440 CALENDAR, 1823. 



JUNE 1st. Papavcr Rhaeas flowered this morning in my 

 garden ; but it was only a flower or two which opened : just 

 as P. ditbium flowered a few days ago. The great mass of 

 Poppies of both the above sorts do not flower till about the 

 Solstice. The Yellow Goat's Beard is just out, and the 

 Purple Goat's Beard already common. The Foxglove is also 

 just opening. Warm and dry days and cool nights, however, 

 still retard the vegetation of young plants of all kinds. 

 2d. The following plants flowered this morning : 

 Iris pseudacorus the Yellow Flag. 

 Hemerocallis flava Yellow Day Lily. 

 Digitalis purpurea Fox Glove just opened. 

 Gladiolus communis opened a few flowers. 

 Dianthus deltoides the Deptford Pink. 

 Lychnis flos cuculi the Ragged Robin. 

 The day was fair, but the clouds and signs of a change 

 encreased, and a fine Rain came on at night. 



3d. Hieracium pilosella the Mouse Ear is abundantly in 

 flower every where, and has been out for two or three days : 

 this plant is certainly later than usual, but many of the later 

 plants came to their time, and some are even early. The 

 Cat's Ear is very common already. Blue as well as White 

 Valerian now common. 



Ranunculus fiammula Spearwort in flower to-day in moist 

 places. 



4th. Roses begin to be common, though they are late this 

 year. 



5th. A small yellowish single flowered Turk's Cap Lily is 

 now in full blow in my garden, which I take to be a small 

 specimen of the Lilhiiiu potnpoinuHi flavum. The weathei 

 continues showery. 



