THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, July 27, 1858. 251 
WEEKLY CALENDAR. 
Day 
of 
Mtli 
Day 
of 
Week. 
l 
JULY 27—AUGUST 2, 1853. 
Weather near Lon 
Barometer. (Thermo. 
1 
DON IN 1 
Wind. 
857. 
Rain in 
Inches. 
Sun 
Rises. 
Sun 
Sets. 
Moon 
R.andS. 
Moon’s 
Age. 
Clock 
afterSun 
Day of 
Year. 
27 
Tu 
Anagallis. 
29.944—29.8G4 
76—59 
S.W. 
.02 
18 af 4 
55 af 7 
48 af 8 
17 
6 
12 
208 
28 
W 
Androcymbium melantlioides. 
30.090—29.830 
77—41 
N.W. 
.33 
19 
4 
53 7 
0 
9 
18 
6 
11 
209 
29 
Th 
Anomatlieca cruenta. 
30.151—30.114 
80—44 
S.W. 
.01 
21 
4 
52 7 
IT 
9 
19 
6 
10 
210 
30 
F 
Anthericum hirsutum. 
30.031—29.974 
77—61 
S.W. 
-- 
22 
4 
50 7 
22 
9 
20 
6 
8 
211 
31 
S 
Antfiericum pilosum. 
30.051—30.008 
82—52 
S.W. 
— 
23 
4 
49 7 
33 
9 
21 
6 
5 
212 
1 
Sun 
9 Sunday after Trinity. 
30.0G4—29.955 
78—59 
S.W. 
— 
24 
4 
47 7 
48 
9 
22 
213 
2 
M 
Adamia versicolor. 
30.082—30.056 
80—44 
S.W. 
26 
4 
46 7 
8 
10 
5 
58 
214 
Meteorology of the Week. —At Chiswick, from observations during the last thirty-one years, the average highest and lowest 
temperatures of these days are 75°.2 and 52.0°, respectively. The greatest heat, 92°, occurred on the 1st, in 1846 ; and the lowest cold, 
38°, on the 28th, in 1854. During the period 115 days were fine, and on 102 rain fell. 
GARDENING OPERATIONS EOR THE WEEK. 
! 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
When transplanting Brussels Sprouts, Cabbages, 
Broccoli, and other such plants, at this hot season of 
the year, it is advisable to dig a small hole in a con¬ 
venient place, and to mix up the earth with water, to 
the consistency of thick paint, into which the roots of 
the plants are to be dipped before planting ; if a little 
soot is mixed with the puddle it will be a preventive to 
the attacks of grubs. 
Broccoli. —The Cape sorts, if intended for use in 
the autumn, should be liberally supplied with water 
in dry weather. 
Brussels Sprouts, —Earth up, after rain. 
Cabbage. —Sow Early York, Vannack, Battersea, 
or Atkinson's Matchless, for a supply at the end of the 
year, and in the spring. 
Carrots. —A few of the Early Morn may be sown 
on a warm border, to stand the winter. We have fre¬ 
quently found this very acceptable for spring use. 
Keep the succession beds properly thinned. 
Celery. —Abundance of water to be given to the 
I newly planted, and to the early crops. Continue to 
plant out, taking up the plants with as much soil about 
their roots as possible. 
Endive. —Sow Green-curled, for winter crop. 
Kidney Beans (Dware). —Earth-up, to protect 
from high winds ; and all pods to be kept constantly 
gathered, to prolong their bearing state. 
Lettuce. —Sow Cos and Cabbage, for late use. 
Onions. —Sow a few, for salads in autumn. 
Turnips. —Sow. If dry weather sets in, water the 
ground after the seed is sown, and cover with mats, 
or some leafy branches, for a few days. 
ERUIT GARDEN. 
Currants and Gooseberries. —Thin the wood of 
the present year’s growth, leaving only sufficient to fur¬ 
nish next season’s crop. Haythorn’s hexagon netting 
is very cheap and efficacious for protecting the fruit 
i from birds, &c. 
Fruit Trees. —As the late rains have caused an 
increased growth of midsummer wood, and, probably, 
a second growth of foreright shoots that had been 
stopped, it is advisable, in such cases, to delay the 
stopping, or cutting back, for ten days or a fortnight, 
until the circulation of the sap becomes more languid. 
The leading shoots to be kept neatly trained, with 
sufficient space to allow the free exposure of their 
foliage to light. 
Strawberries. —Increase the stock of runners, for 
new plantations, without delay. 
FLOWER GARDEN. 
Attention should be given to keep the turf, gravel, 
and edgings of all kinds, in the neatest order. Dead 
flowers to be picked off daily, and stray growths re- 
! duced within proper limits. 
Carnations and Picotees. — Continue to layer. 
For pegs for general purposes, commend me to the 
most accessible. Slight twigs, either green or withered, 
are to be found close at hand in every place ; cut into 
five or six-inch lengths, and bent between the fingers 
until they crack in the middle, they are most useful. To 
my friend, Mr. Fish, be the honour of giving publicity 
to a very simple and effectual plan. Advantage should 
be taken of dry weather, to fertilise the various flowers 
from which seed is desired. 
Climbing and Trailing Plants to be frequently 
gone over, to keep them neatly trained, and secure 
from high winds. 
Dahlias. — Fork the ground slightly, and mulch 
the surface with rotten manure. Trap earwigs. 
Although rows of small pots on the tops of stakes 
are unsightly, I am not aware that a better plan has 
been discovered for their destruction. Water liberally, 
in the evening, when the weather is dry. 
Pansies. —Continue to put in cuttings, and prepare 
a bed of good loamy soil for the rooted cuttings. 
Mustard-seed is recommended by some florists to be 
sown; when it has grown a few inches, and is dug 
in and mixed with the soil, it is said to be the cause 
of banishing wireworms from the bed. 
Pinks. —Continue to plant out pipings. If seed is 
wanted, remove the decayed petals from the pods ; for, 
if wet weather sets in, they will cause mouldiness, and 
consequent destruction. 
Roses. —Continue to bud. Apply manure water 
where the bark rises badly, to cause the sap to flow 
more freely. Water the Perpetuals with liquid ma¬ 
nure, to encourage the production of autumn bloom. 
Cut off all dead flowers, and keep down suckers. 
Instead of clearing the stems of wild shoots, the 
most suitable should be retained, and budded, to form 
pyramidal—not mop-headed—standards. 
William Keane. 
THE CAPE GOOSEBERRY. 
(Physalis edulis.) 
The first thing to say about the Cape Gooseberry 
plant is, that out of a hundred British gardeners ninety- 
nine of them pronounce the “Latin name,” Phy'salis 
wrong, by putting the accent on the a, instead of on 
the y. The next thing to remark about it is, that it was 
in common cultivation here fifty years since, and well 
known to the last generation of gardeners; but that 
the gardeners of the present day, with few excep¬ 
tions, are not yet aware of the value of the fruit of 
this plant, “the Cape Gooseberry,” as an additional 
and valuable dish in the dessert ; that it may be had 
for nine or ten months in the year; that the stamp of 
fashion has been fixed upon it, in London, as recently 
as last spring, at the dinners of the very highest circles 
in the peerage ; and that it is neither a Gooseberry, 
nor a Cape plant at all. 
No. 513. Yol. XX. 
