The Natural History of Selborne

Mar. 19, April 4
Mar. 19, April 7

March 20

Mar. 20, Ap. 14

Fumaria bulbosa, fl.

Elm (ulmus campestris) fl.

Turkey (meleagris gallopavo) lays

House pigeons (columba domestica) sit

Marsh marigold (caltha palustris) 1.
Buzz-fly (bombylius medius) ap.
Sand marten (hirundo riparia) ap.

Snake (coluber natrix) ap.

Horse ant (formica herculeana) ap.

Greenfinch (loxia chloris) sings
Ivy (hedera helix) berries ripe
Periwinkle (vinca minor) fl.
Spurge laurel (daphne laureola) fl.
Swallow (hirundo rustica) ap.

Mar. 21, Ap. 28
Mar. 21, Ap. 12

Mar. 22-30

Double hyacinth (hyacinthus orientalis) fl. Mar. 29, Ap. 22

Young geese (anas anser)

Wood sorrel (oxalis acetosella) f.

Ringousel (turdus torquatus) seen

Barley (hordeum sativum) sown

Nightingale (sylvia luscinia) sings

March 29
Mar. 30, Ap. 22
Mar. 30, Ap. 17
Mar. 31, Ap. 30
April 1, May 1

Feb. 17, April 25
Mar. 18-25, sits
April 4, young
ones April 30
March 20, young
hatched
March 22, May 8
March 15, Ap. 30
April 8, May 16;
last seen Sept. 8
Mar. 3, April 29;

last seen Oct. 2
Feb. 4, March 26;
last seen Nov. 12
March 6, April 26
Feb. 16, May 19
Feb. 6, May 7
April 12-22
April 7-27; last
seen Nov. 16
April 14, May 18;
seen April 14,
May 20;
seen Sept. 19
April 6, May 16

last

Feb. 7, March 27
April 14 May 8;
last seen Dec. 8
Mar. 13, April 24
Mar. 29, April 19
Feb. 26, April 26
October 11
April 12, May 20
April 5, July 4;

last seen Aug. 29 March 16, May S

April 15, May 1

April 2

April 3-24

March 3, May 17

April 3-15

Mar. 2, April 16

April 3

April 3-14

March 27, May 8
April 2, May 19
March 21, May 1

April 3-5

April 3, May 29

April 4

Mar. 24, April 28
Mar. 30, April 30
Feb. 17, April 15;
last seen Oct. 9

Red ant (formica rubra) ap.

Mole cricket (gryllus gryllotalpa) churs
Second willow, or laughing wren ap.
Red rattle (pedicularis sylvatica) fl.
Common flesh-fly (musca carnaria) ap.
Lady cow (coccinella bipunctata) ap.
Grasshopper-lark (alauda locustæ voce) ap.
Willow wren, its shivering note heard
Middle willow wren (regulus non eristatus
medius) ap.

Wild cherry (prunus cerasus) fil.
Garden cherry (prunus cerasus) fl.
Plum (prunus domestica) fi.

Hare-bell (hyacinthus non scriptus seu scilla nutans of Smith) fl.

Turtle (columba turtur) coos

Hawthorn (erataegus seu mespilus oxycantha of Smith) fl.

Male fool's orchis (orchis mascula) fl. Blue flesh fly (musca vomitoria) ap. Black snail, or slug (limax ater) abounds Apple-tree (pyrus malus sativus) fil. Large bat, ap.

Strawberry, wild wood (fragaria vesca sylvia) fl.

Sauce alone (erysimum alliaria) fil.

Wild or bird cherry (prunus avium) fl.

Musca meridiana, ap.

Apis hypnorum, ap.

April 24

Wolf-fly (asilus) ap.

Ap. 24, May 28

Dragon-fly (libellula) ap.

Cabbage butterfly (papilio brassica) ap.

April 25

Ap. 28, May 20

Ap. 30, May 21

Sycamore (acer pseudoplatanus) fl.
Bombylius minor, ap.

Glow-worm (lampyris noctiluca) shines

Fern-owl, or goatsucker (caprimulgus europæus) ap.

Ap. 30, June 6

last seen Nov. 19 April 20, June 4

May 1

May 1, June 11

June 19, Sept. 28

Peony (pæonia officinalis) fl.

May 20, June 15

Horse chestnut (æsculus hippocastanum) fl. May 21, June 9

April 18, May 26

April 19, June 7

Lilac (syringa vulgaris) fl.

May 21

Medlar (mespilus germanica) fi.

Columbine (aquilegia vulgaris) fl.

April 15, May 30

May 21-27

May 6, June 13

May 21, June 20

Tormentil (tormentilla erecta seu officinalis of Smith) fi.

April 8, June 19

Lily of the valley (convallaria majalis) fl.

May 22

Bees (apis mellifica) swarm

April 27, June 13

May 22, July 22

Woodroof (asperula odorata) fl.

May 22-25

Wasp, female (vespa vulgaris) ap.

May 23

May 12, June 23
April 14, June 4
April 2, June 4;

last seen Nov. 2

Cantharis noctiluca, ap.

Mountain ash (sorbus seu pyrus aucuparia of Smith) fl.

Birds-nest orchis (ophrys nidus avis) fl. White-beam tree (crataegus seu pyrus aria of Smith) L.

Milkwort (polygala vulgaris) fl.

Dwarf cistus (cistus helianthemum) fl.
Gelder rose (viburnum opulus) fi.
Common elder (sambucus nigra) fl.

May 23, June 8

May 24, June 11

April 20, June 8
May 18, June 12

Apis longicornis bores holes in walks

May 27, June 9

Mulberry-tree (morus nigra) 1.

May 27, June 13

May 20, June 11

Sanicle (sanicula europæa) fi.

Wild service tree (eratæægus seu torminalis of Smith) fl.

Avens (geum urbanum) fi.

Female fool's orchis (orchis morio) fl.

Ragged Robin (lychnis flos cuculi) fl.

Burnet (poterium sanguisorba) fl.

pyrus

Foxglove (digitalis purpurea) fl.

Corn-flag (gladiolus communis) fl.

Serapias longifolium fl.

Raspberry (rubus idaeus) fl.

Herb Robert (geranium Robertianum) fl.

May 30

Figwort (scrophularia nodosa) fl.

May 31

Gromwell (lithospermum officinale) fl

May 31

Wood spurge (euphorbia amygdaloides) fl. June 1

Ramsons (allium ursinum) f

June 1

Sheep (ovis aries) shorn

Water-flag (iris pseud-acorus) fl.
Cultivated rye (secale cereale) fl.

Helleborine (serapias latifolia) fl.

Grasshopper (gryllus grossus) ap.

Rose (rosa hortensis) fl.

Mouse-ear hawkweed (hieracium pilo-
sella) fl.

Buckbean (menyanthes trifoliata) fl.
Rose chaffer (scarabæus auratus) ap.

June 1, July 16
June 1

April 20, June 8

June 2-8

June 2-23
June 2

June 2

Hounds tongue (cynoglossum officinale) fl. June 2

Green-gold fly (musca cæsar) ap.

Argus butterfly (papilio moera) ap.
Spearwort (ranunculus flammula) fl.
Birdsfoot trefoil (lotus corniculatus) fi.
Fraxinella or white ditany (dictamnus
albus) fl.

Phryganea nigra, ap.

Angler's May-fly (ephemera vulgaris) ap.
Ladies' finger (anthyllis vulneraria) fl.
Bee-orchis (ophrys apifera) fl.

June 3

June 3-11
June 3

June 3-14
June 4

Mock orange (philadelphus coronarius) fl. June 5

Pink (dianthus deltoides) fl.

Libellula virgo, ap.

Vine (vitis vinifera) fl.

Portugal laurel (prunus lusitanicus) fl.
Purple-spotted martagon (lilium marta-
gen) fl.

Meadow cranes-bill (geranium pratense) fl.
Black bryony (tamus communis) f.
Field pea (pisum sativum arvense) fl.

April 18, Aug. 4
May 23, June 17
May 8, June 9
May 27

May 11, June 7

June 2, Aug. 6

July 22, Sept. 6

June 2

June 3

June 4, July 4

June 5-19

May 26, July 6
May 16, June 23

June 5-20

June 7, July 30

June 18, July 29

June 8, July 1

June 3, July 16

Bladder campion (cucubalus behen seu silene inflata of Smith) fl.

Bryony (bryonia alba) fí.

June 9

May 13, Aug. 17

Hedge-nettle (stachys sylvatica) fl.

June 10

May 28, June 24

Bittersweet (solanum dulcamara) fi.

June 11

May 15, June 20

Walnut (juglans regia) fl.

June 12

April 18, June 1

Phallus impudicus, ap.

June 12, July 23

Rosebay willow-herb (epilobium angusti

folium) fl.

Wheat (triticum hybernum) fl.

June 13, July 22

June 4-30

Comfrey (symphytum officinale) fl.

June 13

May 4, June 23

Yellow pimpernel (lysimachia nemorum) fl. June 13-30

Cuckow-spit insect (cicada spumaria) ap.

April 10, June 12

May 25

June 2-21

Dog-rose (rosa canina) fl.

June 17, 18

May 24, June 21

Puff-ball (lycoperdon bovista) ap.

June 17, Sept. 3

May 6, Aug. 19

Mullein (verbascum thapsus) fl.*

June 18

June 10, July 22

Viper's bugloss (echium anglicum

seu

vulgare of Smith) fl.

Meadow hay cut

June 19, July 20 June 13, July 7

Stag beetle (lucanus cervus) ap.

June 19

June 14-21

Borage (borago officinalis) fl.

June 20

April 22, July 26

Spindle-tree (euonymus europæus) f
Musk thistle (carduus nutans) fl.
Dogwood (cornus sanguinea) fl.
Field scabious (scabiosa arvensis) fl.
Marsh thistle (carduus palustris) fl.
Dropwort (spira filipendula) fl.

Great wild valerian (valeriana officinalis) fl. June 22, July 7

Quail (perdix coturnix) calls

June 22, July 4

May 15, June 19
May 8, Sept. 3
May 22, July 21
July 23, seen Sept.
1-18

June 20

May 11, June 25

June 20, July 4

June 4, July 25

June 21
June 21
June 21-27
June 22, July 9

May 28, June 27

June 16, Aug. 14

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