152 CALENDAR OF NATURE. 
CALENDAR OF NATURH, 1878. 
KEPT BY MEMBERS OF THE BURTON-ON-TRENT 
NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
Explanations : lf., in leaf; fl., in flower. 
OBSERVER. 
Jan. The winter months of 1878 were a very wet 
and mild : Or Us 
» 27.—Heavy fall of snow ‘and rain, causing high flood in 
the Trent ete a iP 
,, 9$1.—First skating since March 1st, 1877 
Feb. 2.—Woodbine, if., Dunstall y 
Small White "Butterfly (Pieris rape) taken 
», 17.—Wasp seen at Bretby .. 
Bee seen at Grammar School. A _ remarkably 
warm day (therm. 60°.) oe as ee 
Bee seen at Walton-upon-Trent. 
» 23.—Currant, lf., at Grammar School. 
Gooseberry, lf., at Grammar School. 
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Thrush’s Nest, three eggs, locality eesti E. B. 
» 24-—Hybernia leucophearia taken 6 Pete One 
5, 25.—Rhubarb, lf., Grammar School. 3K ve) CULES 
Mar. 3. —Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Vanessa urtice) seen - C.F. E: 
» 4.—Hybernia progemmaria and H. rupicapraria taken. C.F. T. 
», 6.—Robin’s Nest, with five eggs, Stapenhill x ge 
Pink Ribes, fl. 
Tzeniocampa instabilis came out of pupa .. nie Cee 
»  9.—Celandine, fl., locality Tatenhill ae oe oo Gy He 
Coltsfoot, fi., Tatenhill De Je 33) “Gp 
Primrose, fl., a 5B ate ae Geka: 
Violet, fl., 66 Be ar se, .2* Guba 
Wood Anemone, fi.,_,, oe i pi. Gs: 
Daisy, fi., 3 ote se An « (‘GSR 
Cuckoo-flower, f1., 95 54 a Es 2>G.#-U. 
Gorse, fl., 33 a ay $3 G. F. U. 
Thorn, lt., 2 AY o% A G. F. U. 
Briar, lf., as aXe uo ate > (GPE De 
Honeysuckle, lf., a AL of ote os | Gap 
Dog’s Mercury, fl., _,, fe oe 56 Pte ee) ee Oi 
Elder, If., a A 5G aly oe), Ge Fa; 
Currant, li., 3 ae Sc bs +. Gee 
Gooseberry, lf., 3 G. F. U. 
Raspberry, lf., Fe = Ag os .. Gale: 
» 16.—Ground Ivy, fi., ¥ ey ot es 3. Glew 
Speedwell, fl., Fi # Ww 2. Ga: 
Wild Strawberry, fi., ,, « (163B a 
Hazel, fi., s >, Gaaieae 
», 20.—Palm Willow, tale - Gaeta: 
», 20.—Thrush’s Nest, with young birds, Rangemore : J. M. 
5, 22.—Crow’s Nest, with eggs, Egginton : H. B. 
», 23.—Dandelion, il., Needwood Forest ele ii . Wee 
Wood Anemone, fi., Bretby .. ae 5 a Biol Ors 
Cowslip, fi., Bretby a eG. 
Hedge Sparrow’ s Nest, three eggs, Branstone se F. G. 
Wild Duck’s Nest, three eggs, Branstone if Git 
Robin’s Nest, three eggs, Egginton .. HE: 
», 24.—The Eurydice gale; thick snow at Burton, 1 12 30 to 
1 30 P.M. aP C. U.%. 
