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forty spring-flowering plants whose dates of flowering are 

 annually recorded, the following twenty came into flower 

 during March, viz. : — Orolnts vcrnus, on March 2nd ; Sisy- 

 rinchium grandijioriim, 2nd ; Arahis alhida, 3rd ; Iris 

 reticulata, 3rd ; SuyrincMum yrandijlorum album, 5th 

 Scilla hifolia, 6th; ^S*. hifolia (dha, 7th; S. taurica, 7th 

 Narcissus pumilus, 10th; Urythroyiium Dens-canis, 13th 

 Adonis vernalis, 13th; Draha aizoidcs, 13th; Omi^halodes 

 vcrna, 15th; Eihcs sangitineum, I7th; Hyoscyanms Scopolia, 

 18th; Auhricfia grandifiora, 20th; Narcissus Pseudo- 

 Narcissus, 23rd; Co-rydcdis solida, 24th; Symphytum cau- 

 casicum, 24th; Mandragora officinalis, 26 th. Fritillaria 

 imperialis came into flower on April 3rd, which completes 

 the list much earlier than usual. 



On the rock-garden 81 species and varieties came into 

 flower, the largest number that we have had to record for 

 March. Last year 39 came into flower during March. 

 Amongst the most interesting were — Anemone hracteata, 

 Draba aizoidcs, D. Maweana, Dcntaria pcnta'phylla, Corydalis 

 angustifolia, Epigcva repcns, Hyoscyamus orientcdis, Iberia 

 saxatilis, Mcnziesia empetriforinis, Orobus cyaneus, Primula 

 casJwiiriana, P. marginata, P. intcgrifolia, Podophyllum 

 Emodi, Rhodothamnus CJiamcvcistus, lUiododendron ciliatum, 

 Saxifraga juniperina, S. sancta, S. retusa, S. Milcsii, S. 

 Rochcliana, Scopolia Hladnihiana, Soldanclla montana, 

 Xantliorrhiza apiifolia, etc. 



