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ribes the 26th March, of pear the let of April. Day of blossom- 

 ing, in 1870, of apricots the 22nd of March, of ribes the 2nd of 

 April, of pear the 8th of April ; we observe that this spring is 

 late by apricot four days, by ribes seven days, by pear seven 

 days, or six days on the three events. 



Seaham. — Mr. Draper found two plants not described in the 

 "Flora " published by the Club. One is the Valeriana Pyrenaica, 

 or heart leaved valerian. It grows freely in the woods about 

 Seaham, flowering in June, and having an unpleasant smell. It 

 is a native of the Pyrennees, but naturalised in Britain. The 

 other is a ballast plant, Hen-chera cylindrica, a native of North 

 America, belonging to the natural order Saxifragea. 



The following table, giving a list of wild and garden plants 

 growing and flowering within three miles of Tynemouth, has 

 been kindly supplied by John Coppin, Esq., and is printed in 

 continuation of the lists given in former reports : — 



WILD PLANTS GROWING WITHIN THREE MILES OF TYNEMOUTH, 1870. 



Date of 

 Flowering. 



Tussilago f arf ara (coltsfoot) 



Lamium purpureum (red dead nettle) 



Veronica hederif olia (ivy-leaved speedwell) 



Ranunculus ficaria (pilewort) 



Taraxacum officinale (dandelion) 



Viola canina (dog violet) 



Primula vulgaris (primrose) 



Lamium album (white dead nettle) 



Ribes grossularia (gooseberry) 



Primula veris (cowslip) 



Primus spinosus (blackthorn) 



Veronica chamsedrys (germander speedwell) 



Ranunculus bulbosus 



Potentilla anserina (silver weed) 



Trifolium pratense (purple clover) 



Broom 



Crataegus oxyacantha (hawthorn) 



Mountain ash 



Horse chestnut 



March 1. 

 „ 14. 

 „ 15. 

 „ 16. 

 „ 24. 

 April 2. 

 „ 10. 

 „ 11. 

 „ 14. 

 „ 16. 



23. 



9. 



14. 



14, 



13. 



19. 



20. 



20. 



20. 



May 



