iSfatural Calendar of Coincidence, 



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May. 



Beg, 

 Mid. 

 End. 



Beg. 

 Mid. 

 End. 



Beg. 



June. 



Swifts ap. - - - 



C jS'carabae'us ikfelolontha ap, 

 < Phalae'na crataegata ap. - 

 ( Papilio rubi ap. 



^ Papilio Euphrosyne ap, 

 \ iScarabae^us auratus ap. 



5 ^ycarabaehis horticola ap. 

 \ Pyrochroa coccinea ap. 



/Sjphinx stellatamm 



( Cuckoo silent 



I Papilio cardamines disappears 



July. 



'Papilio Janim ap, 

 Phalae^a pronuba ap. 



Papilio Paphia ap. 



Aglaifl! ap. 



Adippe ap. 



{ jScilla niitans fl. 



\ Galeobdolon liiteum fl. 



" \ Hawthorn fl. 



- Cistus Helianthemum fl. 



- ) A'juga reptans fl. 



- 3 T^alictrum flavum fl. 



Iro 



Rosa canina fl. 



i)elphimum Consolida fl. 

 Jasminum officinale fl. 



" > Rosa arvensis fl. 

 " i Haymaking 



Phalae^na Grossularia ap. 



Vauaria ap. 



Caja ap. 



Papilio Atalant« ap. 



eardui ap. - 



commences. 



- ") i2ubus corylifolius fl. 



- > Cnicus arvensis fl. 



- ) Cnicus lanceolatus fl. 



- > Oooseberriesand currants ripen. 



Feratrum nigrum fl. 

 _ ( Thistle down floats. 

 ' / Oats cut. 



Beg. 



Swifts depart 

 Starlings congregate 

 Phalae^na libatrix ap. 



August. 



- > Wheat harvest commences. 

 September. 



Beg. 



Mid. 



S Phalae'na antiqua ap. 

 (J Phalae^na meticulosa (last brood) ap. 

 October. 

 C Fieldfares ap. 



< Redwings ap. - - - 1 



( Woodcocks come 



Beg. Phalae*na brumaria * ap. 



November. 



December. 



Colchicum autumnale fl. 

 Wall fiiiit ripens. 

 Nuts ripen, 



Swallows depart. 



Late-flowering asters fl. 



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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