EXTRA OBSERVATIONS, 1845. 
DATES OF FLOWERING AND LEAFING OF PLANTS, &ec. 
1845. 
Feb. 22. Primula acaulis in flower. Crows coming 
ss to their nests. 
“March 21—23. Ranunculus Ficaria, in flower. 
23. Corylus Avellana, with catkins 2 inches 
long fully open, probably open a week 
or more ago. 
23. A bat seen. 
23. Ribes Grossularia, leaves open. 
31. Humble bees, tortoise-shell butterfiy and 
toads seen. 
1. Fragaria vesca in flower. 
1? Viola canina in flower. 
2. Tussilago Farfara in flower. 
. Petasites vulgaris in flower. 
. Zsculus Hippocastanum in leaf. 
Ulmus montana in leaf. 
. Alnus glutinosa in flower some days. 
Larix Europea in leaf. 
. Corylus Avellana in leaf. 
. Mercurialis perennis in flower. 
. Pulmonaria officinalis in flower, 
. Erodium cicutarium in flower ; must have 
flowered by the 12th. 
. Cerasus Padus in leaf. 
. Lamium album in flower. 
. Prunus spinosa in flower. 
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April 
May 
Oct. 
Nov. 
27. 
27. 
27. 
27. 
27. 
27. 
27. 
29. 
30. 
. Fraxinus excelsior (young tree) in leaf 
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Fagus sylvatica in leaf for 3 days ? 
Agraphis nutans in flower. 
Pyrus aucuparia in leaf about 7 days. 
Glechoma hederacea in flower about 3 days. 
Myosotis (arvensis 2) in flower about 2 days. 
Tilia Europza in leaf. 
Erysimum Alliaria in flower. 
Caltha palustris in flower. 
The cuckoo heard for the first time. 
about 3 days. 
. Pyrus Malus, in flower about 2 days. 
. Hsculus Hippocastanum in flower. 
- Quercus Robur in leaf. 
. Swallows seen at Kelso. Thrush nest 
nearly finished. 
. Three swallows seen (Hirundo rustica). 
. Swifts seen (Cypselus apus). 
. Young Redbreasts seen. 
5h, Swallows seen in considerable numbers 
for the last time this year. 
. Fraxinus excelsior, leaves off one tree. 
. Fraxinus excelsior, Fagus sylvatica, and 
Platanus occidentalis, have lost the greater 
part of their leaves. 
75, Two bats seen, 
1. pe.m. (Mak. M.T.). Temperature of the interior of a large ash-tree, 31°8 ; the temperature of 
the air in the shade being 44°-0. At 4" the temperature of the ash-tree was 31°°9; when 
the temperature of the air was 45°-0. The bulb of the thermometer was inserted about 
5 inches into the tree, and the aperture closed, leaving the stem of the thermometer outside 
the tree. 
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Feb. 14 4. p.m. (Mak. M.T.) Temperature of the ash-tree, 32°7, of the air, 367. 
Ns) od, CN) ence rics aleaslaswiece sontessecPechineE BOCA. ocsonaiaen 40°-6. 
7 “44. 34°-6, 41°4 
19 4, BRR cdblas tec 36°6 
22 4 BYRON beoas ac 35°-0 
Mar, 20 3 BQO, ser eee eee 37°2 
May 16 3 519, see eee eee 64°8 
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