Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . k. DECEMBER 13—19, 1864. Average Teraperatarenear London. Kain in last37 years. SanKises. Sun Sets. MoonRises. MoonSets. MoonsAge. Clock alterSun. Day ofToar. 13 141516171819 TcWTh F SSun M Aphelandra aurantiaca Consort dieb, storm of Humphrey Davy born, Sunday in congregate. Mean.,, m. 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 85 8 in. h. 49af349
Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . k. DECEMBER 13—19, 1864. Average Teraperatarenear London. Kain in last37 years. SanKises. Sun Sets. MoonRises. MoonSets. MoonsAge. Clock alterSun. Day ofToar. 13 141516171819 TcWTh F SSun M Aphelandra aurantiaca Consort dieb, storm of Humphrey Davy born, Sunday in congregate. Mean.,, m. 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 85 8 in. h. 49af349 34U 349 3 49 3 50 350 3 Tn. h. 33 4 34 538 643 743 852 064 10 m. 813 946 915 1638 100 11 O1516 171819 20 m. B^5 214 52?4 233 543 252 552 25 348749350391352353354 From observations taken near London during the last thirty-seven years, the average day temperature of the iveeS is °, atld its nighttemperature ^, The greatest heat was 62° on the 16ih, 1S40; and the lowest cold, 18=, on the loth, 1848. The greatest fali of rain POTATOES. OME fourteen years agoI was asked by a of mine, a Suf-folk farmer, to dinewitli Mm. On partingwitli my friend he gaveme a general invita-tion. Come, saidhe, and dine with mewhenever you like—stand on no ceremony,for I have always achange for dinner,—pork and cabbage to-day, cabbage and porkto-morrow. I well remember my friend was in despairabout the Potato, and our argument for and against theever-to-be-desired esculent waxed long and rather loud ;but both of us were bachelors, so the word Hush!never had any occasion to become impressed upon us torestrain our volubility. The old housekeeper did notinterfere beyond a few smiles, as I expounded to myfriend my system of cultivating the tuber, and my con-fidence of corporeal sustentation from that particularproduce up to the natural term of my existence. I senthim some samples for seed, and the result was thateventually my friend included Potatoes in
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