Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . 0C „ J 0 Aoftast 30,1864. ] JOTJENAIi OF HOKTICULTtTBE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 165 WEEKLY CALENDAR. Day of Mntb Day of Weett. vr Th F 8 Son M AUG. 30—SEPT. 5, 1864. Agrimory Bryony shooting Saffron Sunday after berries ripe. Average Temperature Rain In last37 yeara. Snn Snn near London. Eises. Sets. Day. Night. Mean. Days. m. h. m. h. 60 0 8 llafS 50af 6 15 13 5 47 6 19 15 5 45 6 15 16 5 43 6
Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . 0C „ J 0 Aoftast 30,1864. ] JOTJENAIi OF HOKTICULTtTBE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 165 WEEKLY CALENDAR. Day of Mntb Day of Weett. vr Th F 8 Son M AUG. 30—SEPT. 5, 1864. Agrimory Bryony shooting Saffron Sunday after berries ripe. Average Temperature Rain In last37 yeara. Snn Snn near London. Eises. Sets. Day. Night. Mean. Days. m. h. m. h. 60 0 8 llafS 50af 6 15 13 5 47 6 19 15 5 45 6 15 16 5 43 6 703 15 IS 3 41 6 703 58 4 15 19 6 33 6 15 21 5 36 6 MoonKises. Koon Sets. MoonsAge. Clock before Snn. 11 Day of Tear. 243244243246247248249 From observations taken near London during the last thirty-seven years, the average day temperature of the week is °, and its nighttemperature °. The greatest heat was 86 on the let, 1S43; and the lowest cold, 33°, on the 3cd, 1862. The greatest fall of rain QUALIFICATIONS OF THE SCAItLETGEEANIUM FOE BEDDING. i HEN in bygone years flowers as Tulips,Auriculas, Eanunculuses,Polyanthuses, and Piokstold, a Liglier place in pub-lic estimation than tkeynow do, many villages of nogreat pretensions bad theirperiodical shows, whichwere looked forward to withconsiderable interest byaspiring exhibitors. Eachclass of plants had thento be judged by a code ofrules which, unlike the laws of the Medes and Persians,were altered if found defective. Whatever oppositionmay have been ofiered to these rules at times, and what-ever changes were made, it is certain that the flowerswhich stood high in public favour in the beginning ofthe present century were judged according to the close-ness with which they approximated to a certain standardof perfection which was supposed to be equitable. Therules which then existed are far from being obsolete atthe present day, although, instead of
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