SEPTEMBER* 245 



the most delightful little Warblers we possess. These are a. few 

 jumbled notes written down on my scribbling tablet when I was out 

 this Sabbath morning. 



The bloom on the now scarlet Hips very attractive. Many Small 

 White Butterflies out. Noticed particularly to-day how like some of 

 the Robins sing to the Willow Wren. The golden and red leaves of 

 the Bramble showing; also the dark copper leaves of the Black 

 Bryony. I saw one Robin today I shall never forget. Besides having 

 a red breast it had also a red head. It was a most lovely creature. 

 It quite dumbfounded me for a moment or two. The Larch Fir looks 

 a trifle ragged now, if I may be so understood, and with this remark 

 our notes for to day are brought to a close. 



17th. Dull early; bright and very warm later. It is now quite 

 dark at 7 p m. 



ISth. Dull early; not so bright, but still fine and warm. Three 

 Robins singing simultaneously within a stone's throw of my garden. 

 Rooks noisy overhead, passing to their feeding grounds. 



r.'th. One of the most perfect mornings possible. Bright early, 

 104 degrees in the sun. Robin singing, and I believe I heard the 

 Skylark, but fancy it was a captive bird. These sing even when their 

 wild relations are silent. 



2('th.- Lovely and bright again. Heavy dews last night. 



21st. Perfect weather still. About 00 degrees in the sun. Cloudy 

 towards evening. Robin singing daily. Violets in bloom in the 

 garden, smelling most deliciously. A Mallow in my garden is 

 throwing a pure white flower; all my others are brilliant red. What 

 is the cause of this? It was propagated from seed gathered last 

 season from plants which threw all red flowers! 



22nd. Very dull early; bright later. Robin and Skylark singing. 

 There is a fine-voiced Goldfinch somewhere near my house. It is 

 caged, of course, but it sings a sweetly pretty song, and although I 

 have never seen the bird I admire it, and each time I go into the 

 garden I listen for its sweet strains. Marguerites in flower in garden, 

 also a second blooming of White Pinks. 



In an upholsterer's and furniture dealer's shop in this city there 

 is a fine Black Bear standing on its two hind legs, its fore-paws 

 serving for the purpose of holding a tray, on which at night a lamp 

 is placed. This animal attracts a good deal of attention, and most 



