A COMPARATIVE VIEW 



OF 



WHITE'S AND MARKWICK'S 

 CALENDARS. 



Of the abbreviations used, fl. signifies flowering; 1. leafing j 

 and ap. the first appearance. 



MARKWICK. 



Redbreast (sylvia rubecula) sings . j Jan. 1-12 . 



Larks (alauda arvensis) congregate | Jan. 1-18 . 

 Nuthatch (sitta europoea) heard . Jan. 1-14 . 

 Winter aconite (helleborus hie- 



Shell-less snail or slug (Umax) ap. j Jan. 2 

 ( (motacilla 



, F b 8 



alba) ap. . 

 Missel thrush (turdus viscivorus) ) 



sings ..... 1 

 Bearsfoot (helleborus foetidus) fl. . 

 Polyanthus (primula polyantha) fl. 

 Double daisy (bellis perennis ) 



plena) fl ..... \ 

 Mezereon (daphne mezereum) fl. . | Jan. 3, Feb. 16 

 Pansy (viola tricolor) fl. . . Jan. 3 

 Red dead-nettle (lamium pur- 



pureum) fl. 



Jan. 2-14 . 



an. 2, Feb. 14 

 an. 2, Apr. 12 



an. 2, Feb. I 



Jan. 3-21 



Jan. 3-31, and 



again Oct. 6. 

 Oct. 1 6, Feb. 9. 

 Mar. 3, April 10. 



Feb. 28, Apr. 17. 

 Jan. 1 6, May 31. 



Jan. 24, Mar. 26. 

 Dec. 12, Feb. 23. 



Feb. 19, Apr. 14. 



Mar. I, May 5. 

 Jan. I, Apr. 9. 



Mar. 17, Apr. 29. 



Jan. 2, Apr. 4. 

 Jan. i, May 10. 



Jan. I, Apr. 5. 



