CALENDAR, 181i). 377 



Papavcr Cambricum in full flower in a garden at Withyham. 

 The Dentaria bulbifera at the high rocks is gone out of 

 flower; it was in full bloom April 22d. That beautiful 

 plant the Gentiana acaulis flowered in ike garden, and is 

 now gone out. 



22d. Fine growing day after several of rain. Vegetation 

 advances rapidly. Rhododendron Ponticum coming into 

 flower; also Columbine, and many other garden flowers. 

 The Monk's Hood Poppy Papaver orientate is just opening. 

 I noticed the Mayweed Chrysanthemum leucanthcmum in 

 blow in the meadows. The Chub Cyprinus jeses caught in 

 the stream which runs into the Medway. I have not yet 

 seen the Pearch, Bleak, and Roach taken, which also abound 

 in the same stream. The cottage gardens are now ornamented 

 with Tulips, Marigolds, and Stocks. 



24th. NATALIS LINNAEI. Papaver orientate the Monk's 

 Hood Poppy in flower in several gardens; also here and 

 there a wild specimen of P. Argemone. 



25th. Tragopogon porrifolius the Goat's Beard in flower 

 in T. F. Forster's garden at Clapton ; also Scylla peruviana. 



26th. Abundance of flexuous and angular cirrus cloud in 

 the lighter intervals of a cool cloudy day, with N. E. Wind. 

 Tragopogon porrifolius the Purple Goatbeard T/jayo7rwya)x 

 came into flower in my garden this morning. 



30th. We have now come into flower, Myosotus scorpioides, 

 Erisenum officinale, Apargia hispida, and Cardamine amara 

 and Hypochaeris glabra is coming out. In the hollow field 

 I found the Agaricus verucosus. Columbines in full blow. 



JUNE 3d. The first Strawberry gathered to-day.. Digitalis 

 purpurea the Foxglove in flower. Thistles begin to bloom. 

 Carduus pratensis is already out. The weather is warmer 

 than it was last week, but by no means seasonable. Fringilla 



