Natural Calendar of Coincidence. a1 
May. 
. Scilla nutans fl. 
Beg. Swifts ap. a ; : ‘ } Galedbdolon luteum fi. 
~~ Scarabae us Melolonthaap. -  - \ Eawiion fi 
Mid. 4 Phalze‘na crateegata ap. - - 
Papilio rubi ap. - - - Cistus Helianthemum fl. 
Papilio Euphrosyne ap. —- 
Scarabee‘us auratus ap. - 
I; * os 7 
End. } A’/juga reptans fl. 
Thalictrum flavum fl. 
IA 
JUNE. 
Beo, § Scarabee‘us horticola ap. -  - 
Pyrochroa coccinea ap. - - 
XX 
Rosa canina fl. 
Delphinium Consolida fi. 
Mid. Sphinx stellatarum - Pain OCALA 
Jo c * 
Cuckoo silent - - 
Papilio cardamines disappears 
Ny 
Rosa arvénsis fl. 
JULY. 
Papilio Janira ap. - - 
Phal ‘na pronuba ap. - 
Rubus corylifolius fl. 
Cnicus arvensis fl. 
Aglaia ap. = 
Cnicus lanceolatus fl. 
— Adippe ap. - 
Phalze‘na Grossularia ap. 
Papilio Paphia ap. - - 
¢ Haymaking commences. 
Mid. Vauaria ap. - Gooseberries and currants ripen, 
Caja ap. - 
Papilio Atalanta ap. - - Veratrum nigrum fl. 
End eepaen ws } Thistle down floats. 
° ee ‘ ~ 2 Oats cut. 
AUGUST. 
Swifts depart - - - 
Starlings congregate - - ¢ Wheat harvest commences. 
Phale'na libatrix ap. - - 
Beg. 
SEPTEMBER, 
Colchicum autumnale fl. 
? Wall fruit ripens. 
Phalze‘na meticuldsa (last brood) ap. Nuts ripen, 
Beg. Phalee‘na antiqua ap. - 
OcTOBER. 
Fieldfares ap. - - - 
Mid. < Redwings ap. - - - > Swallows depart. 
Woodcocks come - - 
NovemMBER. 
Beg. Phalze‘na brumaria * ap. - - Late-flowering asters fl. 
DECEMBER. 
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butterfly makes its appearance, or, more usually, both early in May. It is 
a common remark that the cuckoo is rarely heard in July; and I have 
seldom seen Papilio cardamines so late as that month. Unlike many others 
of the same tribe, it does not linger on with us long after what may be 
called its proper season, but disappears at once, and is not often seen in a 
very faded state. 
* This modestly attired little moth is found abundantly throughout the 
greater part of the months of November and December. Its delicate tex- 
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