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flower also, as early as the 29 th of April, rruit trees and 

 bushes, such as pear, apple, cherry, currant, and gooseberry, 

 look very promising, being well set with flower buds, and, 

 the season being so late, they are more likely to escape 

 injury from late frost, and thus bear good crops of fruit. 



On the rock-garden 133 species of alpine and herbaceous 

 plants came into flower during the month, as against 153 

 for April of last year. Among the more interesting were : — 

 Anemone nemorosa, var. Robinsoniana, A. Pulsatilla , var. 

 hractcata, Androsaee Laggeri, Arnehia echioides, Arctia 

 Vitaliana, A^ibrietia Hcndersoni, Bryanthu screctus, Corydalis 

 ajigusti/olia, C. nohilis, C. Scoulcri, Dentaria •pcntajphylla, 

 Dielytra formosa, Doronicum caitcasicum, Erythronium 

 giganteum, Hclonias hullata, Iheris 'petrcca, Lathyrus vermis, 

 L. cyancus, Menzicsia cccrulea, M. empetriformis, Narcissits 

 calathinus, N. cyclamineus, N. juncifolius^ Podophyllum 

 Bmodi, Primula ciliata imrpurata seedlings, Banuncidus 

 amplexicaulis, Eliododendron ciliatum, R. Grievei, San- 

 guinaria canadensis, Saxifraga imhricata, JS. ojjpositifolia, S. 

 retusa hryoides, Thlaspi alpestre, Soldanclla aljnna, S. montana, 

 Trillium erectum, T. grandifioruvi, Xanthorrhiza apiifolia, 

 Synthyris reniformis, etc. 



Of the forty spring-flowering plants whose dates of 

 flowering are annually recorded, the following sixteen came 

 into flower during April, viz.: — 2\issilago nivea, on 3rd 

 April ; T. alba, 5th ; Scilla hifolia tanrica, 5th ; Mandragora 

 officinalis, 6 th ; Erythronium Eens-canis, 8 th ; Corydalis 

 solida, 9 th; Drabaaizoides, 10th; Narciss^LS Pseudo-Narcissiis, 

 10th; Hyoscyamus Scopolia, 11th; Adonis . vcrnalis, 11th; 

 Ribes sanguincum, 13th; Sisyrincliium grandifiorum, 18th; 

 S. grandifiorum album, 15th; Symphytum caucasicu7n, 

 16th; A2ibrictia grandifiora, 16th; Om^jhalodes verna, 

 22nd; and Fritillaria imperialis, on 5th May: thus 

 completing the list which was completed last year on the 

 25 th of March. 



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