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with occasional showers. To November 23, mild, with light frosts and rain. To the end of November, hard frost. To December 21, still and mild, with rain. To the end of the year, frost.

1788. To January 13, mild and wet. To January 18, frost. To the end of the month, dry, windy weather. To the end of February, frosty, with frequent showers. To March 14, hard frost. To the end of March, dark, harsh weather, with frequent showers. To April 4, windy, with showers. To the end of May, bright, dry, warm weather, with a few occasional showers. From June 28 to July 17, heavy rains. To August 12, hot dry weather. To the end of September, alternate showers and sunshine. To November 22, dry, cool weather. To the end of the year, hard frost.

1789. To January 13, hard frost. To the end of the month, mild, with showers. To the end of February, frequent rain, with snow showers, and heavy gales of wind. To 13th March, hard frost, with snow. To April 18, heavy rain, with frost, and snow, and sleet. To the end of April, dark, cold weather, with frequent rains. To June 9, warm spring weather, with brisk winds, and frequent showers. From June 4, to the end of July, warm, with much rain. To August 29, hot, dry, sultry weather. To September 11, mild, with frequent showers. To the end of September, fine autumnal weather, with occasional showers. To November 17, heavy rain, with violent gales of wind. To December 18, mild, dry weather, with a few showers. To the end of the year, rain and wind.

1790. To January 16, mild, foggy_weather, with occasional rains. To January 21, frost. To January 28, dark, with driving rains. To February 14, mild, dry weather. To February 22, hard frost. To April 5, bright, cold weather, with a few showers. To April 15, dark and harsh, with a deep snow. To April 21, cold, cloudy weather, with ice. To June 6, mild, spring weather, with much rain. From July 3 to July 14, cool, with heavy rain. To the end of July, warm, dry weather. To August 6, cold, with wind and rain. To August 24, fine harvest weather. To September 5, strong gales, with driving showers. To November 26, mild autumnal weather, with frequent showers. To December 1, hard frost

and snow. To the end of the year, rain and snow, and a few days of frost.

1791. To the end of January, mild, with heavy rains. To the end of February, windy, with much rain and snow. From March to the end of June, mostly dry, especially June. March and April, rather cold and frost. May and June, hot. July, rainy. Fine harvest weather, and pretty dry, to the end of September. Wet October, and cold towards the end. Very wet and stormy in November. Much frost in December.

1792. Some hard frost in January, but mostly wet and mild. February, some hard frost, and a little snow. March, wet and cold. April, great storms on the 13th, then some very warm weather. May and June, cold and dry. July, wet and cold; indifferent harvest, rather late and wet. September, windy and wet. October, showery and mild. November, dry and fine. December, mild.

A

COMPARATIVE VIEW

OF THE

NATURALIST'S CALENDAR,

AS KEPT

AT SELBORNE, IN HAMPSHIRE, BY THE LATE REV. GILBERT WHITE, M.A.,

AND AT CATSFIELD, NEAR BATTLE, IN SUSSEX, BY WILLIAM

MARKWICK, ESQ., F.L.S.,

FROM THE YEAR 1768, TO THE YEAR 1793.

N.B.— The dates in the following Calendars, when more than one, express the earliest and latest times in which the circumstance noted was observed.

MARKWICK.

A COMPARATIVE VIEW OF WHITE'S AND MARKWICK'S CALENDARS.

Of the abbreviations used, fl. signifies flowering; 1. leafing; and ap. the first appearance.

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Winter aconite (helleborus hiemalis) fl.
Shell-less snail or slug (limax) ap.

Grey and

White

wagtail (motacilla boarula) ap.
alba) ap.

Missel thrush (turdus viscivorus) sings
Bearsfoot (helleborus fœtidus) fl.

Polyanthus (primula polyantha) fl.
Double daisy (bellis perennis plena) fl.
Mezereon (daphne mezereum) fl.
Pansy (viola tricolor) fl.

Red dead-nettle (lamium purpureum) fl.

Groundsel (senecio vulgaris) fl.

B

Hazel (corylus avellana) fl.

Hepatica (anemone hepatica) fl.

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Jan. 1-12

Jan. 1-18.

Jan. 1-14
Jan 1, Feb. 18
Jan. 2

Jan. 2-11

Jan. 2-14
Jan. 2, Feb. 14

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