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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, August 7, I860. 
WEEKLY CALENDAR. 
Day 
Day 
Weather 
near London in 1859. 
of 
of 
AUGUST 7th—13tk, 1860. 
-r-. • 
Sun 
Sun 
ltise3 
Moon’s 
Clock 
Day of 
M’uth 
Week. 
Barometer. 
Tkennom. 
Wind. 
Inches. 
Rises. 
Sets. 
and Sets 
Age. 
bef. Sun. 
Year. 
7 
Tu 
Clicnopodiums, several. 
29.843-29.725 
77-61 
S.W. 
.21 
35 af 4 
36 af 7 
2 af 9 
20 
5 27 
220 
8 
w 
Atriplex, several. 
29.S02—29.732 
76-54 
s.w. 
.22 
36 4 
34 7 
19 9 
21 
5 20 
221 
D 
Th 
Siveetia perennis. 
29.939—29.920 
68-53 
N.E. 
.19 
38 4 
32 7 
42 9 
€ 
5 12 
222 
10 
F 
Gentiana pneumonanthe. 
29.979—29.959 
71-54 
n.e. 
.03 
40 4 
31 7 
12 10 
23 
5 3 
223 
11 
s 
Gentiana campestris, &c. 
29.997—29.921 
72—47 
E. 
— 
41 4 
29 7 
54 10 
24 
4 54 
224 
12 
Sun 
10 Sunday after Trinity. 
29.993-29.920 
77—47 
S.W. 
_ 
43 4 
27 7 
52 11 
25 
4 44 
225 
13 
M 
Atliamanta libanotis. 
29.991—29.837 
79-57 
s.w. 
— 
44 4 
25 7 
morn. 
2G 
4 33 
226 
) Meteorology op tiif. Week.— At Chiswick, from observations during the last thirty-four years, the average highest and lowest 
I temperatures of these days are 75° and 50.9° respectively. The greatest heat, 92°, occurred on the 11th, in 1835 ; and the lowest cold, 37°, 
I on the 8th, in 1858. During the period 139 days were fine, and on 92 rain fell. 
1 -_ _ _ 
WORE FOR THE WEEE. 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Trench or dig every spare piece ot' ground for winter 
crops. Pay attention to thinning out and surface-stirring 
amongst all growing crops. Cabbage, sow the principal 
crop for spring use, if not already done. Prick out the 
plants of a former sowing into nursery-beds, that they may 
get stocky previous to their final planting. Chervil, make 
a sowing for autumn use. Endive, continue to trans¬ 
plant as circumstances may require. Make another sow¬ 
ing. Lettuce, sow the Cos and Cabbage sorts for late 
use. Eeep a succession planted. A good supply of 
water makes them eat crisp and fresh. Mushrooms, col¬ 
lect materials for fresh beds. It is best to make rather 
small beds and often, to insure a constant supply during 
winter. If a quantity of sheep’s or deer’s dung can be col¬ 
lected during summer it will be found useful to mix in 
the winter beds, as it will add both to the quantity and 
quality of the supply. Potatoes, the Ashleaf Eidney in¬ 
tended for seed to be taken up and exposed to the sun 
until they are green. Scarlet Runners, stick the late 
crops in good time. Savoys, make a good-sized planta¬ 
tion for late autumn use. Spinach, sow the Prickly or 
Flanders sort for winter supply. Choose a dry and open 
piece of ground; the beds to be four feet wide, to be 
raised one foot above the level of the surrounding ground, 
with a bold curvature; the seed to be sown in drills. 
Turnips, make another sowing. Winter Onions, sow 
thick, for drawing young for salads and transplanting ; 
the Tripoli and Strasburg are the best. Whatever re¬ 
mains undone in the way of planting out Proccoli and 
Winter Greens must be concluded without delay. 
FLOWER GARDEN. 
Take off the rooted offsets of Auriculas very carefully, 
and plant them round the sides of the pots, and then to 
be placed in the shade. Finish layering Carnations and 
Picotees as speedily as possible. Plant out the Pink 
pipings as soon as they are rooted. Collect annual seeds 
as they ripen. Pick off the seed-pods from the Belgian 
or hardy Azaleas and from the Rhododendrons, which 
will add strength to the blossoms in the next year. Cut 
off dead blooms of Roses, and keep all plants that require 
neatly tied up. The Dahlias to be supported with strong 
stakes, and the lower ties to be frequently looked to. 
Cut down the stems of herbaceous plants that are past 
blooming. Trim evergreens that require it. 
FRUIT GARDEN. 
Eeep the shoots of Apricots, Plums, &c., closely tacked 
in to the wall, and afford the fruit as free exposure to 
sun and air as possible, without removing or in any way 
interfering with the free action of the leaves. Ho not 
neglect the early formation of Strawberry-beds. But if 
the ground for the final planting is not ready, and that 
other more pressing operations will cause postponement, 
it is advisable to prick out the runners into nursery-beds, 
from whence they can be transferred in a better condition 
to their final quarters than if they had been allowed to 
No. G19.— Vol. XXIV. No. 19. 
remain in a crowded state attached to the parent plant. 
Dig down the exhausted plantations, and plant the 
ground with winter stuff. 
STOVE. 
Diminish gradually the supply of water to the plants 
finishing their growth, and withhold water altogether 
from the plants that have finished their growth; such 
plants to be placed in the coldest and driest end of the 
house, where there is no other more suitable place to be 
found. Air to be given at all opportunities. As less 
water and no shading will be required while gloomy 
weather continues, it is better to apply gentle fires with 
plenty of air night and day than to finish the season with 
immature growth. Successions of Brugmansias, Clero- 
dendrons, Euphorbias, Poinsettias, to receive a last shift 
directly, to provide a rich autumn display. Climbers on 
ornamental trellises to be occasionally cut back, to have 
a succession late in the season when flowers become 
scarce. A batch of such things as Thunbergias, Ipomoeas, 
Pergularias, Jasminums, Stephanotis, Passifloras, &c., to 
be trained up ornamental trellises without delay. 
GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 
Look well after winter-flowering things—such as Cine¬ 
rarias, Chinese Primroses, Verbenas, Scarlet Geraniums, 
Heliotropes, Roses, &c. Pelargoniums that have been 
cut back, and started into fresh growth, to be shaken out, 
and to be repotted into smaller sized pots, trimming off 
straggling roots ; to be placed for a short time in a pit 
or frame under glass, and shaded from bright sunshine, 
if favoured with any this season. Gather and sow the 
seed of Pelargoniums as soon as ripe, as also of Calceo¬ 
larias and other such like greenhouse plants. 
FITS AND FRAMES. 
A brisk heat from the linings and coverings on cold 
damp nights will be required to keep the Cucumbers and 
Melons free from disease. Melon plants, on which the 
fruit is ripening, to be kept dry at the root; but when 
water is absolutely necessary, sufficient to be given to 
moisten the whole mass of soil, and to be freely exposed 
to air on fine days. Eeep a watchful eye on the foliage, 
to prevent red spider from establishing itself there. 
W. Eeane. 
VERBENAS AND OTHER BEDDING PLANTS. 
CROSSING HEATHS. 
A commentary written for the weekly press, like a pup, 
is some days old before it sees daylight. This is written 
on the 1st of August, and on the morrow the Floral Com¬ 
mittee are to meet at Chiswick Garden, to see the con¬ 
tributions to the Experimental there, and to decide on 
the best in each class and colour; and, if you believe me, 
I have very little hopes of any great good or benefit to 
gardening this year from an examination of all the plants 
and seedlings in the three kingdoms, supposing we had 
them all planted out before us in Chiswick, and I write 
to say so from experience. I have seen nothing yet this 
