400 THE NATURALIST'S CALENDAR 



July 22 Wild cherries ripe. 



22 Anthericum ossifragum (Lancashire 



asphodel) fl. 



23 Scutellaria galericulat. (hooded willow- 



herb) fl. 

 23 Oenanthe fistulos (water dropwort) fl. 



23 Marrubium vulg. (horehound) fl. 



24 Seseli caruifol. fl. 



24 Alisma plantago (water plantain) fl. 



25 Alopecurus myosuroides fl. 



25. Aug. 9 Clematis vitalba (virgin's bower) fl. 



25 Bees kill the drones. 



26 Dipsacus sylv. (teasel) fl. 



26 Origanum vulg. (wild marjoram) fl. 



27-29 Swifts begin to depart. 



28, 29 Dipsacus pilosus (small wild teasel) fl. 



28 Teucrium scorodonia (wood sage) fl. 



28 Lathyrus latifol. (everlasting pea) fl. 



29 Hypericum humifusum (trailing St. 



John's wort) fl. 



30 Veratrum album (white hellebore) fl. 

 30 Anthemis nobil. (camomile) fl. 



30 Scabiosa columbaria fl. 



3 1 . Aug. 6 Helianthus multiflor. (sun-flower) fl. 



3 1 Lysimachia vulg. (yellow loosestrife) fl. 

 3 1 . Aug. 2 7 Swifts last seen. 



Aug. I -1 6 Oats cut. 



1-26 Barley cut. 



1 Scutellaria minor fl. 



2 Inula dysenterica (marsh fleabane) fl. 

 2 Apis manicata ap. 



2 Papilio machaon (swallow-taQed butter- 



fly) ap. 

 3-19 Oestrus bovis (whame or burrel fly) 



lays eggs on horses. 



3 Sonchus arvens. (sow-thistle) fl. 



3 Papilio cinxia (plantain fritillary) ap. 



4 Picris hieracioides (yellow succory) fl. 

 Musca mystacea ap. 



