178 Calendar of Nature. 



Art. III. Calendar of Nature. 



ENGLAND. 



Calendar of Nature in the Neighbourhood of Bungay ^ in Sujhlk, for 1829. 



January. Snow and rain until the 16th, when it froze, and continued 

 freezing with slight intermissions to the end of the month. Primrose, 

 stinking hellebore, and common gromwell were in flower in a sheltered situ- 

 ation on the 11th, on which day I saw some male flowers of the hazel 

 expanded ; and the winter aconite flowered on the 28th. 



February. This month commenced with frost, which lasted for a few 

 days ; it rained on the 4th ; and, with one or two exceptions, it continued 

 mild for the season until the 23d, when the frost commenced again ; it 

 lasted to the end, and was rather severe. Hepatica in flower on the 6th ; 

 snowdrop, 7th ; purple dead-nettle, 14th ; marsh marigold, and female 

 flowers of the hazel, 22d ; and the barren strawberry, 28th. Thrush heard 

 on the 8th ; missel thrush, 14th; skylark, 15th j rooks building, 22d; lady- 

 bird (C. 7-punct.) seen, 19th. 



March. This month, upon the whole, was fine : we had rain or snow 

 ten days, and then but little. Alternate golden saxifrage in flower on the 

 6th; common whitlow grass and pilewort, 14th; chickweed, 15th; meze- 

 reon, 16th; daifodil, 20th; sweet violet and dandelion, 22d; lesser peri- 

 winkle, 24th ; dog's violet, 29th ; and polyanthus, 30th. Frogs croaking 

 on the 20th ; bees on wing, 10th ; humble bees, 22d ; small tortoiseshell 

 butterfly, 22d ; ants in motion, 25th ; nuthatch heard, 22d ; black and white 

 wagtail seen, 29th. 



April. A cold wet month : it rained on twenty days ; thunder on the 

 17th; again on the 19th, with hail; and on the 28th. Wall-flower in 

 blossom on the 3d ; oxlip, 4th ; grape hyacinth, 8th ; wood sorrel, 13th ; 

 crown imperial and cowslip, 18th; fritillary, 23d; blackthorn and great 

 saxifrage on the 25th. Swallow appeared on the 15th; wryneck, 16th; 

 house-marten, 23d ; nightingale, 26th ; cuckoo, 27th ; redstart, 29th ; brim- 

 stone butterfly and great tortoiseshell butterfly, 17th; slow-worm, 17th. 



May. This month, although not so warm as it is generally expected, was 

 fine: it rained only on six days, viz. the 1st, 3d, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 24th ; 

 and on two of those the wet was but trifling. The field hyacinth, wild 

 cherry, and male orchis in flower on the 3d ; germander speedwell, 6th ; 

 barrenwort, 11th; sweet vernal grass, 12th; oats, 17th; lilac and fly orchis, 

 17th; Solomon's seal, 20th ; horsechestnut, 21st; herb Robert, 22d ; haw- 

 thorn, laburnum, guelder rose, and columbine, 23d ; lily of the valley, 25th ; 

 cinnamon rose and bistort, 28th ; butterfly orchis, 29th ; and thrift, 30th. 

 Swift appeared on the 1st; tiger beetle, 3d ; peacock butterfly, 3d ; cabbage 

 and argus butterfly, 10th ; wall butterfly, 24th ; orange tip, 29th ; snake, 

 10th ; viper, 17th. 



June. The first part of this month was very cool ; indeed, it was not 

 until the 20th that the weather could be termed hot, and then, perhaps, 

 only comparatively. It rained more or less on fifteen days, and we had 

 some thunder on the 14th. Corn poppy in flower on the 4th ; foxglove 

 and woodroof, llth; elder, spiked speedwell, and yellow flag, 12th; sweet- 

 william, 14th; common wild pink, 15th; wheat and bee orchis, 21st; lark- 

 spur, 25th ; evening primrose, 27th. Admiral butterfly on the 25th. 



July. A very unpromising month. We had rain on eighteen days ; 

 thunder on the 12th and 20th. The 21st, 22d, 23d, and 24th were the 

 only days which could be termed fine. White lily in flower on the 8th ; 

 house-leek, 13th ; hollyhock, 16th ; sunflower, 26th ; and stramonium, 27th j 

 Glow-worm seen on the 5th. 



August. Rain ! rain ! It rained on seventeen days. On the 4th thun- 

 der with haih The 7th) 8th, and 9th were hot days. Orpine in flower on 



