THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, August 10, 1858. 
WEEKLY CALENDAR. 
Day 
of 
Mth 
Day 
of 
Week. 
AUGUST 10—1C, 1858. 
Weather near London in 1857. 
Sun 
Rises. 
Sun 
Sets. 
Moon 
R.andS. 
Moon’s 
Age. 
Clock 
afterSun 
Day of 
Year. 
Barometer. 
Thermo. 
Wind. 
Rain in 
Inches. 
10 
Tu 
Ammobium elatum. 
30.117—30.050 
80—01 
W\ 
.01 
39 af 4 
32 af 7 
Gaf 8 
1 
5 
7 
222 
11 
W 
Ammobium plantagineum. 
30.129—30.090 
78—54 
s.w. 
.07 
40 
4 
30 7 
18 
8 
2 
4 
59 
223 
21 
Th 
Amphiconia arguta. 
30.119—30.031 
83—52 
s.w. 
.06 
42 
4 
28 7 
30 
8 
3 
4 
49 
224 
13 
F 
Anacampseros arachnoides. 
29.963—29.695 
83—57 
S.E. 
.53 
43 
4 
26 7 
41 
8 
4 
4 
39 
225 
14 
S 
Anacampseros polyphylla. 
29.723—29.647 
76—42 
w. 
.12 
45 
4 
24 7 
55 
8 
5 
4 
28 
226 
15 
Sun 
11 Sunday after Trinity. 
29.807—29.751 
73—53 
w. 
.59 
47 
4 
22 7 
12 
9 
6 
4 
17 
227 
16 
M 
Anacampseros varians. 
29.938—29.743 
81—55 
E. 
.00 
48 
4 
28 7 
34 
9 
3 
4 
5 
228 
Meteorology of the Week. —At Chiswick, from observations during the last thirty-one years, the average highest and lowest 
temperatures of these days are 73.8° and 51.4°, respectively. The greatest heat, 93°, occurred on the 10th, in 1842 ; and the lowest cold, 
32°, on the 13th, in 1839.* During the period 129 days were fine, and on 88 rain fell. 
GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK. 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
The present is a most important time, and sliould 
not be neglected, for planting several autumnal and 
winter crops, and for sowing for next spring and sum¬ 
mer produce. 
Broccoli. —Plant out the latest crops, if not already 
done. 
Cabbage. —Sow, to remain in the seed-beds through 
the winter, and Red Dutch for summer use. Prick 
out the plants of former sowings, in nursery-beds, 
that they may get stocky previous to their final 
planting. 
Carrots. —Thin, and weed the Early Horn. 
Celery. —Give the trenches a good soaking of water 
just before earthing-up the first time. Keep the leaves 
closely together, and the soil pressed rather firmly 
around, when earthing-up the plants. Care to be 
taken that the earth does not get into the heart of the 
plant. 
Cucumbers. — Remove weak and useless shoots, 
dead leaves, &c. 
Endive. —Sow, for a late winter crop. Plant out 
from the seed-beds that were sown in June, in a dry 
and warm situation, about one foot apart from row to 
row and plant to plant. 
French Beans (Dware). —Continue to keep the 
crops closely gathered; for if any are allowed to re¬ 
main, when too old for use, their productiveness will 
be much abridged. 
Lettuce. — Sow Drown or Bath Cos and Hardy 
Hammersmith , for standing through the winter. Plant 
out from the late sowings, for autumn use. 
Onions. —Sow a few, for salads in winter.. Bend 
down by hand the stiff-necked ones of the ripening 
crops, in order to check their growth, the sooner to 
get them off the ground, in order to be succeeded by 
Winter Greens . 
Parsnips. —Keep them clear of weeds, and thin 
where necessary. 
Potatoes. —The Ash-leaved Kidney , intended for 
seed, may be taken up, and exposed to the sun till 
| they green. 
Radishes. — Sow Blade Spanish, for succession; 
and a liberal supply of Normandy-curled Cress, which 
will continue in perfection for salads during winter. 
Spinach. —Sow, for the whole winter’s supply, from 
the 12th to the 20th, according to the situation. 
Tomatoes. —Remove all leaves that shade the fruit, 
to expose them more fully to the ripening influences 
of the sun. 
Turnips.— Sow, after rain, for spring use. Hoe \ 
i between, and thin the crops sown last month. 
WinterGreens. —Plant out wherever there is room. 
FRUIT GARDEN. 
j Strawberries. —Continue to make fresh plantations, 
and remove the runners that are not wanted from the 
old plants. The plants in pots, intended for forcing, 
to be kept well supplied with water. 
Wall Trees. —No delay should now be made in 
pruning and nailing them in, as advised last week. 
The autumn is fast approaching when solar light will 
be much diminished, and heavy rains ensue. We are 
sometimes surprised, after all the advice that has been 
given by the best authorities, to see the branches of 
fruit trees sprawling some distance from the walls of 
suburban villas, and to hear complaints, as a natural 
consequence, “that our fruit trees never bear,” or 
that “ the fruit is few and far between.” 
FLOWER GARDEN. 
Propagation of stock for next season should now be 
commenced in earnest, to secure a lot of strong, well- 
established plants, that will be fit to be exposed to the 
open air next month, to harden them off, the better to 
keep through the winter. 
Anemones.—T ake up, and put them in a dry place. 
Sow seed: the least sprinkling of earth over the seed 
is sufficient. 
Auriculas (in pots) to be repotted into fresh com¬ 
post,—half rotten cowclung and sandy loam, or shifted 
into larger-sized pots, as they may require, for their 
autumn growth. Detach offsets and dead leaves, and 
prune decayed parts of the root or fibres ; when fresh 
potted, to be watered, and placed in a shady situation. 
Carnations and Picotees.— Layer without delay, 
for unless they are well rooted in good time they clo 
not get well over the winter. A few leaves must be 
removed for the purpose of cutting the stem to layer, 
but avoid the barbarous practice of cutting off the 
leaves square, or shortening them at all. It seems to 
be forgotten by many, that roots are formed by the 
action of the leaves. 
Dahlias. —Thin out the beds, and contrive by all 
means to catch the nightly depredators that prey upon 
them. 
Daisies. —To be parted, and planted in beds, or edg¬ 
ings, for borders. 
Hollyhocks.— "Water liberally. Pull up all worth¬ 
less seedlings as they appear. William Keane. 
BEDDING PLANTS AND GLOXINIAS. 
i 
If any of my lady readers happen to have a whole 
bed of Bouvardia longiflora, I should feel obliged , 
for a note about it, saying how it does, how it looks, j 
how it stood the heat last June, and the rains of | 
July. I should, also,like to hear a general opinion on its 
merits as a bedder ; for, although I had so confidently 
written on it, for this purpose, it was merely from 
rough guessing, as one might sa 3 ^—I never saw a bed j 
of it. About twenty years since, Bouvardia splendent : 
used to be very generally bedded under the name 
triphylla , and angustifolia, which was, and still is, a 
smooth variety of triphylla. But one very seldom sees 
No. 515. You. XX. 
