PROCESSION OF THE FLOWERS 



Plants Blooming from March 15th to April 1st. 



Aracece. 



*S3'raplocHrpus IVptidus. Skunk cabbage. B*»gg"y ground, Mar. 1 to May. 



Caryophyllacefv. 



tStfllaria media. Chickwced. Very eoniinou throuuii year. 



Coinpositce. 



fSeneeio vulgaris, Gi-oundsel. VVeed in gardens, &c. 



Eriracece. 



Epig;ea repens. Mayflower. RusselFs Mills. Marion, Ware- 



ham. &e. 

 Cruclfeyfe. 

 Draba verna, Wliitlow-grass. Weed in gardens, infrequent, 



blooms six weeks. 

 Iridacece. 

 XCrocus v/'niiis, Croeus. Gardens and lawns. 



Ma n nnc iilac<'n' . 



HfUehorHS ni(i<n\ Christmas i-ose. Gardens, November to Mar. 



Apocynacefe. 



Vinca minor. Periwinkle. Gardens. 



*.S. fii'tidus is prolialjly tlie earliest-blooming- plant, aithou^h Kpi,ua»a I'ollows very closely. 

 This year (1S91) it was in flower Fel). •24tli. This leader of the Procession of Flowers very appro- 

 priately has a somewhat marshal-like appearance, with its thick helmet or spathe to protect its head 

 of flowers from the snows ami cold northerly wincls. It has a rank, ilisau'recalile odor, but not the 

 loathsome smell of smlUix herbticea. 



t These plants can be found commonly in flower in sheltered spots, during the Winter months, 

 and they bloom throughout the year. Also the following have been foinid in mild Winters in the 

 montlis of .January and February, viz. : Capsella fhirsa-jmstoris, Drahu verna, Sperffula arvensis, 

 Cerastiiim vukjatum, Taraxdr.niii officinale, I'nn annua, and Finca mhior. 



}: The Crocus is apparently spontaneous in some old lawns, where it lilooms annmg the grass; or 

 at least it persists for many years. 



