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has been for some time in flower in garden borders. — J. J. W. 

 Hertford. — Abundant in my garden all the winter. — E. T. A. 



20. Vicia sepium. "Ware. — In valley 29th March. — R. B. C. 



25. Potentilla fragariastrum. Hertford. — Has scarcely, if at all, 

 left off flowering throughout the winter. — E,. T. A. 



63. Mercurialis perefmis. Hertford. — A single flower on one 

 raceme quite out 10th Jan. — E. T. A. 



64. Ulmus Montana. Hertford. — Very shy in flowering and not 

 at all general, the cold winds having retarded it. — E. T. A. 



65. 8alix Caprea. In Sacombe woods and near High Cross, 

 11th March.— E. B. C. 



66. Corylus Avellana. Hcrtfoi'd. — Partial until about the 18th. 

 — E. T. A. 



69. Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus. HighWych. — In garden. — S. S. 

 In Dilly Wood near High Cross in profusion, 1 1th March. — E. B. C. 



70. Galanthus nivalis. Hoddesdon. — In garden. — A. W. 

 Hertford. — The garden variety was a week later. — E. T. A. High 

 Wych, — In garden. — S. S. 



Eaeliest dates of Observations of Insects, Bieds, etc., in 

 1882, with the mean date foe 1876-82. 



No. 



72. 

 73. 

 74. 

 75. 

 76. 

 77. 

 78. 

 79. 

 80. 

 81. 

 82. 

 83. 

 84. 

 85. 

 86. 

 87. 

 88. 

 89. 

 90. 

 91. 



92. 

 93. 

 94. 

 95. 

 96. 

 97. 



Species. 



Melolontha vulgaris (cock-chafer) appears 



Hhizofroffus solstitialis (fern-chafer) ap 



A2}is meUifica (honey-bee) ap 



Pieris Brassicce (large white butterfly) ap 



Pieris Rapce (small white butterfly) ap 



Epinephile Janira (meadow -brown butterfly) ap. 



Bihio Marci (St. Mark's-fly) ap 



TricJioccra hiemalis (winter gnat) ap 



Strix Alueo (brown owl) hoots 



Muscicapa grisola (spotted flycatcher) arrives 



Turdus musicus (song- thrush) sings 



Turdus pilaris (fieldfare) arrives 



Baulias Lnscinia (nightingale) sg 



Saxicola (Enanthe (wheatear) returns 



Phylloscopus Trochilus (willow -wren) sg 



Phijlloscopus coUybita (chifl:-chafi") sg 



Alauda arvensis (sky-lark) sg 



Fringilla cmlehs (chaffinch) sg 



Corvus frugilegus (rook) builds 



Cuculus canorus (cuckoo) calls 



changes its note 



Eirundo rnstica (swallow) arrives 



Ci/pselus Apus (swift) arrives 



Colnmba Turtur (turtle-dove) coos 



Perdix cinerea (partridge) hatches 



Scolopax Rusticola (woodcock) arrives 



Rana temporaria (common frog) spawns 



1881. 



