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PLANTS FLOWERING IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, 
' 1884. 
By tHe Rev. T. A. Preston, M.A., F.L.S. 
Iz may not be eee seta interest to compare a list of 
plants found in flower during = ary and February last with that 
published in this 5 PE, (Jou OMe 1882, pp. 161-165) for the 
same months in 1882. ee aN the number of lists sup- 
plied to me has fallen off, and the two summaries can hardly be 
compared as fully as is desirable ; but still, as far as the comparison 
Lists have been received from Tiverton (Miss M. E. Gill), 
ie (Rev. J. Sowerby), Croydon (Mr. W. F. maa eae 
(Miss 8. 8. Dowson), and from Wickham in Essex Hh, 
Dixon). These, with my own list for Marlborough, are aes only 
ones by which any comparisons can be made. Mr. Dixon has also 
supplied a list for ean and Mr. R. W. Rickards one for 
Cardiff for January, ne for Seceee near Worthing, for 
February. These last lists are very remarkable. r. Rickards is 
& very acute observer, and his departure fret Mavlhuecoe’ must 
be the reason — the numbers for this place have fallen off as they 
have done this 
The number of species observed are as follows: — 
Jan. 1883. Jan. 1884. Feb. 1883. Feb. 1884. 
8 51 58 61 
Sg TL pes Moeesligeltsnde 5 
BOY cisco 58 47 638 63 
Marlborough......... 50 82 63 36 
Groydon ............ 46 45 — 45 
og ois aenemne em 47 65 = te 
Orde was 28: a 87 ag sae 
Pando 2220018 AK tae a 71 
Northampton ...... — — 58 
Total No. peas 130 127 121 118 
In the January list the most important nadiions (omitting 
those from C ardiff) are, from Wickham, Nastur m officinale, 
Lepidium campestre, Senebiera Coronopus, pnenintes scoparius, 
Trifolium arvense, Carduus palustris, and Holcus lanatus. All these 
must probably be classed as survivals.’ From Croydon, 
Senecio sylvaticus, Tussilago Farfara, Erica Tetralizx, E.. cinerea, and 
Salia sp. From Tiverton, Senecio aquaticus and Avena fatua, also 
‘ survivals.” The Ribes Grossularia at Marlborough was a very 
exceptional specimen. 
It is remarkable how very few of the above species can be con- 
sidered as plants of the year. It has been observed (and probably 
with truth) that where much growth had to be made plants were 
not much, if at all, in advance of their average dates, but where 
this was not the case they were much earlier ; re this is to a great 
extent confirmed by the above list. It must not be understood 
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