving a more liberal 
ventilation than in the growing season. The more ever¬ 
green kinds—such as some of the Aerides, Dendrobiums, 
Saccolabiums, Vandas, &c., to be favoured with the 
warmest situation. 
EORCING-HOUSES. 
Asparagus. —Where it is wanted early, preparations 
should now be made for forcing it. Any old Cucumber 
or Melon-bed that still retains a gentle heat may be used 
for the purpose. The plants to be placed as closely as 
possible, and. covered with three or four inches of any 
light soil. The application of linings will supply any 
deficiency of heat that may be caused by severe weather. 
When the heads come up, to be supplied with an abund¬ 
ance of light and air. 
Cherries. —Look over the plants in pots, and if they 
require shifting into larger pots it may be done at once. 
The pots to be plunged in coal ashes, or any other loose 
material, to protect the roots from frost, and where they 
will commence rooting immediately. 
No. 580.— Vol. XXIII. No. 6. 
Figs. —If the summer and autumn attention has been 
given to them, as advised, very little, if any, winter 
pruning will now be required; but if such is neccessary 
it may be done as soon as the leaves fade. The trees to 
be carefully washed clean all over with soap and water, 
and then painted over with a mixture composed of one 
ounce of soft soap and one ounce of sulphur to a quart of 
water. Trees in pots to be shifted, or top-dressed, as 
may be necessary. Shifting is only recommended when 
it is desirable to increase the size of the trees. To be 
afterwards placed in a shed with the pots plunged in leaves. 
Pines.— The plants on which the fruit has recently 
appeared to be encouraged with heat and moderate 
moisture; but those that are likely to “show” for the 
next two months to be supplied with a temperature to 
keep them progressing slowly that they may be just 
beginning to swell their fruit when the days and sun are 
lengthening and strengthening. The state of temperature 
of the beds recently renewed with tan to be examined 
frequently, as they sometimes become suddenly too hot. 
Now, when Oak and other tree leaves can be collected, it 
is’ advisable to use half leaves and half dung for lining 
the pits heated by fermenting materials ; the leaves con¬ 
tribute to make the heat more regular and lasting. Give 
no water to the succession plants during dull weather 
except to such plants as are near the flues and pipes, and 
are apt to get over-dry in consequence. 
Sea-kale. —If this delicious vegetable is wanted early, 
a small hotbed should be made in some convenient place ; 
the roots to be taken up and placed upon it, covered with 
a little light soil, and protected by boards or any other 
contrivance most convenient and suitable to exclude light 
and the inclemency of the weather. 
Rhubarb. —The same as advised for Sea-kale. Where 
a Mushroom-house is at work is the best place for both. 
Vines. —All fading leaves to be removed from the 
Vines on which fruit is hanging, and the house to be kept 
dry, light, and airy, and free from anything likely to 
create mould or damp. William Keane. 
WINTERING BEDDING STOCK OE PLANTS— 
GRAFTING GERANIUMS. 
“ The Orange tree being one of the finest greens, and 
as tender as any, I shall here name the most tender that 
must be housed with care in winter, and how to order 
them, after I have mentioned our common greens that 
grow without that care,” writes Samuel Gilbert, whose 
experience, grafted on that of his own father-in-law, dates 
back over two hundred years. The common “ greens ” 
of those days were the “evergreens” of ours, and con¬ 
sisted of Yew, the Eir, Tree of Life (Arbor Vitae), 
Cypress, Stone Crop Tree (?), Evergreen Oak, Holly, 
Laurel, Bay, Holy Holly, Box and Gilded Box, Evergreen 
Hawthorn, Staff Tree, Privet, Phillyrea, Spanish Broom, 
English Broom, and Gorse. All these did “ without care” 
in winter. “With more care,” Phillyrea, striped; Lau- 
rustinus, of several sorts; Myrtles, of several sorts; 
Yellow Indian “Gessimine;” the Rose Bay, or Ole- 
