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

 continued from September 19 to October 20. 



Sept. 19. — Crocus autumnalis in flower in the garden. The 

 weather is extremely unfavourable for the production of 

 flowers, and the autumnal Flora is very backward and defec- 

 tive. The China Asters, African Marigolds, and other plants 

 of this sort have very generally failed, by being thrown so 

 late in the season as to be injured by the rains before they 

 could flower. Holyhocks, the Prince's Feather, and other 

 Amaranths abound only in a few places : in others all the 

 plants have done badly. 



Sept. 29. — Michaelmas Day. The Michaelmas Daisy, 

 Aster Tradescantii, the Aster tardiflorus, and some others of this 

 genus are in full blow. Agaricus integer, A. aurantius, Boletus 

 edulis, Boletus bovinus, and some hitherto undescribed fungi 

 are growing;. 



Oct. 2. — Agaricus muscarius in abundance, both in the 



grove and in the orchard. The species, however, has not 

 een luxuriant this year in general. Swallows have become 

 less numerous, several large migrations having taken place. 

 Small-birds congregate in flocks. Wasps seem to be wanting 

 altogether this season. 



Oct. 12. — Weather damp and showery. The last white 

 currants gathered. Today there fell almost a deluge of rain, 

 which flooded the meadows, and gave the marshes of the 

 Medway the appearance of a lake. 



Oct. 14. — Martins, hirundines urbica, still seen. The 

 weather cleared and became colder. 



Oct. 18. — Agaricus floccosus abundant under an apple-tree 

 in the orchard. The popular prejudice of fine weather about 

 St. Luke's Day has been verified again this year. 



Oct 20. — Some few swallows seen today flying about a 

 paper kite which was elevated very high in the air. 



This season has been one of the worst for apples ever re- 

 membered. Pears are rather more plentiful. A few peaches 

 still remain. T. Forster. 



LIST OF NEW PATENTS. 



To Francis Henry William Needhain, of David-street, Middlesex, esq., 

 for his improved method of casting steel. — Dated 7th October 1824. — 6 

 months allowed to enrol specification. 



To Walter Foreman, esq. of Bath, Somersetshire, commander in the 

 Royal Navy, for certain improvements in the construction of steam-engines. 

 — 7th October.— 6 months. 



To Fredrick Benecke, of Deptford, Kent, verdigris manufacturer, and 

 Daniel Towers Shears and James Henry Shears, of Fleet-market, London, 

 coppersmiths, who, in consequence of a communication from a certain 

 foreigner, are in possession of certain improvements in the making, pre- 

 paring, or producing of spelter or zinc— 7th October. -6 mouths. 



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