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May 29. — Palmyra, New York. — Frost on low land last niglit. 

 May 29. — Sontli Trenton, New York. — White frost this morning. 

 May 29. — Fleming, Pennsylvania. — Frost this morning ; not much damage 

 done. 



May 29. — King:ston, Ohio. — A light frost this morning. 



May 29. — Welshfield, Ohio. — A very light frost; doing no damage. 



May 29. — New Lisbon, Ohio. — A little frost. 



PROGEESS OF THE SEASON. 



May 1. — New Bedford, Massachusetts. — Dandelions begin to bloom; 4th, 

 horse chestnut trees begin to expand their leaves; 5th, elms in full bloom and 

 their leaf-buds begin to show the green; 6th, blossoms of the white poplar 

 fuller and leaf-buds bursting; 7th, cherry and peach trees begin to open their 

 blossoms; 9th, Baltimore oriole returned. 



May 1. — Skaneateles, New York. — Buds bursting on lilacs, shad-flower, 

 flowering almonds, hawthorn, honeysuckle, and mock-orange ; blossom buds on 

 pear trees and cherry trees. 



May 1. — Nazareth, Pennsylvania. — General arrival of the swallow, [Hirundo 

 rustica ;) 5th, general arrival of the cat-bird, [Mhnus carolhiensis.) 



May 1. — Burlington, New Jersey. — Peach trees in full bloom. 



May 1. — Tioga, Pennsylvania. — Swallows made their appearance to-day. 



May 1. — Pontiac, Michigan. — Poplar and elm leafing. 



May 1. — Fort Madison, Iowa. — Whip-poor-will heard; 2d, maple leaf ex- 

 pands ; 3d, apple leaf expands. 



May 2. — South Trenton, New York. — First violet. 



May 2. — Haddonfield, New Jersey. — Strawberry apple trees in full bloom, 

 on south side only; May duke and early Richmond cherries in bloom; Catawba 

 and Isabella vines leafing ; corn planted last week by forward farmers. 



May 3. — Sykesville, Maryland. — Cherry trees in bloom; chimney swallows 

 arrived ; 6th, apple, pear and plum trees in bloom. 



May 3. — Embarrass, Wisconsin. — Wild geese going north; 5th, first blue 

 violet flowered; heard first whip-poor-will and tree-frog. 



31ay 4. — New Lisbon, Ohio. — Plums and cherries in bloom. 



May 4. — Canton, Missouri. — Strawberries in bloom ; 5th, cherry trees in 

 bloom ; 6th, plum trees in bloom. 



May 5. — Lunenburg, Vermont. — Martins returned ; 7th, bobolinks returned. 



May 5. — Haddonfield, New Jersey. — First head of rye seen. 



3Iay 5. — Newark, New Jersey. — Pears in full blossom. 



May 5. — Hillsborough, Ohio.-»-Cherry and pear trees in full bloom ; 7th, ap- 

 ple trees in full bloom. 



May 6. — Spiceland, Indiana. — The woods begin to look green. 



May 6. — Morth Littleton, New Hampshire. — First appearance of barn swal- 

 lows. 



May 6. — Burlington, New Jersey. — Pear and cherry trees in full bloom; 8th, 

 apple trees in full bloom. 



May 6. — Green Bay, Wisconsin. — The first whippoorwill heard. 



3/ay 6. — Fort Madison, Iowa. — Dwarf apple blossoms ; 7th, plum and cheny 

 blossom ; hickory leaf expands. 



May 7. — Kelley's Island, Ohio. — Strawberries in bloom. 



3Iay 7. — Mount Pleasant, Iowa. — Gooseberry bushes and wild plums in blos- 

 som ; 8th, pears, cherries and a fcAV aj)ples in bloom. 



Alay 8. — Westfield, Massachusetts. — Peaches, pears and cherries in blossom. 



May 8. — South Trenton, New York. — Turned cows to pasture for the first 

 time this spring; 9th, grass very forward for the season. 



