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NATURALISTS CALENDAR.
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| WHITE. | MARKWICK. | |
| Michaelmas daisy (aster tradescantia) fl. | Aug. 12, Sept. 27. | Aug. 11, Oct. 8. |
| Meadow rue (thalictrum flavum) fl. | Aug. 14. | |
| Sea Holly (eryngium marit.) fl. | Aug. 14. | |
| China aster (aster chinensis) fl. | Aug. 14, Sept 28. | Aug. 6, Oct. 2. |
| Boletus albus, ap | Aug. 14. | May 10. |
| Less Venus looking-glass (campanula hybrida) fl. | Aug. 15. | May 14. |
| Carthamus tinctor. fl. | Aug. 15. | |
| Goldfinch (fringilla carduelis) young broods, ap. | Aug. 15. | June 15. |
| Lapwings (tringa vanellus) congregate | Aug. 15, Sept. 12. | Sept. 25, Feb. 4. |
| Black-eyed marble butterfly (papilio semele) ap. | Aug. 15. | |
| Birds reassume their spring notes | Aug. 16. | |
| Devil's bit (scabiosa succisa) fl. | Aug. 17. | June 22, Aug. 23. |
| Thistle-down floats | Aug. 17, Sept. 10. | |
| Ploughman's spikenard (conyza squarrosa) fl. | Aug. 18. | |
| Autumnal dandelion (leontodon autumnale) fl. | Aug. 18 | July 25. |
| Flies about in windows | Aug. 18. | |
| Linnets (fringilla linota) congregate | Aug. 18, Nov. 1. | Aug. 22, Nov. 8. |
| Bulls make their shrill autumnal noise | Aug. 20. | |
| Aster amellus. fl. | Aug. 22. | |
| Balsam (impatiens balsamina) fl. | Aug. 23 | May 22, July 26. |
| Milk thistle (carduus marinus) fl. | Aug. 24 | Apr. 21, July 18. |
| Hop-picking begins | Aug. 24, Sept. 17 | Sept. 1–15. |
| Beech (fagus sylvatica) turns yellow | Aug. 24, Sept. 22 Sept. 5–29. | |
| Soapwort (saponaria officinalis) fl. | Aug. 25 | July 19, Aug. 23. |
| Ladies' traces (ophrys spiralis) fl. | Aug. 27, Sept 12 | Aug. 18, Sept. 18. |
| Small golden black-spotted butterfly (papilio phlæas) ap. | Aug. 29. | |
| Swallow (hirundo rustica) sings. | Aug. 29 | Apr. 11, Aug. 20. |
| Althæa frutex (hibiscus syriacus) fl. | Aug. 30, Sept. 2 | July 20, Sept. 28. |
| Great fritillary (papilio paphia) ap. | Aug. 30 | |
| Willow red under-wing moth (phalæna pacta) ap. | Aug. 31 | |
| Stone curlew (otis œdicnemus) clamours | Sept 1, Nov. 7 | June 17. |
| Phalæna russala, ap. | Sept. 1. | |
| Grapes ripen | Sept. 4, Oct. 24 | Aug. 31, Nov. 4. |
| Wood-owls hoot | Sept. 4, Nov. 9 | |
| Saffron butterfly (papilio hyale) ap. | Sept 4. | Aug. 5, Sept 26. |
| Ring-ousel appears on its autumnal visit | Sept. 4–30. | |
| Flycatcher (muscicapa grisola) last seen | Sept 6–29. | Sept. 4–30. |
| Beans (vicia faba) cut | Sept 11. | Aug. 9, Oct 14. |
| Ivy (hedera helix) fl. | Sept. 12, Oct 2. | Sept. 18, Oct. 28 |
| Stares congregate | Sept. 12, Nov. 1 | June 4, Mar 21. |
| Wild honeysuckles fl. a second time | Sept. 24. | |
| Woodlark sings | Sept 28, Oct 24. | |
| Woodcock (scolopax rusticola) returns | Sept. 29, Nov 11. | Oct 1. Nov. 1, young ones April 28, last seen April. |
| Strawberry-tree (arbutus unedo) fl. | Oct 1. | May 21, Dec. 10. |
| Wheat Sown | Oct. 3, Nov 9. | Sept. 23, Oct 19. |
| Swallows last seen. (N.B. The house martin the latest) | Oct. 4., Nov. 5 | Nov. 16. |
| Redwing (turdus iliacus) comes | Oct. 10, Nov. 10 | Oct. 1, Dec. 18, sings Feb. 10, March 21, last seen April 13. |
| Fieldfare (turdus pilaris) returns | Oct. 12, Nov. 23. | Oct. 13, Nov 18. last seen May 1. |
| Gossamer fills the air | Oct. 15–27. |
