OF PERIODIC PHENOMENA. 



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Vernal-grass, sweet-scented 



flowers May 14 



Vervain, fl July 15 



Vetch, common, fl June 8 



tufted, fl July3 



Vetchling, meadow, fl. . . June 23 



yellow,fl U 



Vine.l Mayl 



Violet, dog, fl Apr. 16 



hairy, fl Mar.31 



sweet, fl 7 



Viper Vbugloss, fl June 20 



Virginian-creeper turns red Oct. 5 



leaves fall 

 stript 



19 

 29 



W. 

 Wagtail, grey, arrives .. Nov. 24 



pied, first seen Feb. 1 



spring note com- 

 mences Mar. 17 



,, yellow, first seen . . May 3 



Wall-flower, fl Mar. 24 



Walnut,! Apr.27 



flowers May 10 



leaves fall Oct. 2 



stript 21 



Walnuts, ripe Oct. 5 



Warbler, sedge, first heard Apr. 25 



lays May 20 



song ceases July 22 



Warbler, willow, first heard Apr. 15 



lays May 1 3 



song ceases July 23 



Warbler, wood, first heard May 4 



song ceases June 28 



Wart-cress, common, fl. . . June 16 



Wasp, queen, ap Apr. 19 



common, begins to 



abound June 25 



Water-cress, fl June 4 



Water- drop wort, common, 



flowers July 1 



fine-leaved, fl July 13 



Water-lily, white, fl June 30 



yellow,fl 26 



Water-parsnep, broad- 

 leaved, fl July 16 



narrow-leaved, fl. .. 17 



procumbent, fl. .... 16 



Water-plantain, great, fl. . 3 



Water-soldier, fl 10 



Water-violet, fl May U 



Wheat, fl June 23 



cut July 30 



sown Oct. 7 



Whinchat, first heard . . Apr. 24 



lays May 20 



song ceases June 30 



White-thorn, 1 Mar. 23 



flowers May 5 



leaves fall Oct. 26 



stript Nov. 4 



White-throat, common, 



first heard .... Apr. 25 

 young broods fledged May 31 



song ceases July 18 



White-throat, lesser, first 



heard Apr. 26 



lays May 16 



song ceases July 7 



Whitlow-grass, common, fl. Mar. 5 



Wild-duck arrives Oct. 29 



Wild-geese, flocks arrive . 28 



,, return north Mar. 3 



Willow, weeping, 1 21 



Willows, open their catkins 19 



Willow-herb, French, fl. * June ^ 



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great, fl July 16 



