Geraniums siirvived out of doors in V7arren Road, '•A'-ith no 

 protection: irany spring bulbs were in bloom in January, and leaves 

 of flowering shrubs were unfolding: Roses "bloomed through the 

 vrinter; I picked the last scented bud in iiarch, and the first 

 flower of the next season opened on April 30thc I cut the first 

 Asparagus from the open on lla-rch 1 8thc On March 1 6th Horse 

 Chestnuts xvere in leaf, and these plants were in "bloom:- Blackthorn 

 (primus spinosa L. ) Stichv/ort (Stellaria holostea Lo ) Hedce Garlic 

 (Alliaria Officinalis Bieb,) and 7/hite Dead Nettle (Lairdum album Lo), 

 Hedge Mustard (Sisyrabriur.i officina.le Scop,), usually later 

 flowering. By Iv^rch 30th very iTiany species were in bloom, but 

 strangely, there was very little red dead nettle (Laniium 

 purpureum L, ) usually so abujidant. 



Very cold v/inds persisted until about the first Vireek in June, 

 but in spite of this Hav/thom v;as in flov/er before the end of 

 April, Cold dr\^ conditions retarded farm and garden crops, and 

 prevented bees from flying, so that plujn blossom especially was 

 not fertilized and other fruit crops were lighto Bluebells and 

 Celandines opening in i^larch were still in bloom in May, 



Tway Blades (Listera ovata Br: ) and Herb Paris (Pards 

 quadrifolia L, ) were remarkably abundant. Bee and Spider Orchids 

 were very scarce. The reappearance of the Monkey Orchids (Orchis 

 Simla P, ) in Kent is exciting; but whether it will remain, now 

 that rabbits are reappearing in quantity, is very doubtful, 



Dr, Scott reports albino f onns of Luzula pilosa Willd, 

 and ivlelica uniflora Retz, from Larkey "Valley and Challock estate 

 respectively. 



The Great Broomrape (Orobanche major L, ) has reappeared 

 along the old railway line at Hythe„ Dilys and Charles Rowlands 

 report Bastard Balm (Melittis melissophylliarn L„ ) and Shaggy- 

 Soldier (Galinso.ra ciliata cav, ) from Sto Mary's Churchyard, 

 Dover; and the Common Butterbur (Petasites mybridus L. ) v^s 

 found near Ottinge. 



"Plaraing June" lived up to its name, and after an unusually 

 hot spell the summer flowers v/ere very short lived, especially 



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