. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. THE COTTAGE GABDENER. WEEKLY CALENDAR. M u W D AUGUST 2-8, 1840. Plants dedicated to each day. Sun Rises. Sun Moon R. Moon's Age. Clock '. Sun. yTar!' a Th. Large Eggar moth seen. Botauical Society's Meeting. Tiger Lily. HoUyhoct. 45 a. 7 a 44 14 5 57 214 3 F. 28 44 3 41 15 5 52 215 4 S. Mugwort flowers. Blue-bells. 30 42 rises (5) 0 47 210 T) Son. g Sun. akt. Tbin. Mushrooms abound. Egyiotian Water-Hly. 31 40 8 a 18 17 5 42 217 (( M, Pb. 1844. Transflguration. Meadow Saffron. 33 38 18 5 35 218 7 Tn. Name of Jesus. Hort. Society's
. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. THE COTTAGE GABDENER. WEEKLY CALENDAR. M u W D AUGUST 2-8, 1840. Plants dedicated to each day. Sun Rises. Sun Moon R. Moon's Age. Clock '. Sun. yTar!' a Th. Large Eggar moth seen. Botauical Society's Meeting. Tiger Lily. HoUyhoct. 45 a. 7 a 44 14 5 57 214 3 F. 28 44 3 41 15 5 52 215 4 S. Mugwort flowers. Blue-bells. 30 42 rises (5) 0 47 210 T) Son. g Sun. akt. Tbin. Mushrooms abound. Egyiotian Water-Hly. 31 40 8 a 18 17 5 42 217 (( M, Pb. 1844. Transflguration. Meadow Saffron. 33 38 18 5 35 218 7 Tn. Name of Jesus. Hort. Society's Meeting. Common Amaranth. 35 37 9 9 19 5 28 219 8 W. Swift last seen. Love-lies-hleeding. 30 35 9 34 30 5 21 230 Transfiguration.—This festival of the Roman Catholic church, oommeraorating our Lord's glorious appearance on Mount Tabor (Matt, xvii.}, was instituted by Pope Calixtus in the year I45(), on the occasion of the deliverancR ot Belgrade from the Turks. It is customary in France on this day to place fresh grapes on the altar, for the priest to bless the vintage of the year. Name of Jesus.—This anniversary, celebrated by the same church, in honour of the name of Him to whom " every knee shall bow," is said to have been instituted with a design to awaken the sensibility of converts, and to promote the habit ( Phenomena op toe Season.—Iu rural districts, as observed above in the calendar, the swift is last seen, on an average of years, about the eighth of this month. In towns, or other places where large buildings or lofty towers afford these birds the kind of shelter Insects.—From the end of June to the commencement of August, ac- cording to the temperature of the season, may be found clinging to trees, especially the lime, that beauti- ful insect the Wood Leopard moth (Zfu::::ern a;scHfi of some, and or Cossits oeseuli of others). Its specific name, from (escuIus, a hprne chesnut, is singularly inapplicable, as it frequents that tree less than a
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