30th. — Cardamine hirsuta in flower to-day. Some of our
vernal songsters are already arrived, and fill the groves with
their music.
31st. — The Cowslip Primala veris came into flower, the
Dead Nettle Lamium purpureum, the Veronica agrestis, sxid
Veronica hederifolia. Clouded, warm, still day. S.W. Wind,
and thermometer barely reached 60^ of Farenheit. Pilewort
is now plentiful in the meadows. I have not yet seen the
Marsh Marigold ; but as this plant flowered by unseasonable
anticipation in December last, it may not, perhaps, have
flowered a second time yet.
APRIL 1. — Fine warm weather. Wind W.S.W., and
thermometer 62^. The .Garden Spiders and the Earwig first
seen. The Wallflower in bloom, and also Lamium ampiex^
icaule on the waUs. The Bees begin to abound.
2d. — Caltha paluslris at length coming into flower: fine
warm weather.
3d. — The temperature above 60°, with a clear welkin, and
red sunset. I first noticed to-day the Least Willow Wren
Sylvia hippolais, and the Blackcap Curruca atricapilla. The



* Botanists should avoid confounding this Veronica with the V, agrestis^
which it much resembles ; the latter grows generally on the ground ; the
former generally on walls, in company'often with the Draba vem%,

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But was Hying nbout in tlie eTcning. The yellow and brawa
BiitterHiea first appeared ; and the Auricula, Hyadnti, and
Narcinxi odori in blow.
4th. — PkoenicuTVs ruficiUa the Redgtart first appeared
Anchuta tempervireus id bloom in the garden.*
0th.— Cold East Wind ; but fine day.
7th. — Anemone ncmorosn, Erisemum bnrborcn, niiil Ojeaiit
Acelosa in flower on Hainhault Porejtt. The I'ettychapa be-
came frequent on the Larch and Pine Trees in the garden.
Various species of Slap/tilynug come forth.
