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May 27. Field scahious, (Knautia, vel scabiosa arvensis), fl. 



28. Horsefly, (CEstrus equus), seen. 

 June 3. Tutsan, (Hypericum Androssemum), fl. 



— Cow-wheat, (Melampyrum pratense), fl. 



5. Habenaria clilorantlia, fl. 



— Lotus major, fl. 



6. Green-winged Orchis, (Orchis Morio), fl. 



7. Sedum anglicum, fl. 



■ 8. Privet, (Ligustrum vulgare), fl. 



10. Hay harvest begun. 



— Jasione montana, fl. 



11. "Valeriana officinalis, fl. 



12. Wheat in flower. 



1 6. Erica cinerea, fl. 



— Self heal, (Prunella vulgaris), fl. 



17. Bartsia viscosa, fl. 



18. MiUefoil, (Achillea Millefolium), fl. 



— Centaury, (Erythraea Centaurium), fl. 

 20. G-alium mollugo, fl. 



— Thymus serpyllum, fl. 



— Wood Sage, Teucrium scorodonia), fl. 



22. Yellow Snapdragon, (Linaria vulgaris), fl. 

 30. Cuckoo still heard, without the usual alteration of note. 

 July 3. Way-bread, (Plantago major), fl. 



5. Golden-rod, (Solidago virgaurea), fl. 



6. Betony, Betonica officinalis), fl. 



8. Convolvolus arvensis, fl.. 

 11. Oat-harvest begins. 



20. Hemp Agrimony, (Eupatorium cannabinum), fl. 

 28. Wheat-harvest begins. 



30. Blackberry, (Rubus fruticosus), fruit ripens. 

 August 



September 27. Starlings, Sturnus vulgaris, congregate in flocks. 

 October 5. Holly berries redden. 



11. Lesser Periwincle, (Vinca minor), fl. 



15. Guelder-rose, (Viburnum opulus), ripens fruit. 



— Briony, (Tamus communis), ripens fruit. 



— Greater Periwinkle, (Vinca major), fl. 



— Swallow, (Hirundo rustica), seen in numbers. 



