THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, May 22, I860. Ill 
WEEKLY CALENDAR. 
Day Day 
of of" 
M’ntli Week. 
WlATHFR 
MAY 22-28, I860. 
Barometer. 
near London in 
Thcrmom.J Wind 
1 
1859 
Rain in 
inches. 
Sun 
Rises. 
Sun 
Sets. 
Moon 
Rises 
and Sets 
Moon’s 
Age. 
Clock 
afterSun 
Day of 
Year. 
22 
Tu 
Purietaria officinalis. 1 80.048—30.014 
61-36 
E. 
1 
IV 
53 af 7 
22 10 
2 
3 
35 
143 
23 
W 
P.uffonia tenuifolia. 30.039—29.938 
68-40 
N.E. 
59 3 
54 7 
6 11 
3 
3 
30 
144 
24 
.Th 
Queen Victoria born, 1319. ] 29.949—29.S59 
70—85 
N.E. 
58 3 
55 7 
40 11 
4 
3 
25 
145 
25 
F 
Princess Helena born, 1846. | 29.871—29.841 
73-33 
N. 
— 
57 3 
57 7 
morn, 
5 
3 
19 
146 
26 
s 
Myosotis palustris. 29.916—29.890 
72-38 
N.E. 
-n- 
56 3 
58 7 
4 0 
6 
3 
13 
147 
27 
Sun 
Whit 8unday. Kinoof Hanover 29.831—29.753 
74-46 
N.E. 
_v. 
55 3 
59 7 
23 0 
9 
3 
6 
148 
28 
M 
Whit Monday. [born, 1819. 29.925—29.667 
69-52 
N.E. 
54 3 
VIII 
40 0 
8 
2 
59 
149 
I Meteorology of tub 'Week.— At Chiswick, from observations during the last thirty-three years, the average highest and lowest ' 
temperatures of these days are 67’ and 4-1.6’ respectively. The greatest heat, 91®, occurred on the 28th, in 1817 ; and the lowest cold, 2o', 
i on the 25th, in 1839. During the period 133 days were fine, and on 98 rain fell. 
WORK FOR THE WEEK. 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Anything left undone should now he brought up, as 
the late rains have been favourable for transplanting, &c. 
Beet, thin the plants to a foot apart while they are small; 
iill up vacancies with those that are drawn out. If the 
first sowing failed, it is not yet too late to sow another. 
Broccoli, make another sowing of the early and late sorts, 
to come into use in succession from October to April. 
Capsicum, plant out on a warm, rich border ; to be watered 
in dry weather during the season. Celery, prepare 
trenches for the early crop by throwing out the soil from 
fifteen to eighteen inches deep, and as it is hut seldom 
allowed to stand until it attains full size, two feet and a 
half between the trenches will be sufficient. Dig into 
the trenches six inches of old hotbed or cowdung, which, 
for Celery, is preferable to that which is rank and new ; 
to be removed carefully when the plants are fit, making 
a hole for the ball with a garden trowel, choosing a dull 
day; to be well watered when planted, and shaded for a 
time in very bright weather. Endive, sow a little seed 
for an early crop. Leeks, make a sowing, to plant out for 
winter use. Strawberries, lay some spent hops or clean 
straw about them, to prevent the fruit from getting 
splashed with dirt by heavy rains. 
FLOWER GARDEN. 
As the weather is now all that could be desired for 
bedding-out purposes, no time should be lost in turning 
out Calceolarias, Geraniums, Verbenas, and all other such 
half-hardy plants into their summer quarters. All shoots 
that are long enough to be injured by being blown about 
by the wind to he pegged down immediately on planting 
out, and a good watering, if the weather is dry, to be 
given to the beds to settle the soil about their roots. 
The young growing shoots of tall herbaceous plants—such 
as Delphiniums, Lysimachias, Pmonies, Phloxes, &c.—to 
be thinned out and properly staked. Roll, mow, and 
clip the edges of grass lawns. Remove all decayed leaves 
and flower-stems. Turn gravel walks infested with moss. 
Plant out Dahlias into the flower-borders; fill up the 
holes with some good soil, and finish by staking each 
plant and mulching the ground around it. Continue to 
destroy insects on Roses. As green fly is frequently 
troublesome at this season, a good washing with the 
garden-engine on two or three successive evenings will 
greatly assist in getting rid of them. Evergreen shrubs 
recently transplanted to he watered occasionally at the 
roots and frequently overhead in dry weather. Plant out 
in a rich soil a good supply of Asters and Stocks for the 
autumn. Make another sowing of Mignonette in pots 
for the rooms, or for filling window-boxes. Tie up Pinks, 
and remove superfluous shoots. Part Polyanthuses, plant¬ 
ing them in a very shady, cool place. 
FRUIT GARDEN. 
As the late change in the condition of the atmosphere 
is highly favourable to the development of the wood, 
frequent attention will be necessary in stopping ; for if 
No. 608— Vol. XXIV. No. 8. 
an unchecked growth is permitted, very useful eyes will 
remain dormant, and, probably, well-situated shoots 
robbed by an undue extension of young terminal wood. 
STOVE. 
A humid atmosphere to he sustained, with free venti¬ 
lation on mild days. Climbers to be attended to fre¬ 
quently. Achimenes, when grown in large pans, produce 
a fine effect. The plants intended for autumn blooming 
to he shifted frequently. Syringe and shut up early on 
the afternoons of bright days, and abstain from the' use 
of artificial heat as much as possible. 
GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 
Encourage the growth of Azaleas intended for early 
blooming by watering them freely, especially when pot- 
hound. Unequal or over-luxuriant shoots to be stopped 
with the finger and thumb, to render them compact-. The 
New Holland twiners, when done flowering, to have their 
shoots well trimmed in before growth commences, thin, 
ning the weakly and other branches where necessary, 
and always endeavour to have plentj’ of young wood 
towards the bottom. Fuchsias, when placed in a cool, 
moist, shady house or pit, will grow much more freely 
and satisfactorily than in a high temperature. 
PITS AND FRAMES. 
Those containing cuttings recently potted oft’ to be 
kept close until they have made fresh roots, and to be 
shaded during very bright sunshine. Tender annuals 
require some bottom heat, but must at the same time 
have a liberal supply of air to keep them from drawing; 
they should also be placed near the glass. Frames for 
striking cuttings to have a northern aspect through the 
summer months. W. Keane. 
WELLINGTON ROAD NURSERY, ST. JOHN’S 
WOOD, LONDON. 
MESSRS. E. G. HENDERSON AND SON. 
The exhibition of early spring Tulips here this season 
is the best of the kind that has yet been attempted in this 
country; and when the Tulip mania was at its height, 
I the whole force of the Dutch gardens could not have made 
j one-tenth of the blaze that is now to be seen in the Wel¬ 
lington Road Nursery, because there never was one-tenth 
of the diversity of colours amongst florists’ Tulips as there 
is now in the new spring bedding kinds. The best bed 
of florists’ Tulips I ever saw was at Lower Bougkton, on 
the west side of Manchester, in May, 1831. It cost the 
owner £'700; and the exhibition of florists’ Tulips that 
season in Manchester was, at the least, five times larger 
than any Tulip show that was held in London in my day. 
I can see them all now in my mind’s eye. Mr. John 
Mowbry, who then superintended the Botanic Garden 
for his elder brother, took me round to see them all. The 
best comparison I can make between the finest displays 
of the florists of that day and the flower-gardeners with 
their Tulips as seen at this exhibition, is to call the former 
