THE NATURALIST'S CALENDAR. 



Jan. i -i 2 Redbreast whistles, 



i -i 8 Larks congregate. 



1-14 Nuthatch chatters. 



1. Feb. 1 8 Winter aconite fl. 



2 Shelless snail or slug ap. 

 2-1 i Grey and white wagtail ap. 

 2-14 Missel thrush sings. 



2. Feb. 14 Helleborus foetidus (bearsfoot) fl. 

 2. April 12 Polyanthus fl. 



2. Feb. i Double daisy fl. 



3. Feb. 1 6 Mezereon fl. 



3 Viola tricolor (pansie) fl. 



3-21 Lamium rubrum (red dead-nettle) fl. 



3-15 Senecio vulg. (groundsel) fl. 



3. Feb. 28 Hazel calkins open. 



4. Feb. 1 8 Hepatica fl. 



5-12 Hedge sparrow whistles. 



5. Feb. 3 Flies in windows. 



6. Feb. 6. Large titmouse makes its spring note. 

 6-22 Song thrush or throstle sings. 



6 Insects swarm under sunny hedges. 



6. April 7 Primula vulga. (primrose) fl. 



6. Mar. 19 Bees come out of their hives. 



6. Feb. 3 Gnats play about. 



6-1 1 Hen chaffinches flock. 



8. Feb. i Ulex europ. (gorse) fl. 



8. April i Cheiranthus cheiri (wall-flower) fl. 



8-12 Stocks fl. 



9 Emberiza alba (bunting) in great flocks. 

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