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THE APPEARANCE OF SPRING FLOWERS, &c., 
By Mr. J. D. Siddall. 
This year Wild Flowers have been very irregular in their flowering. The 
following table shows that the five typical plants named appeared at about 
average dates. Fruit trees—plums, pears, and apples—were ten days to a 
fortnight later. They flowered freely, giving promise of abundant crops, 
which, however, have been seriously reduced by the cold ungenial weather of 
the end of May and early June. This has not only prevented the fruit setting 
well, but also checked growth, and favoured the development of Aphzs and 
other insect pests. Hawthorn and lilac, and all our flowering trees, flowered 
profusely, and looked very beautiful; but they were fully a fortnight later than 
usual. ‘The reappearance of some spring flowers has also been a noticeable 
feature of the variable spring, and indicative of the alternations of hot and 
cold spells. 
1898. 1899. 1900. IgOT. 1902. 
Snowdrop.... Jan. 6.. Jan. 16., Feb. 20 ., Feb. 20., Feb, 1 
Grocus' *..5.3: SPP 204 Hebi? il" e200 re. yale, 22 
Hazel..... UME LSS ees 10". ees) cg et eae IL 2a ean Ze 
KGelandine .6. 955) 115.0 5 12 .. Mar 5 .. Mar. 2 ..-Mar. 12 
{ Roltefoott ee ose CD.) Zire) Mare 12 oe 4g FA Ge 53) Tas 5, 20 
I had the opportunity of comparing our #lora in the middle of March 
| with that of Colwyn Bay, and found the latter was about three weeks earlier 
x than Chester for most spring flowering plants. 
VORACITY OF THE ANGLER FISH (Lophius piscatorius). 
In June, 1892, a large example of this fish, twenty-eight and a half inches 
long, and apparently just dead, was left stranded on the shore by the receding 
tide at Llandrillo-yn-Rhos. Firmly wedged, and completely enclosed in its 
cavernous mouth was a circular brass tray, twelve inches in diameter, attempt- 
ing to swallow which’ had apparently caused the creature’s death. 















The ancient Fishing Weir at Rhos Point is still a very interesting 
hunting ground, many uncommon fish being enclosed in it occasionally. 
Dense shoals of herring fry and other small fish, from 13 to 3 inches long, 
occur in June and thereabouts, and are, unfortunately, often destroyed in 
great numbers by thoughtless children and others. When the sun shines 
upon the shoals in the shallow water, the play of colour, as the little fish 
glide about, is exquisitely beautiful. 

NOTES ON THE FLOOD AT. GLYN, December 30th to 3lst, 1901, 
By Mr. F. E. Rooper. 
Between 9-30 a.m., December 7th, and the same time on the 12th, the 
rainfall measured 1°79. From the 12th to 9-30 a.m. on the 14th the snow 
fell (in amount) equivalent to a rainfall of 1°20 The snow, driven by an 
easterly gale, formed huge drifts in the hills, blocking nearly all roads. Roofs 
of out-houses gave way under the weight, and large numbers of sheep and 
sOme mountain ponies were lost. 
From the 14th to afternoon of Monday the 3oth, the rainfall measured 
_ 3°35. From the afternoon of the 30th to 5 o’Clock on January 2nd there was 
a further fall of 1-50, making a total fall in 26 days of 7-84. On the after- 
noon of December 3oth the Ceiriog was as high as, or higher than, it had ever 
been known before. The same evening the water at Pontfadog covered the 
_ road up to the steps of the carriages of The Glyn Valley Tramway. Early on 
the morning of December 31st, the road was completely washed away opposite 
New Mills, between Glyn and Dolywern, the river resuming its old bed before 
