Dates of Flowering of Plants observed in 1887 and 1888, with the Mean Date for 1876-86. 
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Anemone nemorosa (wood anemone) 
Ficaria verna (lesser celandine). 
Ranunculus acris (upright crowfoot) 
Caltha palustris (marsh marigold) .... 
Papaver Rhocas (red poppy). 
Nasturtium officinale (water-cress).... 
Alliaria officinalis (garlic-mustard).... 
Erophila vulgaris (whitlow grass) . 
Viola odorata (sweet violet). 
Polijgala vulgaris (milkwort) .I 
Lychnis Flos-cuculi (ragged Robin). 
Stellaria Holostea (greater stitch wort) 
Malva silvestris (common mallow) . 
Hypericum <7Na^Yi7?*w(squareSt J.w.) 
H. pulchrum (upright St. J olm’s wort) 
Geranium Robertianum (herb Robert) 
Euonymus europccus (spindle-tree) 
Acer Pseudo-platan us (sycamore) 
AZsculus Hippocaslanum (h. chestnut) 
Cytisus Laburnum (laburnum). 
'J’rifolium repens (Dutch clover). 
Lotus corniculatus (bird’s foot trefoil) 
Vida Cracca (tufted vetch). 
V. sepium (bush vetch) . 
ZaM//;7«jtfr«te>/s/s(meadowvetchling) 
Prunus spinosa (blackthorn) ...... 
Spircea Ulmaria (meadow sweet) . 
Potentilla anserina (silver-weed). 
Rosa canina (dog rose). 
Sorbus Awuparia (mountain ash) .... 
Cratcegus Oxyacantha (hawthorn) .i 
Epilobiumhirsutimi (hair willow-herb) 
E. montanum (broad willow-herb) 
Angelica silvestris (wild angelica) 
J)aucus Carota (wild carrot). 
Cornus sanguincu (dog-wood). 
Syringa vulgaris (lilac) . 
Galium Aparine (cleavers) . 
G. verum (yellow bedstraw). 
Dipsacus silvestris (wild teazel) . 
Succisa pratensis (devil’s bit) . 
Petasites vulgaris (butter-burr) . 
Tussilago Farfara (coltsfoot) . 
Achillea Millefolium (milfoil). 
Leucanthemum vulgare (ox-eye). 
Artemisia vulgaris (mugwort) . 
Senecio Jacobicn (ragwort) . 
Cenlaurea nigra (black knapweed). 
Cirsium lanceolatum (spear thistle).... 
C. arvense (field thistle) ... 
Sonchus arvensis (corn sow-thistle). 
Hicracium Pilosella (mouse-ear). 
Campanula rotundifolia (hair-bell). 
Ligustrum vulgare (privet) .. 
Calystegia sepium (greater bindweed) 
Symphytum officinale (comfrey) . 
Pedicular is silvatica (red rattle). 
Veronica Chameedrys (speedwell) .... 
Mentha hirsuta (water mint). 
Thymus Serpyllum (wild thyme). 
Prunella vulgaris (self-heal) . 
Glechoma hederacea (ground-ivy). 
Galeopsis tetrahit (hemp-nettle). 
Stachys silvatica (hedge woundwort) 
Ajuga reptans (bugle)... 
Primula officinalis (cowslip) . 
Plantago lanceolata (ribwort plantain) 
Mercurialis perennis (dog’s mercury) 
Ulmus montana (wych elm). 
Salix Caprca (great sallow). 
Fagus silvatica (beech). 
Corylus Avellana (hazel). 
Orchis maculata (spotted orchis). 
Iris Pseudacorus (yellow iris). 
Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus (daffodil) 
Galanthus nivalis (snowdrop). 
Scilla nutans (blue-bell). 
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