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common through, from the Money -dells, 

 to Mr. White's avenue gate. Any person 

 would suppose that a large swarm of bees 

 was in motion, and playing about over his 

 head. This noise was heard last week, on 

 June 28th. 



" Resounds the living surface of the ground, 



" Nor undelightful is the ceaseless hum 



" To him who muses at noon.'* 



" Thick in yon stream of light a thousand ways, 



(< Upward and downward, thwarting and convolved, 



" The quivering nations sport." 



THOMSON'S SEASONS, 

 WHITE. 



CHAFFERS. 



Cockchaffers seldom abound oftener than 

 once in three or four years ; when they 

 swarm, they deface the trees and hedges. 

 Whole woods of oaks are stripped bare by 

 them. 



Chaffers are eaten by the turkey, the 

 rook, and the house- sparrow. 



The scarabcEus solstitialis first appears 

 about June 26 : they are very punctual in 

 their coming out every year. They are a 



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