of the Climate of Naples upon the Periods of Vegetation. 103 



on the same species in the vicinity of Naples, between the 

 periods of efflorescence of these three places in Europe, there 

 result differences so well worth the careful attention of botanists 

 that I have considered it proper to collect them in the fol- 

 lowing comparative order. 



Linnaeus in 1748 observed in Upsal the following times 

 of blossoming. 



April.— 17. Anemone hepatica. 18. Fumaria bulbosa. 

 22. Tussilago Farfara. 23. Daphne Laureola. 24. Pulmo- 

 naria officinalis. 25. Draba verna. 26. Ornithogalum lu- 

 teum. 27. Viola canina. 



May. — 1. Ranunculus ficaria. 2. Tussilago Petasites. 

 3. Lathraea Anblatum. 5. Viola hirta. 6. Primula veris. 

 7. Glechoma hederacea. 10. Oxalis Acetosella. 15. Draba 

 incana. 16. Leontodon Taraxacum. 17. Saxifraga granulata; 

 Orobus vernus. 18. Adoxa Moschatellina; Alchemilla vul- 

 garis. 19. Chelidonium majus. 24. Pyrus communis. 

 25. Ranunculus bulbosus. 26. Syringa vulgaris. 28. Ane- 

 mone Pulsatilla. 29. Empetrum nigrum. 30. Anemone ne- 

 morosa. 



June. — 1. Geum urbanum; Thymus Serpyllum ; Bryonia, 

 alba ; Anchusa officinalis. 



From Tenore's Journal of Botanical Observations, the fol- 

 lowing notices are extracted, relative to the efflorescence of 

 plants near Naples in the year 1800. 



Dec. — Leontodon Taraxacum ; Narcissus unicolor [Ten.); 

 Senecio vulgaris ; Bellis perennis. 



Jan. — 1 to 15. Cardamine hirsuta ; Daphne Laureola; 

 Galan thus nivalis; Mercurial is annua ; ThlaspiBursa-pastoris. 

 — 16 to 31. Ranunculus ficaria; Fumaria officinalis; F. ca- 

 preolata; Calendula officinalis; Vinca minor; Anchusa hy- 

 brida, (T.) ; Lycopsis bullata; Lamium purpureum; Ero- 

 dium cicutarium; Alsine media; Veronica Buxbaumii; Eu- 

 phorbia Peplus ; E. helioscopia; Tussilago Farfara; Bellis 

 annua; Ixia minima; Allium Chamae-moly; Narcissus prae- 

 cox ; Veronica hederaefolia. 



Feb. — 1 to 15. Vicia Faba; Viola odorata; Synapis nigra ; 

 Cynoglossum pictum; Tussilago Petasites; Pulmonaria offi- 

 cinalis; Draba verna; Rosmarinus officinalis; Laurus nobilis ; 

 AmygdalusPersica; A. communis; Primus Cerasus ; P. Arme- 

 niaca. — 16 to 28. Crocus pusillus; Primula acaulis; Nar- 

 cissus Tazetta; Anemone apennina; Muscari botryoides; 

 Fragaria vesca; Ranunculus Philonotis ; R. bulbosus; R. 

 lanuginosus. 



