102 J. HOPKINSON — REPORT ON PHENOLOGICAL 



almost too soon early in the year, and afterwards the cold weather 

 of March retarded their flowering in some cases by two or three 

 weeks. 

 No. Species. Watford. Ware. Odsey. 



1. Anemone nemorosa (wood anemone) Mar. 24 



2. Ranunculus Ficaria (pilewort) Feb. 7 



3. Rammciilus acris (upright crowfoot) May 4 



4. Caltha palicstris (marsh marigold) Mar. 30 



5. Fiipaver Rhceas (red poppy) June 9 June 14 May 29 



7. Cardaiiiinc pratensis [cuckoo ^(y^Gv) April 13 



9. Viola odorata (sweet violet) Feb. 6 



10. Folygala vulgaris (milkwort) May 2 June 3 



11. Lychnis Flos-ciiculi (ragged Robin) June 11 



• 12. Stellaria Holostea (greater stitch wort) April 8 Mar. 29 



13. Malva sylvestris (common mallow) June 17 June 16 June 24 



16. Geranium Robertianum (herb Robert) May 20 April 19 



17. Trifolium repens (Dutch clover) June 2 June 1 



18. Lotus corniculatus (bird's-foot trefoil) June 11 June 8 



20. Vicia sepium (bush-vetch) May 27 



21. Lathyrus pratensis (meadow vetchling) June 13 June 18 



22. Frunus spinosa (blackthorn) Feb. 24 IMar. 5 



24. Fotentilla anserina (silver-weed) June 5 June 4 



26. Rosa canina (dog rose) June 13 June 14 June 14 



28. Epilobinm niontamim (broad willow herb) June 17 



ZO. Ayithriscus sylvestris {yiild. c\i&xvi\) April 15 April 27 



31. Hedera Helix (ivj-) Nov. 13 



32. Galium Aparine (cleavers) May 24 May 27 



33. Galium verum (yellow bedstraw) July 2 



37. Tussilago Farfara (coltsfoot) Feb. 7 Mar. 2 



38. Achillea MiUefolium (milfoil) July 5 ? 



39. Chrysanthemnm Lcucanthemum (ox-eye) May 31 June 2 May 31 



41. Senecio Jacohcea (ragwort) ' July H 



46. Hieracium Filosella (mouse-ear) June 3 



47. Campanula rotundifolia (hair-bell) Jnly 10 July 13 



51. Fedicularis sylvatica (red rattle) May 5 



62. Veronica Chamcedrys (germander speedwell) April 22 * 



57. Nepcta Glechoma (ground ivy) April 8 



69. Stachys sylvatica (hedge woundwort) June 16 



60. Ajuga reptans (creeping bugle) May 9 ? May 3 



&\. Frimula veris {co\fs\\])) Mar. 14 April o 



62. Flantago lanceolata (ribwort) April 24 



63. Mercurialis perennis {Aog^ 5 vnercwxy) Feb. 7 



64. TJhnus montana (wych elm) Feb. 10 



67. Orchis maculata (spotted orchis) June 13 



68. Fris Fseudacorus (yellow iris) June 12 June 14 



69. Narcissus Fseudo-narcissus (daffodil) Mar. 13 Feb. 24 



70. Galanthus nivalis (snowdrop) Jan. 17 



71. Endymion nutans (bluebell) April 22 



The great amplitude in one species ( Geranium Robertianum') calls 

 for special remark. Its usual time of flowering is from about the 

 end of April to the middle of May. "We have the date May 20 for 

 Watford. At Ware it was observed in flower a month earlier, and 

 in Devonshire and Hampshire specimens were seen in flower early 

 in February.* These early dates do not however show the true 

 time of flowering of the species, but of a few plants only (as a 



* ' Quart. Journ. Meteorological Society,' vol. iv, p. 56. 



