THE CALENDAR OF FLORA. 291 



til. MONTH. 



Winter ftill ling' ring on the verge of fpring, 

 Retires relu6lant, and from time to time 

 Looks back, whik at his keen and chilling breath 

 Fair Flora fickens. 



March 



2 . ROOKS, 39.3. Corvus friigilegus^ begin to 

 build. 

 Thermometer., 10. 



4. THRUSH, 64.2. Turdus 7nuficus^fings, 

 Thermometer., 1 1 . 



5. DOVE, RING, 62.9. Columba 'palumbus^ 



cooes, 

 7. Thermometer^ o. Low eft this month. 

 ii. Sallow, Salix, F. 



Lauruftinus, 1690. H. Viburnum ^/?//^J,l. 

 *BEES, Ap^'is mellifera, out of the hive. 

 Laurel, 1549. H. Prunus laurocerafus^ 1. 

 Bay, 1688. H. Laurus nchilis., 1. 



20. Vernal equinox. 



2 1 . Grafs, f curvy., 302.1. Cochlearia officinalis y 



F. 

 . Afp, 446.3. Populus tremula., F. 

 26. Speedwell, germander., 279.4. Veronica 

 agrejiis., F. 

 Alder, 442. Alnus bctula., F. 

 28. Violet, /:c;m% 364.2. Viola ^i^r^/^, F. 

 Parfnep, cow., 205. Yi^ii^^v^m fphondy- 

 Uum., E. 

 Pilewort, 296. Ranunculus/c^r/^, F. 



* Pliny, riat. hi(l. lib. ii. §. 5- Tays tintbfes do not come ciiv of 

 their hives bef6ie May ii. and feeras to blame AriUotle for faying 

 that they come out in the beginning of fpiing, i. e. March ii. 



U 2 Thermometer^ 



