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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, Acorsi 17, 1858, 
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WEEKLY CALENDAR. 
Day 
of 
Mth 
Day 
of 
Week. 
AUGUST 17—23, 1858. 
Weather near Lon 
Barometer. jThermo. 
17 
Tu 
Duchess Kent born, 1786. 
30.027—29.955 
72—42 
18 
W 
AncUomeda speciosa. 
30.089—30.048 
76—54 
19 
Th 
Anisomeles furcata. 
30.121—30.109 
74—61 
20 
F 
AstelrrU speciosissimum. 
30.123—30.098 
75—58 
21 
S 
Babiana villosa. 
30.104—30.028 
81—57 
22 
Sun 
12 Sunday after Trinity. 
29.983—29.869 
82—56 
23 
M 
1 
Boeckia diosmtefolia. 
• 
29.812—29.726 
86—63 ; 
1857. 
Rain in 
Inches. 
Sun 
Rises. 
Sun 
Sets. 
Moon 
R.andS. 
Moon’s 
Age. 
Clock 
afterSun 
Day of 
Year. 
| _ 
50 af 4 
18 af 7 
3 af 10 
8 
3 
53 
229 
— 
51 4 
16 7 
44 10 
9 
3 
40 
230 
, 
53 4 
14 7 
38 11 
10 
o 
6 
27 
231 
— 
55 4 
12 7 
morn. 
11 
3 
13 
232 
— 
56 4 
10 7 
44 0 
12 
2 
59 
233 
— 
58 4 
8 7 
56 1 
13 
2 
44 
234 
.V. 
6 7 
14 3 
14 
2 
28 
235 
Meteorology of the Week.—A t Chiswick, from observations during the last thirty-one years, the average highest and lowest 
temperatures of these days are 72.2° and 52.4°. respectively. The greatest heat, 92°, occurred on the 18th, in 1842 : and the lowest cold 
32°, on the 21st, in 1850. During the period 118 days were fine, and on 99 rain fell. ’ 
GARDENING OPERATIONS EOR THE WEEK. 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Although the operations of sowing, planting, &c., 
recommended below, will not admit of much delay, 
nevertheless it will be nearly useless to sow, if dry, 
scorching weather continues, without watering and 
shading ; therefore, where such cannot be conveniently 
done, the ground should be in readiness to take ad¬ 
vantage of the first change of weather to rain. 
Cakrots. —Sow, for early spring use, on a light, 
well-drained piece of ground. They delight in a sandy 
soil, and should be only moderately enriched with 
manure k . 
Cauliflowers. —Sow. To be protected through the 
winter in frames, under handglasses ; or pot singly in 
small pots, for planting out in early spring. 
Celery. —Prick out the late seedlings, to grow 
strong for final transplanting. 
Cucumbers. —If seed was not sown, as advised in 
July, for plants for house-culture through the winter, 
cuttings should be immediately put in, to produce 
plants for that purpose. All that are grown in frames, 
or on ridges, will require an abundance of water. 
Endive. —Make a last sowing of the Green Curled, 
for spring use. Continue to transplant from former 
sowings in favourable weather. 
Lettuce. —If a sowing of the sorts recommended 
to stand the winter was made last week, another good 
sowing should be made about the end of this ; the 
former to be transplanted in the autumn, and the 
latter to remain in the seed-bed, to be transplanted in 
the spring. 
Onions. —Sow thickly the 'White Lisbon, Tripoli, 
or Strasburgh, in beds, to stand the winter. Tread 
down the seed, and rake it in regularly. 
Sfinach. —Sow the Flanders, or, if that cannot be 
got, the Prickly, for the main winter crop; it will 
require a dry-lying situation, with an open aspect to 
the winter’s sun. 
ERUIT GARDEN. 
Strawberry Plantations, intended to stand for 
next season, to be cleared of runners, &c. 
Wall Trees. —Remove shreds and nails that inter¬ 
fere with the swelling of the fruit. Allow only as 
much wood as can be conveniently laid in to remain ; 
for if more is retained, an undue excitement and ex¬ 
tension is given to the roots, which, with a super¬ 
abundant supply of sap, induce in the spring the 
growth of rank and unproductive wood. The garden 
engine, or syringe, should be used occasionally of an 
evening, to wash the trees, more particularly the Peach 
and Nectarine, which should also receive a liberal 
root watering two or three times a week, during the 
continuance of very hot weather. 
FLOWER GARDEN. 
To prolong the beauty of the beds, it will be neces¬ 
sary to go over them frequently; pegging down where 
required, cutting off decayed flowers and any shoots 
that encroach upon the edgings of the bed, and attend¬ 
ing to the grass and walks, keeping them in the best 
possible order and neatness. Continue to put in 
cuttings at all favourable opportunities, until your 
stock, more particularly of such sorts as require to be 
good strong plants to live through the winter, is in a 
fair w T ay for rooting, as advised last week. 
Auriculas. — Finish potting ; as, if deferred, the 
plants will not have sufficient time to establish them¬ 
selves in the fresh soil before the winter sets in. Let 
j them be exposed night and day, in favourable weather, 
j to the open air, but be shaded from very hot sun, and 
protected from heavy rains. 
Carnations and. Picotees. —Finish layering with¬ 
out delay. 
Climbers (on walls).— To be kept within proper 
limits. 
Dahlias. —Water liberally in the evening during 
hot weather. Cut away all superfluous shoots. The 
j side branches to be kept well tied out to strong stakes, 
j leaving, if possible, an open centre for the admission 
of light and air. 
Herbaceous Plants. —To be kept neatly tied up, 
and all unsightly flowers removed. 
Hollyhocks. —Propagate the good sorts by cut¬ 
tings. 
Roses (Pillar). —To be carefully pruned, cutting 
j out a moderate portion of the old and young wood, so 
as to lighten their heads, and prevent the wind from 
blowing them down. Do not cut back, or shorten, the 
wood to be left, but allow it to grow and ripen during 
the season. "William Keane. 
CRYSTAL PALACE GARDENS. 
I said I would look over these gardens, and tell how 
the planting was done this season. The Poultry 
Show coming off two or three weeks sooner than I 
: intended to make my visit, I thought I might just as 
well kill two birds with one shot, and make my ob¬ 
servations on the floral landscape of the gardens at the 
same time. 
Almost the first thing, then, that I observed was, 
that the Geranium Ignescens superba makes one. of 
the best telling beds at the Crystal Palace. Some 
of the men call it Lady Mary Fox, but her lady¬ 
ship is a different thing; I ought to know that, as 
I had the honour of bringing her out fifteen or sixteen 
years back. Mr. Dennis advertised Lady Mary Fox 
| then, at a low figure ; I had a bed of it at the first 
start, and can say of it, that it would make a match bed 
for Lgnescens snperba. It stands on the sunny-side 
of the Rose mount, as a corner bed; and there is a circle 
of it just above that one, an oversight at planting, as 
the circle should have been on the opposite side of the 
' mount. The next corner bed, towards the rising sun, 
is of Lucia rosea, the best bed of it I ever saw ; but it 
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