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NATURALIST'S CALENDAR. 



Dwarf elder (sambucus ebulus) fl. 



Swallows and martins congregate 



Potatoe (solanum tuberosum) fl. 



Angelica sylv. fl. 



Digitalis ferrugin. fl. 



Ragwort (senecio jacobam) fl. 



Golden rod (solidago virgaurea) fl. 



Star thistle (centaurea calcitrapa) fl. 



Tree primrose (oenothera biennis) fl. 



Peas (pisum sativum) cut 



Galega officin. fl. 



Apricots (pruuus armeniaca) ripe 



Clown's allheal (stachys palustris) fl. 



Branching willow-herb (epilobium ramos.)fl. 



Rye harvest begins 



Yellow centaury (chlora perfoliata) fl. 



Yellow vetchling (lathyrus aphaca) fl. 



Enchanter's nightshade (circosalutetiana) fl. 



Water hemp agrimony (eupatorium carma- 



binum) fl. 



Giant throat wort (campanula trachelium) fl. 

 Eyebright (euphrasia oflicinalis) fl. 

 Hops (humulus lupulus) fl. 

 Poultry moult 

 Dodder (cuscuta europaea seu epithymum 



of Smith) fl. 

 Lesser centaury (gentiana seu chironia cen- 



taurium of Smith) fl. 

 Creeping water parsnep (sium nodiflorum) 



fl. 



Common spurrey (spergula arveiisis) fl. 

 Wild clover (trilblium pratense) fl. 

 Buckwheat (polygonum fagopyrum) fl. 

 Wheat harvest begins 

 Great bur-reed (sparganium erectum) fl. 

 Marsh St, John's-wort (hypericon elodes) fl. 

 Sundew (drosera rotundifolia) fl. 

 Marsh cinquefoil (comarum palustre) fl. 

 Wild cherries I'ipe 

 Lancashire asphodel (anthericum ossifra- 



gum) fl. 

 Hooded willow-herb (scutellaria galericu- 



Water dropwort (oenanthe fistulosa) fl. 



Horehound (marrubium vulg.) fl. 



Seseli caruifolium fl. 



Water plantain (alisma plantago) fl. 



Alopecurus myosuroides) fl. 



Virgin's bower (clematis vitalba) fl. 



Bees kill the drones 



Teasel (dipsacus sylvestris) fl. 



Wild marjoram (origanum vulgare) fl. 



Swifts (hirundo apus) begin to depart 



Small wild teasel (dipsacus pilosus) fl. 



Wood sage (teucrium scorodonia) fl. 



Everlasting pea (lathyrus latifolius) fl. 



