. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. May 19. THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 113 WEEKLY CALENDAR. u w D' D MAY 19—25, 1853. Weather near London in 1852. Bftrometer. Thermo. Wind. Rain in In. 19 Th Silver Cloud ; shad, paling. 20 F Grey Birch ; birch trees, 21 S jSun's declination, 20° 11' n. 22 SuNiTrINITY SUiNDAY. 23 M Green Hair-streak; hedg:cs. 2i Tu iQuKEN It. I8I9. 25 W Princess Helena born 1846. 29 93; -2!).r85 72—43 59 985 -29971 67—43 ' 61—46 N. , 61 — 47 (5'2 — 57-45 E. - 66—49 61—49


. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. May 19. THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 113 WEEKLY CALENDAR. u w D' D MAY 19—25, 1853. Weather near London in 1852. Bftrometer. Thermo. Wind. Rain in In. 19 Th Silver Cloud ; shad, paling. 20 F Grey Birch ; birch trees, 21 S jSun's declination, 20° 11' n. 22 SuNiTrINITY SUiNDAY. 23 M Green Hair-streak; hedg:cs. 2i Tu iQuKEN It. I8I9. 25 W Princess Helena born 1846. 29 93; -2!).r85 72—43 59 985 -29971 67—43 ' 61—46 N. , 61 — 47 (5'2 — 57-45 E. - 66—49 61—49 Sun Sun nfoon Moon*e Clbck Dnyo( Rises. Sets. ;S. Age. af. Sun. Year. 4 a. 4 48 1. 7 2 50 II 3 48 139 3 .50 3 9 12 3 4 5 I4U 2 51 3 28 13 3 42 141 1 52 rises. (5) 3 38 142 III 54 9a 0 15 3 33 58 55 10 2'J 16 3 28 141 ' 57 56 11 25 17 3 23 145 Meteorology of tbe Week.—At Chiawick, from observations during the last twenty-sis years, the average highest and lowest tempera- tures of these days are ^ and ° respectively. The greatest heat, 88°, occurred on the 20th in 1833 ; and the lowest cold, 29°, on the 25th in 1839. During the period 110 days were fine, and on 72 rain fell. RUSTY This new plant has been variously called Aiulromecla hirsiita, antl (jaiilLherla totncnlosiij and those two sj)ecific names, or rather synonyms, together with that which is to be legitimately retained, give a true description of tlio outward appearance of the plant. It is a Gaiilllm-ia, with hairy or tomcntose leaves, aud young wood with a rusty appearance. It is a very handsome plant wliile in flower; the woodcut sliov.'s the manner in w'liicli the flowers are prodnced, and their colour is a bright pink. The plant is a native of the Mountains, in Brazil, where it was often met with by the late Mr. Gardener, whose Xarrative of his five years travels in the Brazils, in search of new plauts, is one of the .most useful and entertaining works on tli


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