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NATURALIST’s MONTHLY REPORT, 
4 sab anda APRIL. 
Budding month. 
Emblem of life! see cnangeful April sail 
In varying vest along the shadowy skies, 
Now bidding summer’s, softest zephyzs risey 
Anon’ recalling winter’s stormy gale, 
And pouring from, the cloud her sudden hails, 
N the ist of the month the wind was south-east ; on.the 2d westerly 3. On the 3d northy 
west, and afterwards south-west; on the 4th and bth easterly; on the 6th east, and southe 
@ast; on the 7th north-east; on the Sth and 9th easterly; on the 10th variable; from the. 
Alth to the 26th westerly; in che afternoon of the 17th south; on the 18th west j on the 
49th south-east, and afterwards south-west; on the 20th and. 2ist southerly 5 on the 22d 
south-east; on the 23d and 24th south.wést; on the 2ith variable; on the 26th and 97th 
westerly; on the 28th south, and south-west; and on the 29th and 30th westerly,» 
“There have been very few stormy days doting the present month. On the 12th we had 
strong winds ; 3 in the morning of the 19th fresh gales, and in the following night a heavy 
‘squall wigh rain. ‘The night.of the 20th was also squally ; and the morning of the 29th wag 
stormy. We had rain, more or lags, on the 4th, 6th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 19th, 
yorh, ‘26th, 22th, 29th, and 30th. 
- April Sd. This was a beautifully bright and warm day. The bloom-buds upon the fruit 
trees have been congiderabl y enlatged within the last few days, and prentins a great profusion 
of blossom. * 
Apri] 4th. Fine, gentle rain nearly the whole day. 
April 6th. Some of the swallow tribe are arrived. . Three or four were seen flying about 
Near the surface ‘of the river, apparently in pursuit of insects. The great body of swallows 
and, martins will not, howe very make their appearance probably in much Jess than aweek from 
this time. 
‘ Inthe nights of the 7th, 8th, and Sth, we had very sharp frosts, which will tend greatly to 
check the progress of vegetation, it may be fortunate for the ensuing fruit-season that sory 
Fittle indeed of the bloom is yet expanded, 
April t1th. Gudgeons spawn, — 
April 13ch The cuckoo-flower (cardamina pratensis), wall- flower (helranglius cheiri}, dog’ 3 
mercury (mercur. ‘alis perennis), wild strawberry (fragaria vesca), cowslip (frimula UETIS\y 
Brith), ivy ( glecoma hederacea), red netile (pedicalaris sylvatica), % harebell (Scilla nutans of 
ith), are now In flower. 
_ April 17th. The cherry-tree is jn bloom, Gooseberry and currant trees are in full leaf, 
as aré likewise the elder and lime.’ The leaves of the hazel, and the sloe and hawthorn 
pear. ia eg 
“The swallows and martins are all arrived. 
April18th, The mountain ash is in leaf. 
. April 1@th.. Apple-trees are in bloom. ° 
Young rovks are heard, and the titlark sings 
April 29th. The hedges are beginning to appear green. The flower-buds-of the hawthorn 
are seen. 5 
© April 21st, There was much lightning i in the night. 
. April, 23d,. This was a finevand hot day, in every respect like what we have in the middle 
of summer; the want of yerdure and foliage excepted. Flesh-flies buzz about ; and the com~ 
mon house-flies are nearly as numerous as in the summer. 
The flowers of sheep’s sorrel (xamew acetcsella), and sibwart plantain (plantago lanceolate} »» 
colour all the dry sandy pastures, 
Germander speedwell (veronica chamedrys), procambent speedwell lechiien agrestis), 
fweet-scented vernal-grass (anthoxanthum oderatum), clammy mouse-éar (cerastiam WISCOSUME) 
upright pearlwort (sagina erecta), and soft leaved, crane’s-bill, (geranium molle), are in 
wer. © 
” Eleta cinereus, and several species of moths of the subdivision tinezy appears Female wasps, 
alse now By about. ; 
April 
