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 " a new species of Cephalopterus " by Dr. Mitchell, Presi- 

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Calendar of Flora, Fauna, and Pomona, at Hartfield in Sussex, 

 from June 1 to Jidy 15. 



June 1. — The Yellow Fleur-de-lis Iris Pseud- Acorns, first 

 flowered today. The two Goat's beards begin to be very 

 abundant in the gardens. The fields are at length. beautifully 

 bespangled with Ranuncidi, and here and there with Hare- 

 bells, which are not yet decayed. Parus palustris has young 

 in the nest, as has also Mecisttira vagans, commonly called 

 Long-tailed Titmouse. The weather is become warm and 

 pleasant, but by no means settled. Swifts* are become nu- 

 merous, and indeed the whole Swallow tribe are more plenti- 

 ful again this season than for several years past. 



June 2. — Lychnis Flos Cucidi, Tormentilla vulgains, and Po- 

 tentilla reptans, in flower in the hedges. In the gardens a 

 yellow reflex Lily, which I take to heLilium Pomponium JB of 

 Curtis. It flowers usually at the end of May in my garden. 

 Trollius europceus, which flowered at Hale End in Essex at 

 the end of April, is only just come into flower here today. 



June 4. — Crepis Melunensisf in flower. Geum iirbanum 

 abundantly in flower; and also a new species (or perhaps var.) 

 of Carduus, found by T. F. Forster, Esq. near Bolebroke, last 

 year. Iris spuria in flower. The Monkey Poppy is still 

 abundantly in blow, and a great ornament to the garden. 



* All the Hirundincs are now arrived and abundant. They came this 

 year in the following order: the Swallow on the 19th; the Martin 

 May 1 ; and the Swift May 23, which is very late. They came at once in 

 abundance : sometimes a straggle/ is seen on the 9th of May.— See Peren- 

 nial Calendar for every day in the year, published by Harding and Mavor, 

 under the 15th of April. 



\ A new species brought by me in seed from Melun in France in July 

 1H22. I know not what species to refer it to, and therefore have given it 

 a name from its native place. 



June 



