St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-05-27
MUSEUM NOTES
Public School Pupils Taking Bird
WaIks-The Flower Record.


Public School Pupils Taking Bird
WaIks-The Flower Record.
The pupils of the public schools in
all grades above the third are now
taking their usual BIZ d-walks in con
nection with the nature-study Classes
at the Museum. Many birds have
been added to the Bird-Calendar dur
ing the past week. They are Bay
breasted Warbler, (M), May Is; Cat
bird, Is. R.), May 10; Water Thrush,
(rare), May 10; Ruby-throated Hum
mingbird, Is. R., May II; Red-eyed
Vireo, Is. RI, Wood Pewee, Is. RI,
Nighthawk, Is. RI, Cooper's Hawk,
(S. RI, May 20; Blackpoll Warbler,
(M), Canadian Warbler, Is. r.,
Scarlet Tanager, (rare S. RI, Parula
Warbler, Is. RI, May 81; Yellow
bellied Flycatcher, IS. RI, May %;
Whip-poor-will, May "a.
The flower list is fast increasing.
Much thanks Is due the school child
rem for the many fine specimens that
they bring to the Museum. These are
the flowers shown on the tables since
last week: Shad-bush and White Ash,
May IS; Hobble-bush, May 10; Ruta-
baga, Prickly Gooseberry, Red-ber-
ried Elder, Red Baneberry, Wild Co
lumbine, May 20; Jack-in-the-Pulpit
and Wild Red Cherry, May 81; Black
Willow, White Baneberry and Wood
Horsetail, May %; Common Securing
rush, Smoothish Yellow Violet, Foam
Flower, Skunk Currant, Goldthread,
Two-leaved Toothwort, Ground or
Moss Pink, Twisted Stalk, Choke
Cherry, PROSTATE Blue Violet (albi-
MOI, White-grained Mountain Rice,
May %; Butternut, May "a; Star
Flower and Clintonia, May rs; Calyp-
so, May 25.
The Acanthus plant is famous in
art and history. From its leaves
the design of ornamentation for the
Corinthian columns was taken. In
tropical countries various species of
Acanthus grow wild, but in New
England it is found only in cultiva-
ton. The Museum has received the
gift of an Acanthus plant in bloom,
the seeds of which were brought from
Rome several years ago. The beau
tiful pinnate leaves form a rosette
from the roots of the plant and the
tall spike of whittish blossoms rises
from the center of the rosette.
The following birds have been
added to the bird calendar since
last week: Yellow Warbler, Is. R.)
and BIack-throated Green Warbler,
Is. R.) May 8; Bank Swallow, Is.
R.) May 6; House Wren, IS. R.)
Blue-headed Vireo, (rare S. RI and
Blackburnian Warbler, Is. R.) May
z; Yellow-throated Vireo, Is. RI,
Yellow Palm Warbler, Is. R.) Chin
ney Swift, Is. r., Rose-breasted
Grosbeak, Is. RI May g; Nashville
Warbler, Is. r., and Wilson's
Thrush Is. R.) May 8; Cliff Swallow,
Is. R., Baltimore Oriole, Is. RI,
Kingbird, Is. R.), Field Sparrow, Is.
r., Magnolia Warbler, Is. R.), May
10; Oven Bird, Is. RI, Great-crest-
ed Flycatcher, Is. r., White-crown-
ed Sparrow (M), and Maryland yell
low-throat, Is. R.) May IL.
Three birds have been added to the
Bird Calendar: Bobolink, Is.
RI May 10; Chestnut sided
Warbler, s. r. } +, May IS;
MeadowIark, Is. RI, May IT. The
Meadowlarks, though not common in
northern Vermont, have for four con-
secutive years nested on the Grout
Meadow in Kirby, a short distance
east of East St. Johnsbury. A few
pairs are now there for the fifth
season.
These flowers have been added to
the Flower Table since last week:
Northern Blue Violet, Woolly Blue
Violet, Tamarack, Wood Anemone
and Hairy Wood Rush, May IL;
Downy Yellow Violet, May IL; White
Birch, Small-fowered Crowfoot,
Shepherds Purse and Shad Bush,
May 10; Painted Trillium, Black
Birch, Dwarf Ginseng, May IA; Wood
Strawberry, Canada Violet, Red Cur
rant, May Is; Yellow Birch, May 16;
Leather Leaf (West Burke), Large
lowered Bellwort, Gill-over-the-
Ground, Canada Plum and Swamp
Saxifrage, May Is.
Following it's usual custom, the
Museum will be closed on Memorial
day, May Goth.