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October 2.—A grey phalarope (tringa lobat2 of Linnseus), was shot and brought to me. 
This is,a very uncommon bird in most parts of Great Britain. 
From the return of warmer weather for some days past, the house flies have recovered their 
usual activity, and are mow able both to fly and run about without difficulty. 
‘Fhe fruit of the elder, barberry, black briony (tamzs communis of Linnzus), and woody 
nightshade (selaxwm dulcamara), black thorn or sloe, hawthorn and bramble, is now ripe. 
The haws and blackberries have been remarked to be much nore abundant this year than 
they have been for several years past. 
. The strawberry-tree (arbutus unedo } is in flower. : 
October 4.—The gossamer was very teasing about the middle. of this day. Early in the 
morning I did not remark it to be floating about, but at noon, on walking betwixt three and. 
four miles into the country, my hat and clothes were in a measure covered by it and the ti- 
tilating sensation on my face was very unpleasant. 
October 6.—The wasps and hornets are in great numbers about the apple- trees, where the 
* fruit is ripe. 
October 8.—A woodcock was seen this day, but I have been informed that wWoodeocks have 
been shot in Dorsetshite several days ago. 
October 19,—Primroses and polyanthuses are beginning to flower. 
As Thave not seen any of the hirundines for the last day or two, I presume they have all 
taken their departure. 
Hampshire. 
MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
HE dryness of the weather in the preceding month, has retarded the sowing of wheat on 
strung lands, which are so bound that they will not work ; but on loams, and light friable 
soils, much has already been done; and some seasonable mild rain would make the tilths and 
clover leys onstrong Jands work kindly and well, and which, without a previous good soak- 
ing, they will not do. 
The early sown wheats come up well, with strong healthy blades,and the winter tares 
and rye look very promising. In England and Wales, Wheat averages per quarter 68s. 7d..5 
Barley, 39s. 1d. ; and Oats, 97s. 9d. 
The crops of Turnips which escaped the mildew grow fast; and the valuable Swedish sort, 
' gvhich have been less affected, ate universally thriving and Bded. 
Pastures on moist cool lunds look green, and still afford good keep; on diy and elevated 
situations, they have suffered much. 
The winter crops of Potatoes are nearly taken up, and prove to be abundant and good. 
From the mildness of the season, the young and store cattle are kept out of the yards, which 
_ has occasioned but little. barley to have been as yet brought to market ; yet the good accounts 
already given ef the crops of grain, are fully veritied both as to quantity and quality. 
Lean stock still continues low trom the dearness, and in some places the scarcity, of green 
winter food. Pork ison the advance, and fat beef and mutton, in the country markets, ex- 
perience dull sales at reduced prices. In Smithfield market, Beef fetches from 4s. to §s. 5 per 
stone ef 6lb.; Mutten, from 4s. to 5s.; Pork, from 5s. 9d. to 6s. 6d. 
MONTHLY BOTANICAL REPORT. 
HE last number of the Botanical Magazine, (249) contains, 1. Babiana stricta (y) purpureas 
a purple flowered variety of a species, of which two others have already appeared in the 
Magazine. Jacquin considered this as a distinct species, as did Mr.Gawler himself in the An- 
nals of Botany, but has not been able to detect characters by which it can be distinguished, 
without having recourse to colour, always deemed insufficient to establish a Species upon 3 
nevertheless in this instance it has not been observed to change. 2. Babiana sulphurea ; an- 
other species approaching very near to the Jast, or perhaps. closer to B. plicata, betwixt which 
the author considers it as intermediate. Mr. Gawler first es:ablished this geinus, the Species 
of which were before referred sometimes to Gladiolus, sometimes to Ixia, deriving the name 
from the circumstance that the bulbs of these plants afford a principal article of Che foed of 
the baboons, in the neighbourncod of the Cape. No genus in this natural order is better de= 
fined. G. Hesperantha connmamomea. Another genus established by the same author, from the 
formerly numerous and heterogeneous assemblage under the name of Ixia. The species of this 
genus are all night fowering, and admired for their fragrance. 4. Phalangium ramosum ; united 
by Linnzus to his genus Biieierncnnl: but Mr. avlerowit most of the later Botamnchs. follow 
Hailer, in keeping Phalangium distinct from Anthericum. 5. Martynia proboscidea. TVhe 
lurid aspect of the fower, the nauscous smell of the bruised plant, the inflated calyx, the 
rouga. 
