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16th. I noticed the great abundance of White Hedge 

 Bindweed all the way to Canterbury and Dover. 



17th. Crossed to Calais with a light breeze in a steam 

 vessel. Travelling along this afternoon to Boulogne, we 

 noticed the immense quantity of Butterflies covering whole 

 fields for miles together. 



18th. Violent Storm of Thunder and Lightning this 

 evening at Amiens. 



19th. In travelling through Beauvais and St. Dennis to 

 Paris, I noticed the great abundance of Cychorium Intybus 

 which grew by the road sides, and afterwards noticed this to 

 be the case over a great part of the Continent. 



20th. St. Margaret's Day. I noticed that the luxuriance 

 of the flowers in the Jardin des Plants had been diminished 

 by the late hot weather. 



24th. We proceeded to Melun, where I noticed that the 

 atmosphere was warmer than at Paris. Rambling about the 

 environs in the evening, I was struck with the great quantity 

 of Apricots, Plums, and other fruits. The disease in the 

 Traehea, commonly called the Croop, was very prevalent 

 here, and had swept off a considerable number of children. 

 The verdure was much faded with the late hot weather, and 

 I could distinguish a yellow autumnal cast round the leaves 

 of the Populus Italicus, which grows round the public walks 

 of the town. 



25th. Breakfasted at Chatelet, a village in a flat open 

 country ; and, having dined at Sens, we arrived in the evening 

 at Auxerre. The atmosphere clouded over at night, and we 

 experienced a heavy Storm, which was followed by Rain. 



26th. Leaving Auxerre early we rested at Lucy-le-bois, 

 and proceeded by Avallon and Rouvray to Pont-y-Pani, 

 where we passed the night in the back kitchen on a wretched 

 matrass, the house being full. The <room swarmed so of 



