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March 7tli, Ranunculus Fascicularis in flower; Peony Humilis, Star of Beth- 

 leliem and Jonquils up. — 16tli, Blue Bird seen, Robins heard to sing; some say 

 they remain here all winter near houses; Hood Anemone, Pasque Flower in 

 blossom. — 24th, Meadow Lark seen. — 27th, Wild Pigeon seen; Missouri Currant 

 in leaf. — 29th, Bee Larkspur in leaf. 



April, Frogs singing. — 4th, Snow storm. — 8th, Farmers sowing wheat. — 12th, 

 Spring Beauty in flower. — 16th, Dwarf Iris, Dutchman's Breeches, Blood and 

 Pepper Wort in flower. — 18th, Wild Geese flying north; Strawberry in blossom; 

 Jonquils in flower. — 24th, Asparagus fit to eat; Lanced-Ieaved and Hood-leaved 

 Violet, Perewinkle, Filbert, aud Hyacinth in flower. — 25th, Cherry in leaf, Cur- 

 rant in flower. — 26th, Missouri Currant, Plum, Cherry, and Pear in flower. 

 28th, Gooseberry in flower. 



May 3rd, Louse Wort in flower. — 6th, Box Elder in blossom. — 7th, Frogs 

 sinwinc: for the second time, havino: beo-un too soon before. — 8th, Ground 

 Ivy, Flowering Almond in blossom. — 9th, Blue Bell Puccoon in flower. — 10th, 

 Peach, Tulip, Painted Cup in flower; Baltimore Oriole seen. — 12th, American 

 Cowslip and Apple in flower; Burr and Black Oak in leaf — these trees did 

 not blossom this year. — 1.3th, Horse Chesnut in leaf. — 14th, Solomon's Seal and 

 Bladder-nut in flower. — 15th, Tartarian Fly Honey Suckle in blossom; Locusts 

 began to leaf out. — 16th, Crane's Bill, Lilac and Daily in flower. — l7th. Blue- 

 eyed grass in blossom. — 19th, White Moccasin flower, and Dwarf Peony in 

 blossom. — 20th, Wild Columbine, Wild Lupine, and White Oak in blossom. — 

 23d, Milk Weed in flower. — 24th, Virginian Anemone, and Snow Ball in 

 blossom. — 25th, Canadian Five-finger in flower. — 26th, Rose Acacia in flower; 

 Catalpa, and Hercules' Club in leaf. — 27th, Fringe Plant, Monk's Hood, and 

 Yellow Moccasin Flower in blossom; Fire Fly and Hummiug-Bird Moth seen. — 

 28th, Seneca Snake Root, and Golden Alexanders in flower. — 30th, Fever- 

 W^ort. 



June 3d, Sweet Scented Syringa, Spiderwort in flower. — 24th, Spotted Lilly 

 in flower. 



July 15th, One of the two hottest days of the year; thermometer averaging 

 83f°. — 16th, Catalpa in blossom. — 20th, Bignonia Rodicous in flower. — 26th, 

 The other hottest day; the Thermometer averaging the same as on the 15th. 



August 27th, Some report frosts. 



September 10th, Splendid Aurora. — 28th, Heavy Frost. 



October 23rd, Water froze; Ice formed one inch and a half thick. 



November 4th, First Snow. — 10th, Flos Adonis (an annual) in full bloom. 



December 15th, Thermometer at 19° below zero at 5f a.m. 



