2S4 THE CALENDAR OF FLORA. 



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Sept. IX. 



xvii. Sampire, golden Jlozvercd, 174.1. Inula 

 crithnwid. 

 *SWALLOW goes under water. 

 \V AGT AIL, zvhite^ departs. 



Nos quoqiie floruimus, fed fios fuit ille caducus. 



X. SHEDDING MONTH. 



From the fir ft: fall of the leaves of trees to the lafl. 



xxii. Orach,/'/?, 152.8. Kxiv^Xf^maritima. 

 Leaves of trees are changed^ of the oak^ mapky rohi- 

 nia caragana^ ebn^ lime^ to a yellow •, of the f pin- 

 tree to a brown \ of the quicken tree and fumachy 

 to a red colour. 



Leaves of the oak dry and yellow. 

 xxi V. Ij Leaves of the maple begin to fall in the night, 

 XXV. Rear frojh 



XX vi. Leaves of the robinia caragana fall. 

 Sycamore firivped of its leaves. 

 Ocl. X. 



iv. Cherry, bird^ f ripped of its leaves. 

 V. Afiorm. 



* Ac^amfon in the account of his voyage to S negal, p. lai. fay?, 

 that Oclober 1749 » European rwallows lodged on tlie veiTel in which 

 he went from Goree fo Senegal, and that they aie never feen there but 

 at this time of the year, along with quails, wagtails, kites, and fonie 

 other birds of pafTage, and do not build nefts there. This teftimony 

 ieeins to take away all doubts about ilils long conteded point. 



iJGeminus, either from himfelf or Dem'^critus, which is much tl e 

 fame, as Rome and Abdera were nearly iii the fame latiuule, la\s 

 thjt the leaves of trees begaja to drop the lourth oi Scoipio, A'hich 

 an.wcis to OcVjber iS. 



Green 



