. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. September Vi.] THE COTTAGE GARDENER. WEEKLY CALENDAR. M W V o 13 Tb 1 13 F U S â ! lA Sun 11) M 17 Tu IS W SEPTKIllnEU 12â18, 1850. Weather near London in 18<9. Sycamore leaves dirty brown. Holy Cross. 16 Su yellow. Lambert. rWbek. Geo. Vapourcr l\Ioth seen. T. 60'â43°. T. 62"â47°. T. 62°â51". T. 66°â43°. T. 7(i' T. 65°â36' T. 67°â38°, 52°. nain. Rain. Fine. S. Fine. N. Sun Sun Risca. Sets. I 31 a. 5 21 a. 6 33 1!) 3S 17 36 '14 1 38 12 39 41 10 8 ' Moon Moon's I Clock Dny of R. &S. Age. Year. 26) It
. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. September Vi.] THE COTTAGE GARDENER. WEEKLY CALENDAR. M W V o 13 Tb 1 13 F U S â ! lA Sun 11) M 17 Tu IS W SEPTKIllnEU 12â18, 1850. Weather near London in 18<9. Sycamore leaves dirty brown. Holy Cross. 16 Su yellow. Lambert. rWbek. Geo. Vapourcr l\Ioth seen. T. 60'â43°. T. 62"â47°. T. 62°â51". T. 66°â43°. T. 7(i' T. 65°â36' T. 67°â38°, 52°. nain. Rain. Fine. S. Fine. N. Sun Sun Risca. Sets. I 31 a. 5 21 a. 6 33 1!) 3S 17 36 '14 1 38 12 39 41 10 8 ' Moon Moon's I Clock Dny of R. &S. Age. Year. 26) It used to be true, even to a proverb, that the best writers upon farm- in(c ant! ffardening were the worst practiciil cultivators. This is not surprising when wc reflect, that even as late as the commencement of the present century very few of the ot the plough and the spade were sufficiently educated to be qualitied for venturing out of their own fields and gardens into those of literature, and that writing devolved exclu- sively upon the mere amateur. Take, xs uxamplea. Professor Bradley, Jethro Tail, Arthur Young, and William Marshall, all of whom were men whose writings arc perused and consulted at the present time, yet not one of whom rose even to mediocrity when they attempted to cultivate the soil. That their work*: should he full of sound information, though they themselves were deticient in the art of applying it properly, is only another illustration of the truth forced upon us at each step of cvery-day lifeâthat the most trustworthy guide-posts may be unable to advance a step along the road to which they truly point. Men who, like Arthur Young and William Marshall, have their time fully occupied in preparing for publication the stores of knowledge they have gathered, may be ctcused if they fail in keeping that eye upon the works and workmen upon their own land which alone can secure regularity and efficiency. To such men the farming a
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