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18th. Narcisstts incomparabilis just in flower. 



19th. Frilillaria Imperials coming into blow in my 

 garden. 



Cheiranthus cheiri flowers here and there. The banks 

 begin to be covered with the Primrose pale and Violet blue. 



20th. Doronicum Pardalianches in flower. 



22d. Narcissus Tazettaflava in the open ground. 



23d. The New Moon happened to-day, and esteemed by 

 the country folks unlucky. A prejudice exists here against 

 Saturday's Moon, as being productive of stormy and bad 

 weather. The Stone Curlew heard now by night : yesterday 

 for the first time. The Snowdrops are now quite out of 

 flower and gone. 



24th. Narcissus bulbocodium. 



Cyclamea Europoeum, 



Leucojum vernum. 



Narcissus orientalis albus flavo nectario. 



25th. Charadrius Oedrinemus the Stone Curlew again 

 heard by night. 



26th. Cardamine pratensis. 



Cardamine hirsuta. 



Stellaria holostea. 



Sinapis arvensis. 1 noticed the above plants in flower 

 to-day as I rode to Tunbridge Wells. 



27th. Ranunculus bulbostis just out. The Crown Imperial 

 now common. A piece of the root of Leopard's Bane, which 

 had been completely crushed last winter, revived this spring, 

 and to-day produced the strongest flowers in the garden. 



29th. Windflowers common in my garden. 



30th. Two more varieties of the Oriental Narcissus in 

 flower out of doors. 



31st. Water Wagtails common. Lunar Halo. 



