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Natural History should fail to see this marvellous collection, so 

 dexterously managed and arranged by Mr. Hartert and his assistants, 

 and the public, and of course students, are under a great obligation 

 to the owner of this priceless collection for placing such grand 

 opportunities in their way for amusement, observation, interest, and 

 research. With these few short notes on my visit I must perforce 

 close. 



8th. Bright, with nice gentle breezes; about 85 degrees in the 

 sun. Of an evening it is quite a study to be by the water or in the 

 low-lying meadows just now for the purpose of watching the mist 

 rise and envelop the surrounding fields, giving the same the appearance 

 of a huge lake. The same may be seen at early morning, but the sun 

 soon makes its presence felt over the dew- spattered meadows, and an 

 hour or so after sunrise one may with safety rest upon the recently 

 dewy mead. The effect of the coming and the going of this pheno- 

 menon is very striking, but having noticed it more or less every day 

 for the last fortnight, we have now got quite used to it. 



9th. Still the most perfect weather imaginable. Almost the most 

 enjoyable and delightful part of the year, only the days get so terribly 

 short. It is dark at 7 p.m. 



Flowers found in bloom: Creeping Crowfoot, Charlock, Scent- 

 less Mayweed, Nipplewort (no signs of going off flower yet), Field 

 Thistle, Shepherd's Purse, Groundsel, Knot Grass, White Clover, 

 Dandelion, Yarrow (there is a falling off noticeable now), Hedge 

 Mustard, Autumnal Hawkbit, Sow Thistle (finished almost), Parsnip, 

 Hop Trefoil, Dove's-foot Crane's Bill, Upright Meadow Crowfoot, 

 Red Clover, Blue Sherardia, Long-rooted Cats Ear, Dwarf Thistle, 

 White Campion, Field Scabious, Prickly headed Poppy, Field 

 Convolvulus (a very conspicuous falling off in the number of these 

 flowers), Black Horehound (about the last time of inclusion), 

 Perforated St. John's Wort, Heartsease, White Dead Nettle (quite a 

 quantity in flower again), Small Knapweed, Harebell, Yellow 

 Bedstraw (just a little only in flower, mostly seeded), Wild Carrot, 

 Wild Thyme, Bird's foot Trefoil, Lesser Stitchwort, Bramble, Herb 

 Robert, Ragwort, Marsh Thistle, Chickweed, Self Heal, Small Willow 

 Herb, Betony, Hedge Calamint, Red Dead Nettle, Germander 

 Speedwell (quite a lot of this pretty little Speedwell in flower again), 

 Avens, Agrimony, Honeysuckle, Traveller's Joy (assuming the 

 Daddy's Beard form now), Cinquefoil, Cow Parsnip, Scarlet Pim- 

 pernel, Scarlet Poppy, Corn Sow Thistle, Black Nightshade, Pink 



