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MARCH 1st. The Snowdrop and Winter Hellebore in 

 flower in M. Edward Forster's garden, at Hale End House, 

 Walthamstow. Very late spring. 



4th. The White Striped Crocus is now in blow. The 

 common Yellow Crocus and the Snowdrop abundantly. 



6th. Zephyrs again breathe, but the spring is very back- 

 ward, and the PRIMAVERAL FLORA makes no show yet. The 

 Snow still lies in particular cold places on the hills. 



llth. Hyacinths and Narcissi in flower in the house, 

 in pots, where also the Van Thol Tulip is beginning to 

 blow. 



13th. Wavy Waneclouds forebode a change. 



14th. Daphne Mezereon in flower. 



20th. Narcissus pseudo-narcissus the early Daffodil just 

 coming into blow. 



21st. Narcissus lactus begins to blow. Primroses begin 

 to be common, as well as the garden varieties of Polyanthus. 



22d. I observed the Blue Crocus to-day ; this is the latest 

 sort to flower, the other kinds have been abundant a long 

 time past. 



Tussilagofarfara in flower. 



28th. Hyocyamus Scopolia said to be in flower in M. 

 Thomas F. Forster's garden at Clapton. As I returned from 

 London to-day, I observed that there was no appearance of 

 spring, not the least budding of leaves. 



30th. Beautiful morning, with great variety of the modi- 

 fications of clouds. 



31st. Viola odorata and V. alba in flower. 



APRIL 1st. Warmer air. This evening the Bat, the 

 Dor Beetle Scar -abacus Jimetarius, and Toads abound. 



2d. Doronicum Pardalianches the Great Leopard's Bane 

 in flower. 



