CH. I.] 



SOWING. 



27 



1755, I find the swallow appeared April 6th, and the 

 Wood Anemone was in blow on the lOtli of the same 

 month. He says that the Marsh Marygold blows 

 when the Cuckoo sings. Accordingly in my diary 

 that flower was in blow April 7th, and the same day 

 the Cuckoo sang." 



Then, again, whatever may be the character of the 

 season, whether it be unusually cold or preter- 

 naturally mild, the same order prevails in the leafing 

 of plants. 



1. Honeysuckle. 



2. Gooseberry. 



3. Currant. 



4. Elder. 



5. Birch. 



G. "Weeping "Willow. 



7. Raspberry. 



8. Bramble. 



9. Briar. 



10. Plum. 



11. Apricot. 



12. Peach. 



13. Filbert. 



14. Sallow. 



15. Alder. 



16. Sycamore. 



17. Elm. 



18. Quince. 



19. Marsh Elder. 



20. Wych Elm. 



21. Quicken Tree. 



22. Hombean. 



23. Apple. 



24. Abele. 



25. Chestnut. 



26. WiUow. 



27. Oak. 



28. Lune. 



29. Maple. 



30. Wahiut. 



31. Plane. 



32. Black Poplar. 



33. Beech. 



34. Acacia Piobinia. 



35. Ash. 



36. Carolina Poplar. 



