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From April 15thjto M ay 1st . 



Oleaceoi. 



Forsythia sitsprusn. \\ee\nni!; Forsythia. Gardens. 



Fnrtunii, Fortune's •' '' 



viriclissima, tireenest 



TJiyinelfvacece. 



Dirca pahtstn's, Moosewood. (iardens. 



KupJioi^biaceoe. 



Bnxus sfrnpervireiin. Box tree. Gaixlens. 



Elceagnaceff. 

 Shf-phcrdia argentca, Buffalo berry. Gardens. 



ConiposiUp. 



Bellis perenms, English daisy. Gardens and lawns. 



From May 1st to 10th. 



Saacifragacea? . 



Saxifraga Virginiensis, Early saxifrage. Thin soil on ledges ; common. 



*do. forma floie pleiio. •• •• 



Violace(f. 



Viola primuL-efoiia. Prinu-ose-leaved violet. Damp or dry soil; b. 1 mo. 



i,.,o-ittata, Arrow-leaved violet. Dry soil : blooms 1 niontli. 



lanceolata. Lance-leaved violet. Damj) or wet soil ; b. 1 mo. 



palmata var. cucullata. Common blue violet. Com'n, low grounds : b. 1 mo 



pedata. Bird-foot violet. Sandy soil ; b. 1 mo. 



caninavar. Muhlenbergii. Dog violet. Wet open woods; b. 1 mo. 



Canadensis. Canada violet. Gardens. (See preface.) 



,i.i,.olor, I'ansy. Gardens and escaped. 



Fomiil ill a iiieiulow near South Dartmouth cemeterj'. 



pnbpsrens. Downy yellow violet. Gai-dens; b. 1 mo. 



Hosacen'. 



Fra'-aria Mrginiana. Strawberry. Fields, etc.; common. 



var. Ulinoensis, " " frequent. 



.V •• Not verified by fruit; rare. 



\melancbier Canadensis. Shad-hush. Dry, open woodlands ; com. 



var. CO oblongifolia, •• I^ow, moist grounds ; com. 



*Dr. E. L. Sturtevaiit. 



NOTE.-The trees commence to ,.ut forth their leaves a. lolh.ws : Ma> 1st, some cultivate.l wil- 

 lows, the horse chestnut, ati.l larch; May 10th, red maple, black oaks, poplars, birches, beech, wil- 

 lows elm.iron-woo.l, (Carpinus,) ami wild black cherry (P. serotina) ; May ISth, buttonwooil, ash, 

 tupeio and bald cypress (Taxodium) ; May -i.ith, Catalpa, Kentucky cotlee-tree, and honey-locust. 



