. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. THE COTTAGE GARDENER, WEEKLY CALENDAR. M D 12 16 17 18 w D JULY 12â18, 1849. Plants dedicated to each day. Sun Rises. Sun Sets. Moon K. and Sets. Moon's Age. Clock 1 Day of , Year, Th F S Sun M Tu W Magpie motli seen. Hoplia argentea seen. Drinker moth seen. 6. Sux. ATT. Trinity. St. Swithiu. Blackbird's song ceases. Bumislied-brass moth seen. Whitethroat's song ceases. Great Snapdragon. Blue Lupine. Everlasting Lupine. Small Cape Marigold, Large Garden Convol- Sweet Pea. [vnlus. Autumn Marigold, r)H a. 3 IV 1 â 2 n 5 6 12 a. 8 n 10 9 6 11 3
. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. THE COTTAGE GARDENER, WEEKLY CALENDAR. M D 12 16 17 18 w D JULY 12â18, 1849. Plants dedicated to each day. Sun Rises. Sun Sets. Moon K. and Sets. Moon's Age. Clock 1 Day of , Year, Th F S Sun M Tu W Magpie motli seen. Hoplia argentea seen. Drinker moth seen. 6. Sux. ATT. Trinity. St. Swithiu. Blackbird's song ceases. Bumislied-brass moth seen. Whitethroat's song ceases. Great Snapdragon. Blue Lupine. Everlasting Lupine. Small Cape Marigold, Large Garden Convol- Sweet Pea. [vnlus. Autumn Marigold, r)H a. 3 IV 1 â 2 n 5 6 12 a. 8 n 10 9 6 11 30 11 50 morn. 0 2- 1 .3 1 4T 2 40 22 ⬠24 25 26 27 r, 14 .5 22 5 28 5 35 5 41 5 40 5 51 104 195 190 197 198 199 St Switiiin, bishop of Winchester, was horn of noble parentage in that city or its vicinity; became a member of the regular clergy attached to its cathedral," and, finally, was raised to its mitre, in 852, bv his pupil king Ethelwolph. There is ample testimony of hia learn- iii'T charity, and humility; and we need cite no other than that he was the preceptor of king Alfred, as he had been of his father, that he built numerous churches where none previously existed, and that he directed hia body to be buried before the western door of the cathedral, esteeming his remains unworthy to repose within its walls. His death occurred 862. About a century after, bemg canonized by the Romiah Church, it was not considered appropriate that the relics of a saint should be without a worthy resting place; and, a sumptuous shrine being prepared within the cathedral, it was proposed to translate them thither on the 15th of July. The ceremony, however, was delayed for forty days by the occurrence of a series of heavy rains, giving birth to the lines proverbial through- out Great Britaan:â *' St. Switbin's day, if thou dost rain, For forty days it will remain : St. S'vvithin's day, if thou he fair, For forty days 'twill rain no ; We have seen that a similar
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