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elder in bloom. Maximum temperature, 



June ID. First flower open of orange 

 day lily {Hemerocallis fulva). Maximum 

 temperature, 96°. 



June II. Yi4cca filamcntosa and prairie 

 rose in full bloom; Carolina or Swamp 

 rose commencing to bloom. Maximum 

 temperature, 95°. 



June 12. A very light but steady rain. 

 June 13. A good soaking rain (1.38 

 inches). 



June 15. Hypericum aureum in bloom 

 (first flower open on 13th). 



June 20. Golden laburnum {Lahurnum 

 vulgare) and blue spirea (Caryopteris) 

 commencing to bloom. First cicada heard. 

 June 27. Datura meteloides in bloom. 

 Maximum temperatures today and yes- 

 terday, 98°. 



June 30. First flower of Meehan's 

 mallow marvel open, also the first rose 

 of Sharon {Hibiscus syriacus). 



July 6. Maximum temperature, 92°; 

 drought conditions now acute. 



July 7. Okra {Hibiscus abelmoschus) in 

 bloom. 



July 9. Lonicera heckrotti in full 

 bloom; Opnntia vulgaris blooming again. 

 July II. Hibiscus militaris commenc- 

 ing to bloom. Maximum temperature, 98°. 

 July 12. Maximum temperature (2 

 P.M.), 100°. 



July 13. Maximum temperature (1.30 

 P.M.), 99>^°. 



July 14. Monarda didyma in bloom. 

 July 16. Drought broken (or at least 

 interrupted) by a rainfall of 1.33 inches. 

 July 18. IpomcBa digitata and crepe 

 myrtle commencing to bloom. 



July 24. First flowers of Hibiscus coc- 

 cineus open. 



July 25. Rain from 6.15 to 8.40 p.m., 

 part of time heavy. 



July 27. Heavy rain in afternoon and 

 evening. 



July 31. "Heavenly-blue" morning- 

 glory {Ipomcea rubro-carulea), grown 

 in situ, from seed, in bloom. 



August 7. First flower of Lilium spe- 

 ciosum rubrum open. 



August 10. First flower open of Plum- 



bago, "Lady Larpent" {Cerato stigma 

 plumbaginoides) . 



August 12. BoUonia latisquama nana 

 commencing to bloom. 



August 13. Heavy rain (1.73 inches) in 

 evening (4.40 to 5.40 p.m.). 



August 19. Clematis paniculata and 

 Aster nov(B-anglicB commencing to bloom. 

 Rain in afternoon. 



August 25. Heavy rain (1.81 inches) in 

 forenoon. Lobelia syphilitica and blue 

 spirea {Caryopteris) commencing to bloom, 

 the latter for second time. 



August 26. First flower of cypress vine 

 {Ipomcea quamocUt) open. 

 August 28. Heavy rain. 

 September 5. Physoslegia virginica and 

 Asclepias tuber osa in bloom, the latter for 

 second time (first bloom in July). 



September 6. Blue lobelia {L. syphi- 

 litica) and cardinal flower {L. cardinalis) 

 in full bloom. Very heavy rain in morn- 

 ing. 



September 7. Liatris scariosa com- 

 mencing to bloom. 



September 9. One of the small Thrushes 

 probably the Gray-cheeked, is here. 



September 10. Rose-breasted Grosbeak 

 arrived; purple turtle's head {Chelone 

 ohliqua) commencing to bloom. 



September 19. Tawny Thrush arrived. 

 September 20. Ba^'-breasted Warbler 

 numerous; Chestnut-sided and Black- 

 throated Green Warblers less so, but 

 plentiful. 



September 22. A single flower open on 

 Cydonia maulei; New England asters in 

 full bloom. 



September 23. Coral honeysuckle and 

 Lonicera heckrotti again in full bloom. 



September 24. A Blue-headed Vireo 

 singing (softly), the same or another one 

 feeding on elder berries, with Warbling 

 and Red-eyed Vireos and Bay-breasted 

 Warblers. 



September 25. Brown Creeper arrived. 



September 29. Black-throated Green 



and Pine Warblers numerous in morning. 



October 2. Sapsucker {Sphyrapicus) 



arrived. 



October 4. White-throated Sparrow- 

 seen (but did not appear on Larchmound 



