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Daws but the Starlings. I have not before noticed this bird 

 mixed with Rooks. 



25th. Vanellus Gavia the Lapwing flies high, indicating 

 Rain. 



26th. Fungi come forth, Agaricus floccosus, A. stereo- 

 rarius, and others. Likewise Boletus edulis and B. bovinus. 

 Showery day. 



OCT. 2d. Passing along to-day through Ardres, from 

 Calais to St. Omer, I noticed Apargia. autumnalis and 

 Papaver Rhaeas in blow in the fields. The Cychorium intybus 

 was also abundant near the coast. 



The trees in this part of the country, as in nearly all 

 Flanders, are generally planted in straight rows, on each side 

 the road. They are likewise thus disposed in the fields. I 

 noticed that the Ash, Elm, and Beech trees rose with more 

 smooth and longer trunks than the same trees do in England. 

 They are likewise more naked of foliage till nearer the 

 top of the tree. I have noticed this circumstance before 

 in France, and also in Scotland, where walks planted with 

 rows of trees near the towns are equally common as on the 

 continent. I think, therefore, that the manner of disposing 

 the trees together in rows may be partly the cause of this 

 difference. Agaricus fascicularis is springing up by the road 

 side. 



3d. Proceeding from St. Omer to Cassel, and thence 

 through Balleul and Armentiere to Lille, I observed the 

 same circumstance of luxuriant and tall trees with very naked 

 trunks. The country was rich, the stubble entirely removed 

 from the corn land, and the meadows very verdant. A great 

 quantity of Stonecrop grew along the top ridges of the barns. 

 In general Lichens and Mosses are less frequent here than in 

 England. The buildings in Flanders are generally large, and 



