. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. December 2. THE COTTAGE GARDENER. WEEKLY CALENDAR. 155 M; W D D 2Th 3P 4 S 5 ShN 6M 7 To 8 W DECEMBER 2-8, 1852. Pipistrelle Bat last seen. Fin-tailed Duck comes. Furze flowers. 2 Sunday in Advent. Black-throated Diver comes. Polyanthus dowers again. Skylarks dock. Weather nbab London in 1851. Barometer. Thermo. Wind. Rain in In — 41—27 — 39—24 — 43—35 30,211 —! 47—39 —, 49—44 — 51—40 — 54—25 s w. I s. w. 1 Sun Rises. 48 a.; 49 61 52 53 54 55
. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. December 2. THE COTTAGE GARDENER. WEEKLY CALENDAR. 155 M; W D D 2Th 3P 4 S 5 ShN 6M 7 To 8 W DECEMBER 2-8, 1852. Pipistrelle Bat last seen. Fin-tailed Duck comes. Furze flowers. 2 Sunday in Advent. Black-throated Diver comes. Polyanthus dowers again. Skylarks dock. Weather nbab London in 1851. Barometer. Thermo. Wind. Rain in In — 41—27 — 39—24 — 43—35 30,211 —! 47—39 —, 49—44 — 51—40 — 54—25 s w. I s. w. 1 Sun Rises. 48 a.; 49 61 52 53 54 55 Sun Sets. 52 a.: 51 51 50 50 50 49 Moon ;S. morn. 1 9 2 32 3 58 Moon*8 I Clock Age. 'aft. Sun, 25 26 27 10 13 9 49 9 24 S 69 S 34 8 8 7 41 Day of Year. 337 .338 339 340 341 342 343 Wbteorology of the Week.—At Chiswick, from observations during the last twenty-five years, the average highest and lowest tempera- tures of these days are ; and 36° respectively. The greatest lieat, 57°, occurred on the 2nd in 1835 j and the lowest cold, 14°, on the 6th in 1844. During the period 85 days were fine, and on 90 rain fell. TANSEY-LEAVED MACH^RANTH. (Machmranlhera tanacetifolia.). This is a genus of Composite plants, and belonging to the Syngenesia Superflua of Linmeus. Little is known of it in our gardens. It belongs to the section of the true Asters, and was named by Nees Von Esenberg, from ma- chiiira, a sabre, and aitlhera, the male organs or anthers. The present species was discovered by Dr. Wright, in New Mexico, and from seeds sent by him to the Kew Gardens, it has been ascertained to be a handsome dwai-f biennial, with flowers as large as those of a single China Aster, and much like one; the centre of the flower is yellow, and the ray outside a purplish-blue, but in the bud, the tips of the ray resemble some red thistle just bursting. The leaves look as much like those of the Chamomile as the Tansey. It is a half-traiUng, slightly s
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