T74 Calendar ofNdticr'e in Englaridfoy' 1830. 



February, The frost continued its severity until the evening of the 6th : 

 thermometer as low as 18°. Thaw began about one o'clock on the 7th, and 

 produced a very high flood. Two or three fine days then intervened ; then 

 frost from the 16th to the 20th inclusive. On the 21st, rain and snow; 

 24th, mild ; and the last 4 days fine, with the exception of a very heavy rain 

 on the evening of the 28th. Aconite in flower on the 9th ; snowdrop, 19th ; 

 Christmas rose, marsh marigold, and primroses, 21st; hepatica, 23d; cro- 

 cus, 25th; spurge laurel, barren strawberry, whitlow grass, and hazel 

 (mas. and fem.), 28th. Jackdaws chattering on the 8th; bees on the 

 wing, 24th. 



March. The weather such as is usual in March, cold and windy. Wind 

 exceedingly high on the afternoon of the 12th. It rained on three days, viz. 

 the 7th, 16th, and 20th; the 26th, 27lh,and 28th were warm days. Violets 

 (in garden) in flower on the 7th ; dandelion, 12th ; violets (in fields), alder, 

 and hellebore, 14th ; dog's-tooth violet, 18th ; great periwinkle and dog's 

 violet, 21st; gooseberry, 26th; ground ivy, hemlock-leaved stork's bill, 

 willow, and moschatel, 28th. Snake, 21st; frogs spawn, 21st; black- 

 cap, 21st ; brimstone butterfly, 14th; great and small tortoise-shell butterfly, 

 28th. 



April. A cold unpleasant month, with a few exceptions. On the 2d, 

 snow and rain ; and the frost in the nights of the 3d and 4th very severe. 

 Rain on 13 days; the 9th very warm; and the month ended with fine 

 weather. Wood sorrel in flower, 4th ; cherry, cowslip, and blackthorn, 9th ; 

 thyme-leaved speedwell, 11th; white saxifrage, stitchwort, horsetail, bugle, 

 and germander speedwell, 18th ; maple, 25th ; woodroof, 27th ; and hya- 

 cinth, 28th. Swallows appeared on the 1st ; nightingale, 9th ; cuckoo, 25th ; 

 swift, 27th ; wood argus, peacock, and white butterflies, 9th ; and orange- 

 tip butterfly, 29th. 



May. Upon the whole, a cold unpleasant month, though we had occa- 

 sional snatches of fine weather to remind us of what May ought to be. 

 Thunder on the 2d and 23d ; rain on 13 days. Whitethorn in flower on 

 the 2d ; butterfly orchis and twayblade, 23d ; and bryony, 30th. Fritillary 

 and little copper butterflies, 15th. 



June. Except the last four days, a cold wet month. Thunder on the 

 3d, 6th, 13th, and 25th; rain on 16 days. Green orchis in flower on the 

 6th ; bee orchis, 20th. 



July. It rained only on 9 days, but yet it was by no means a fine 

 month : the greater part cool and cloudy. On the 25th fine weather began, 

 and lasted till the end. White lily in flower on the 10th; houseleek, 

 11th; hollyhock, 19th; sunflower, 27th. Harvest began partially on 

 the 30th. 



August. Rain on 17 days (as in 1829) ; thunder on the 28th ; but very 

 little fine weather. Golden rod in flower on the 1st; tiger lily, 23d; 

 orpine, 26th ; ladies' traces, 20th. Admiral butterfly appeared, 7th. 



September. Rain on 22 days ; thunder on the 18th. Stemless thistle in 

 flower, 26th. 



October. A fine month; it rained only on 7 days. Ivy in flower, 

 24th. 



November. A very tolerable month. Rain on 4 days. Primrose in gar- 

 den on the 2d ; in the fields on the 25th. Dog's violet and hogweed, 

 25th. 



December. Except the first 4 or 5 days, a cold, wet, snowy, and frosty 

 month. Rain and snow on 15 days. The frost commenced severely on 

 the 25th ; but lasted only till the 28th, when it rained, and continued to 

 thaw until the end. Sweet coltsfoot, two or three flowers on the 31st; 

 Christmas rose still bent to the earth, but the colour visible. Violets and 

 primroses in flower all the month in garden. 



