RETURNS OF RAINFALL, ETC., IN DORSET. 



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Earliest Dorset Records of Plants in Flower in 1893. 



Wood Anemone 

 Lesser Celandine 

 Marsh Marigold 

 Dog Violet ' . . 

 Greater Stitchwort 

 Herb Robert .. 

 Horse 



Chestnut 

 Bush Vetch 



/Leaf 

 (. Flower 



Blackthorn 



Hawthorn 

 Ivy 



Dogwood 

 Elder .. 

 Wild Teasel 



/Leaf 

 ' Flower 

 /Leaf 

 ( Flower 



/Leaf 

 \ Flower 

 /Leaf 

 \ Flower 

 J Leaf 

 ) Flower 



Devil's Bit 



Knapweed 



Field Thistle 



Coltsfoot 



Yarrow .. 



Ox-eye Daisy 



Mouse-ear Hawkweed 



Harebell 



Greater Bindweed 



Water Mint .. 



J Leaf 

 ( Flower 

 / Leaf 

 \ Flower 

 /Leaf 

 1 Flower 



Ground Ivy 

 Wych Elm 



Cowslip. . 

 SpottedOrchis{Lear^ 



Mar. 12 

 Feb. 10 

 Ap. 1 

 Mar. 4 

 Mar. 25 

 Ap. 20 

 Ap. 10 

 Ap. 24 

 Ap. 9 



Man "24 



Ap!' 21 



Nov. 3 



Mar. 18 



Mar. 2 



Mar. 31 



Mar. 18 



Ap!" 15 



Jan. 27 

 Mar. 18 



Ap. 19 

 Ap. 2 



Mar. 19 

 Feb. 2 

 Mar. 24 



Ap." 5 



Mar.' 8 

 Ap. 16 

 Ap. 11 

 Mar. 10 

 Mar. 13 

 Mar. 9 

 Ap. 17 



Ap." 4 



Jan'.' 31 



May 8 



May 18 

 July 8 



June 14 

 May 2 



Mar. 28 

 Mar. 30 

 Mar. 12 

 Mar. 17 

 Jan. 28 

 15 



Ap. 2. 



Mar. 12 

 Ap. 4 



Mar. 12 

 Ap.' ' 18 



Mar. 21 

 Mar. 25 



Mar. 6 

 Feb. 7 

 Ap. 6 



Ap." 4 



Mar." 25 

 Ap. 6 



M*r. 10 

 Mir. 21 

 Ap. 20 



Feb. 1 

 May 10 



June 26 



June 20 



Feb. 1 



June 24 

 July 19 



Ap. 



Feb. 8 Junel9* 

 Feb. 16 I May 25* 



May 12 

 Feb. 23 



' Ripe Fruit. 



DoRCHESTBR.— Second bloom8--Le8ser Celandine, December 20 ; Dogwood, September 19, 

 abundant ; Elder, September 19. In the South Walks some chestnut leaves were falling on June 19. 



Sherborne.— Primrose in flower January 13. /i''«n rtcrc/i.MV in flower May 3. Dog and Field Roses 

 blooming again freely in the .lutumn. Hazel in full bloom again by Octolier 1. 



