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Vol. 6
A. W. Stelfox Diary
1934-1935

Good fine nibs for labelling
"292 Gillott's" F Public Pen"
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1934.

January opened very stormy with barometer never over 30 until the 18th, when it rose suddenly. On 16th a Snowdrop in the back garden (planted in autumn of 1932!) flowered, but those in front garden very backward.
A single Crocus flower appeared about 23rd Jan. but owing to sunless weather did not actually open until 31st, when the Snowdrop in the front garden also produced flowers. This Crocus was one of the old ones beside path to front gate. Daisy & George found a single flower on the Celandine by the Dodder on 24th Feb. ready to open.
February opened very mild & misty, with barometer steady between 30.0 & 30.4.
28th Jan. 1934. George & I walked from Bray to Greystone, over Bray Head. Then down in car to Kilpeddar, Co. WI, where turned & drove home. In field near Kilpeddar examined some bored stem of thistle ([[underlined]] C. [[arsensis?]] [[/underlined]]) which contained several larvae of microlepidoptera (?), one of which seemed "icked" : brought home & put in pot in motor house. Also found in stem dead remains of a [[female symbol]] sawfly: - [[curly bracket]] On 15.6.34 a [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Rhogas irregularis [[/underlined]] found in pot which I believe came from one of the larvae in these thistle stems. A.W.S.

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292 Gillott's F Public pen is a type of nib for a pen. See Kilpeddar - I think Stelfox means https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilpedder. I've tried to find what thistle Stelfox is talking about when he refers to C. [[arsensis?]] but can't find an exact match. -@siobhanleachman