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CLIHATOLOGTCAL TABLES. 



"Winston. — The Blackbirds were singing on January the 19th. 



Wylam. — On January 26th Blackbirds and Thrushes singing 

 vigorously. On March 28th Books had eggs. On April 21st 

 Sand Martins came. 



(3) Table showing Bates of Budding, §c, of Forest Trees. 



FOREST 

 TREES. 



WHORLTON. 



SEAHAM. 



In Bud. 



In Leaf. 



Divested 

 of Leaves. 



In Bud. 



In Leaf. 



Divested 

 of Leaves. 



Alder 



April 21 

 May 16 

 May 24 

 April 21 

 April 25 

 April 16 

 May 12 

 April 30 



April 22 







May 1 



May 10 



May 17 



May 29 

 May 19 

 May 14 

 May 17 

 May 18 

 May 26 

 May 15 



May 5 





Ash 



May 9 

 May 10 

 May 7 

 May 22 

 April 22 

 May 25 

 June 9 



April 30 



Oct, 30 

 Nov. 6 



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Elm 





Feb. 5 

 April 16 



Sept. 24 





Oct. 28 

 Nov. 3 

 Nov. 12 



Oak 







Mar. 28 

 Sh. Catkin 

 April 17 





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At Seaham the ash was in flower on May 8th, and the larch 

 on April 5th. 



(4) Bates of First Observation of Insects. 



SEAHAM. 



STAM- 

 FORDHAM. 



First seen. 



Small White Butterfly 

 Orange Tip „ 



Tortoiseshell „ 

 Hive Bees (swarmed)... 



Humble Bees 



Wasps 



May. 



April 23 



June 23 



April 19 



May 7 



March 20 

 May 23 

 April 17 

 Feb. 18 

 Mar. 30 

 April 21 



Seaham. — No orange-tip butterflies were seen this summer. 

 Humble bees were not numerous. Wasps were rarely seen. 



The observations recorded in the Meteorological Beport and 

 Climatological Tables have this year been furnished by the fol- 

 lowing contributors : — 

 Allenheads and Bywell. . . . Mr. Matthew Varty, Haydon Bridge. 



Howick Hall (Earl Grey) \ 



Lilburn Tower (E. J. Collingwood, Esq.) f Communicated by the Rev. 



Roddam Hall (Wm. Roddam, Esq.) ( J. F. Bigge. 



Glanton Pike (F. W. Collingwood, Esq.) . . / 



Brinckburn C. H. Cadogan, Esq., Brinckburn Priory. 



