WHITE'S AND MARKWICK'S CALENDARS. Of the abbreviations used, A. signifies flowering; l. leafing; and ap. the first appearance. Dandelion (Leontodon taraxacum) fl. Jan. 16. Mar. 11 Bat (Vespertilio) ap. Jan. 16. Mar. 24 Spiders shoot their webs Butterfly ap. Peziza acetabulum ap. Hazel (Corylus avellana) shows its female blossoms Woodlark (Alauda arborea) sings Chaffinch (Fringilla cœlebs) sings Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) begins to come to churches Yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) ap. Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) 1. Field or procumbent speedwell (Veronica agrestis) fl. Small tortoise-shell butterfly (Papilio urtica) ap. White wagtail (Motacilla alba) sings Wood snail (Helix nemoralis) ap. Earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) engender Barren strawberry (Fragaria sterilis) fl. Tomtit (Parus cœruleus) makes its spring note Brown wood owl (Strix aluco) hoots Feb. 2 Woodlouse (Oniscus asellus) ap. Missel thrushes (Turdus viscivorus) pair Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) Al. Willow (Salix alba) fl. Frogs (Rana temporaria) croak Filbert (Corylus sativus) fl. Frogs (Rana temporaria) spawn Peach (Amygdalus persica) fl. Frog (Runa temporaria) ap. Mar. 2. Apr. 6 Mar. 9 Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis) fl.| Mar. 4. Apr. 16 Mar. 2. May 19 Podura fimetaria ap. Mar. 4 Aranea scenica saliens ap. Mar. 4 Horse ant (Formica herculanea) ap. Mar. 22. Apr. 18 Feb. 4. Mar. 26: last [seen Nov. 12 Spurge laurel (Daphne laureola) fl. Mar. 25. Apr. 1 Swallow (Hirundo rustica) ap. Mar. 26. Apr. 20 Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) whistles Mar. 26. May 4 Apr. 12-22 Apr. 14. May 20: last seen Sept. 19 Apr. 6. May 16 Golden saxifrage (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) Al. Mar. 27. Apr.9 Feb. 7. Mar. 7 |