360 Dr. Williams’s Floral, Zoological, and 
same time in various parts of the country, and for several 
years in succession. I send you a Calendarium Flore, with 
miscellaneous remarks, made in Deerfield, Massachusetts, du- 
ring apart of the years 1811, 1812, and 1818, which, if you 
please, you may insert in your valuable Journal. Latitude of 
Deerfield, 42° 32’ 32”, longitude 72° 41’. 
1811. 
March 1. Blackbirds arrived. 
15. Black ducks arrived. Bees out of the hire. 
20. Early garden pease, lettuce, and peppergrass sown. 
28. The woods were swarming with pigeons. Wild geese 
passed over. 
The greater part of the month of March was warm and 
pleasant. The sugar-maple yielded its sap profusely for a 
days, but the nights were so warm that much less than 
the usual quantity of sugar was made this year. 
“pril 1. Frogs begin to be heard. Peas and oats sown- 
8. Buds of the lilac, (Syringa vulgaris) the small red rose 
the elm, (Ulmus americana) the apple, and the peas 
~ considerably swoln. 
14. Dandelion (Leontodon taraxteum) in fall flower. 
20. Indian corn planted; a few garden seeds sown. Martins 
and bank swallows arrived. Leaves of the currant and 
goosebery expanded. Weather for a few days past 
sultry and smoky. 
21, Blue violet (Viola cucullata) in full flower. Shad-bush 
(Aronia Botryapium) in blossom. Flower-buds of the 
: lilac swoln; likewise the flower-buds of the cherry, 
pear, and apple. 
23. Blood root (Sanguinaria canadensis) in full flower. 
25. Asparagus fit for the table. 
26. Chili strawberries in flower; this plant begins to blossom 
early, and continues to flower late in the season. 
English cherry, black heart (Prunus cerasus) in full 
owe: 
er. 
27. Garden violet (V. tricolor) in full flower. 
