[ 267 ] 



Oats, When rooks begin to build, and the male 

 bloflbms (catkins) of the hazel expand and fhed 

 their faring. 



Barley, At the earlieft difcovery of the cuckoo, 

 and the white-fwoln buds of the blackthorn. 



Cahbagiy and lurnip-rooted Cahhage. At the ap- 

 pearance of the hyacinth, (blue-bell) and when the 

 ring-dove (wood-pigeon) begins to coo: 



Potatoes, When the wilding or crab apple is in 

 bloom; and perhaps the due period of taking them 

 up is at the dropping of its fruit. 



Bucky or Brank, When the hawthorn's bloom is 

 going off with a purple hue, and the young rooki 

 are perceived out of their nefts, 



turnips. When the elder flowers, and the early 

 cherry ripens. 



Wheat. At the fall of the afhen leaf, or whe» 

 the grey or Royfton crows return; but thefe being 

 only local vifitants, mod of the inhabitants in fe- 

 veral counties not being acquainted with them, 

 their return is in correfpondence with the lateft 

 falj of the acorn and the variegated appearance of 



the 



