iHE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, March 22 , 1859. 
WEEKLY CALENDAR. 
Day 
of 
M’nth 
Day 
MARCH 22-28, 1859. 
, Weather near London in 1858. 
ot 
Week. 
Barometer. 
Thcvmom. 
Wind. 
Rain in 
Inches. 
Sun 
Rises. 
Snn 
Set3. 
Moon 
R.andS. 
Moon’s 
Age. 
Clock 
afterSun 
Day of 
Year. 
22 
21 
23 
26 
Tu 
W 
Tn 
F 
S 
Epacris intpreasa. 
Selago diHtans. 
Polygala ligularis. 
Lady Day. 
Cytisua fllipes. 
30.535—30.507 
| 30.507—30.257 
j 30.225—30.061 
1 30.211—30.098 
| 30.242—30.13G 
£57—27 
63—30 
69—86 
53-22 
57—24 
E. 
S.W. 
w. 
N.F.. 
w. 
- 
- 1 
1 af 6 
59 5 
57 5 
54 5 
52 5 
13 af 6 
15 6 
17 6 
18 0 
20 6 
34 11 
morn 
50 0 
54 1 
46 2 
18 
19 
20 
21 
€ 
23 
24 
7 
6 
6 
6 
5 
7 
48 
30 
12 
53 
81 
82 
83 
81 
85 
27 
28 
Sen 
M 
3 Sunday in Lent. 
Acacia billora. 
u . 
30.117—30.113 
30.116-30.050 
56—33 
51—2.8 
N. 
W. 
~ i 
50 6 
47 S 
22 fl 
23 6 
21 3 
52 3 
6 
5 
3$ 
16 
86 
87 
Meteorolooy of the Week— At Chiswick, from observations 
temperatures of these days are 51.1° and 21.7°, respectively. The gref 
on the 25th, in 1813. During the period 138 days were fine, and on 86 
GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK. 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Asparagus. — Tlie spring dressing, if not yet done, 
should no longer be delayed, as the shoots will soon begin 
to grow. 
Cabdoons. —Sow a few pans, where this vegetable is 
esteemed. 
Cauliflowers. —Plant ont some of the early sowing, 
as soon as they are of sufficient size, to succeed the 
autumn sowing. Draw earth to the stems of the early- 
planted, to prevent the wind from blowing them about 
to loosen them. 
Celery. —When it is beginning to run to seed, take it 
up, and lay it in by the heels in any out-of-the-way 
corner, as it may still be useful for seasoning, although 
no longer fit for salad. 
Cucumbers. —When the heat declines, fork up and 
renew, or add to the linings. Lay some fresh soil in the 
frame, to get warm, to be ready to cover the young roots 
when they appear on the sides of the hills. Shading is 
sometimes necessary when a few dull days are succeeded 
*by bright sunshine. 
Melons. —Pot off the plants singly when the seed- 
leaves are fully expanded. When the bed, in pit or frame, 
is ready, it is advisable to plant them out when young 
and small; they do not then receive such a check as 
when they are large. 
Potatoes. —Get in the main crops where the ground 
is in good working order. 
SriNACH, New Zealand. —Sow a few pans in heat; to 
lie grown in heat till put out under hand-lights towards 
the end of April. Sow a few rows of the Round-leaved 
for a succession. 
Tomatoes. —Pot them off as soon as they are fit to 
handle, and encourage them, by attention, to grow to a 
good size by the time the weather will permit of their 
being turned out; for, if very small at that time, they 
seldom ripen their fruit well before the frost sets in. 
FRUIT GARDEN. 
Figs. —Prune and nail. 
Fruit Trees. —Since our last communication, we have 
had some sharp frost, which, I fear, has injured the blos¬ 
soms of Apricots and Peaches. Those who have taken 
our advice to protect the bloom will not now regret 
such labour. 
Grafts. —Look over them frequently to see if the clay 
keeps close about them, as it is apt to crack, and some¬ 
times to fall off. ;Fill up the cracks ; and, if very defective, 
take the old clay off, and add some new in its stead. 
Remove all the shoots that appear below the graft; for, 
if permitted to remain, they rob the graft of nourish¬ 
ment, and prevent it shooting freely. The trees which 
were grafted last year should now have their shoots 
shortened, to produce sufficient branches to form a regular 
head near the stock. 
FLOWER GARDEN. 
Auriculas. —Keep them as near to the glass as possible, 
mul e-ive an abundance of air in mild weather by draw- 
g No. 547. Voi. XXI. 
during the last thirty-two years, the average highest and lowest 
test heat, 75°, occurred on the 27th, in 1830 : and tlio lowest cold. 11'. 
rain fell. 
ing the lights quite off the frames. Shade during strong 
sunshine ; and when water is necessary, be sure to give 
each plant a sufficient quantity to moisten the soil through, 
as they are apt to get cramped in the bloom if water, 
sufficient to soak to the bottom of the soil, is not given. 
Take the offsets from them. 
Bedding-out Plants.— Push on the propagation, and 
get the young plants potted and hardened off as fast as 
practicable. 
Dahlias. —Continue to put in cuttings of any choice 
varieties of which it is desirable to have a good stock. 
Fuchsias. —Thin the stems of those that have been 
left in the open ground during the winter. 
Ivy. —To produce a close, green carpet of foliage, on 
buildings and other places to which it clings, it is now 
advisable to clip off the old leaves with a pair of hand- 
shears, and it will again speedily be covered with fresh 
and vigorous leaves. 
Lawns. —Commence mowing, and regularly roll and 
sweep both them and the walks. 
Ranunculuses.— Water the beds occasionally in dry 
weather. Sow seeds in shallow pans, or boxes ; cover the 
seed as lightly as possible, and place them in a cold frame. 
Roses. — Propagate by cuttings, layers, and grafts. 
Prune the out-door varieties. All the old wood should 
be cut away, leaving the young shoots at regular distances, 
which should be shortened to such lengths as to form the 
head into a handsome shape. 
SmtUBS —Large evergreens, that have lately been trans¬ 
planted and mulched, will require attention in watering. 
Tigridia favonia. —Plant; it makes a splendid bed. 
It will grow in common soil, but thrives best in peat. 
Violets. —Make new plantations of Russian, Double 
Blue, and Double White. Select the best young runners; 
but if seedlings can be had, they make stronger plants, 
and flower more abundantly. William Keane. 
VAUXHALL NURSERY. 
Messrs. Milne, Arnott, and Co. 
{Continued from'page 361.) 
Nothing is more to the point than to strike while the 
iron is hot, unless it be to finish one thing before you 
begin another. These nursery reports are getting more 
and more strength every season. The Flower Shows are 
all so common about London, that, with the exception of 
a new plant now and then, one learns nothing at any one 
of them. The same plants, the same flowers, the same 
prizes, the same faces, the same fashions, and the horrid 
noises of military bands, in lieu of the martial strains of 
“ The days when we went gipsying, 
A long time ago,” 
are enough to put down the best spirits, and to keep them 
down. The Horticultural Society, and the glories of 
Chiswick, are on their beam ends, being the first striking- 
failure ; arising, and going down, from the self-same dead 
weight of sameness, aud bad system of never changing 
their tunes. The very reverse of all this is seen in all the 
best nurseries, where men get rich by the fairest of all 
