NATURAL PERIODIC PHENOMENA. 297 
Live Stock, in consequence of the plentifulness of grass, have 
~ done well, and have been remarkably free from disease, showing, 
I think, that a low temperature with moisture suits them better 
than the dry summers we had some years ago. 
January 6. Wild Primrose, (Primula vulgaris), fl. 
28. Cardamine hirsuta, fl. 
— Man. Hooping cough, (Pertussis), prevails. 
February 1. Honey-suckle, (Lonicera Periclymenum), fol. 
24. Pilewort, (Ranunculus ficaria ), fl. 
March 11. Elder, (Sambucus nigra), fol. 
19. Dog-violet, (Viola canina), fl. 
— Wheatear, (Saxicola cenanthe), arrives. 
20. Greater Stitchwort, (Stellaria holostea), fl. 
23. Sulphur Butterfly, (Gonopteryx rhamni), seen. 
— Peacock Butterfly, (Vanessa Io), seen. 
— Adder, (Pelius Berus), seen. 
25. Chaffinch, (Fringilla ccelebs), sings. 
— Chiffchaff, (Sylvia hippolais), sings. 
— Larch, (Larix communis), fol. 
26. Skylark, (Alauda arvensis), sings. 
27. Whitethorn, (Crategus oxycantha), fol. 
— Germander Speedwell, (Veronica Chameedrys), fl. 
31. Lilac, (Syringa vulgaris), fol. 
April 4. Wood-sorrel, (Oxalis acetosella), fl. 
— 8. Swallow, (Hirundo rustica), seen. 
15. Yellow Loosestrife, (Lysimachia nemorum ), fl. 
— Swift, (Cypselus Apus), seen. 
— Butterflies. Wood Argus, (Lascommata Egeria). 
— Large and small Cabbage, (Pieris brassice, et Rape). 
_— Birch, (Betula alba), fol. 
— lLady’s-smock, (Cardamine pratensis), fl. 
19. Beech, (Fagus sylvatica), fol. 
20. Wild Hyacinth, (Hyacinthus non scriptus), fl. 
22. Cuckoo, (Cuculus canorus), heard. 
May 2. Hazel, (Corylus Avellana), fi. 
5. Lilac, (Syringa vulgaris), fl. 
— Whitethorn, (Crategus oxycantha), fi. 
