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Vernal Appearmices at St. Bees, Cumberland. 

 By E. J. R. Hughes, Esq. 



In fulfilment of my promise of the 8th April I send you the con- 

 tinuation of my observations of natural phenomena. I have occa- 

 sionally given the habitat of a plant, especially if it is not very 

 abundant in our immediate neighbourhood, i. e. within a circuit of 

 four miles. 



April. 



5. Dog violet ( Viola canina) first in fl. 



6. Wild white sweet violet on a bank ten yards this side of Far 

 Preston Howe farm, the only locality where I have yet met with it. 



„ Blackthorn {Prunus spinosa) first in fl. 



8. Crab {Pi/rus malus) leaves first open. 



9. Hazel [Corylus avellana) leaves first open. 

 „ Moschatell [Adoxa moschatellina) in fl. 



10. Crown imperial in fl. 



15. Blackthorn {Prunus spinosa) leaves first open. 

 24. Thrift {Stat ice Armeria) first in fl. 



„ Sea campion {Silene maritima) first in fl. 

 28. Woodruff" {Asperula odorata) in bud, nearly open. 

 30. Kerria Japonica first in fl. 



„ Laburnum leaves first open. 



May. 



2. Whitethorn {Cratoegus oxyacantlia) first in fl. Not generally 

 in bloom till a fortnight after. 



4. White meadow saxifrage {Saxifraga granulata) first in fl. 

 Stone wall, Stamford Hill, on cliffs a little beyond St. Bees light- 

 house, and on banks of Keekle beck. 



11. Oak {Quercus Robur) leaves first open. 



14. Earthnut {Bunium Jlexuosum) first in fl. 



15. Lilac first in fl. 



„ Ash {Fraxinns excelsior) leaves first open. 

 „ Field dock sorrel {Rumex acetosa) first in fl, 

 18 Hydrangea first in fl. 



19. Tulip in fl. 



„ London pride in fl. 



20. Early purple orchis {Orchis mascula) in fl., abundant. 



