628 Meteorological Obfervations. 
June 25th. A few of the early ftrawberries 
and cherries on the walls ripe; and, in favourable 
fituations, the loweft flowers of the Fox Glove 
(Digitalis purpurea) in full blow. 
27th. The fown grafs begun to be cut 
for hay. 
goth, Wheat beginning to fhoot. 
July oth. Some flowers of the Elder (Sam- 
éucus Eéulus) in full blow, and moft near open- 
ing.—A few of the middle flowers of the 
Mugwort (Artemifia vulgaris), and alfo fome on 
the Horfe Thiftle beginning to open. 
——iz2th. Common Thiftle ditto. — The 
oats and barley fhooting faft, and the cutting 
of hay in the midft, which was on the whole 
a thin crop. 
2oth, The fmall fea Trout (a feds 
of falmon) called here the Hirling, beginning 
to run hard in the river. 
Auguft 1ft. The wheat and barley beginning 
to alter in colour in a few places. 
4th. The Swift (Hirundo Apus) gone, 
and oats beginning to colour. 
12th. One field of barley and another 
of oats, cut near the town. . 
28th. Harveft became gencral in the 
vale of Nithsdale. 
Sept. 14th. ‘The Bramble Berry / Rubus fru- 
ticofus) beginning to be ripe. 
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