Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . ets. MoonRises. MoonSets. MoonsAge. ClockalterSun. Day ofYear. Day. Night. Mean. Days. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. b. m. a. 4 To Sloes ripe. 53 9 18 8af6 29af5 51 9 1 0 7 4 U 24 278 5 W Common Reed Grass ripe. 18 9 6 27 5 54 10 1 42 7 5 11 42 279 6 Th Maple and Beech leaves fall. 21 11 6 25 5 52 11 1 31 8 6 11 69 280 7 F Birch leaves become golden. 18 13 6 23 5 after. 1 31 9 7 12 16 281 8 S Poplar and Cherry leaves fall. 420 19 15 6 21 5 30 1 37 10 5 12 33 282 9 SUH 20 SD


Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . ets. MoonRises. MoonSets. MoonsAge. ClockalterSun. Day ofYear. Day. Night. Mean. Days. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. b. m. a. 4 To Sloes ripe. 53 9 18 8af6 29af5 51 9 1 0 7 4 U 24 278 5 W Common Reed Grass ripe. 18 9 6 27 5 54 10 1 42 7 5 11 42 279 6 Th Maple and Beech leaves fall. 21 11 6 25 5 52 11 1 31 8 6 11 69 280 7 F Birch leaves become golden. 18 13 6 23 5 after. 1 31 9 7 12 16 281 8 S Poplar and Cherry leaves fall. 420 19 15 6 21 5 30 1 37 10 5 12 33 282 9 SUH 20 SDKDAT AFTEttTaiNlTY, 20 16 6 18 5 9 2 50 11 9 12 49 283 10 M Hazel leaves turn yellow. 22 18 6 16 5 43 2 morn. 10 13 5 284 From observations taken near London during the last thirtv-seven years, the average day temperature of the week is 62,2°, and its night temperature *. The greatest heat was 80° on the 4th, 1S50; and the lowest cold, 28, on the 5th, 1850 ; 8th, 18J2 ; and 9th, 1S49. The greatest fall of was HAJIDY FEENS: HOW I COLLECTED AND CULTIVATED THEM.—No. 1. ANY years have passedaway since my intenselove for the vegetableworld centered itselfin hardy Ferns : Iloved them, not be-cause they were the fa-shion,butbecause theypleased me ^—pleasedme in a manner thateven wild flowers failedto do. I think one rea-son for this was that Ifelt the study of Fernswas within my capa-city,! could, as it were,measure thelength andbreadth of what was necessary for the knowledge re-quired—no hard books, no very unpronounceable names ;but what was far better, I saw in the distance long walksin pleasant places with cherished friends, a little specu-lation, a little argument, and a great deal of innocentenjoyment. Then the habits of the Ferns pleased me ;the tall graceful Lady Fern hiding herself away in somesequestred nook—the hardier Filix-mas shooting up talland straight, proud of its strength and sise—the pleasure-loving li


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