368 Dr. Williams’s Floral, Zoological, and 
pand. Five-finger, (Potentilla pumilla) adder’s tongue. 
(Erythronium dens-canis) liver-leaf, grees triloba) 
and wind-flower, (Anemone nemorosa) in flow 
fed af. tere potatoes and early corn planted. " Ele in full 
flow. 
29. Water veraivieet (Ranunculus aabicsuieek and American 
cowslip (Caltha palustris) in full flower. 
30. Daffodil (WVarcissus pseudo-narcissus) and rue-anemone 
(Anemone thalictroides) in flower. 
May 1. Soft maple (Acer rem in flower. 
2. Martins arrived. 
3. Leaves of the gooseberry beginning to expand. 
4. Leaves of the currant and lilac beginning to expand. 
Pigeons arrived. 
5. Wood. bulrush (Juncus sylvaticus) in flower. A great 
freshet in our meadows, from the melting of the snow 
upon the mountains, and from the great rain which has 
continued nearly a month. Beth. nodding trillion 
(Trillium rhomboideum) in flower 
i Flowers of the garden violet (V. tricolor) beginning to 
expand. 
8. The young heads of asparagus breaking the ground. 
9. Our farmers busily engaged in planting their Indian corm, 
though the weather is excessively cold. Sowed onions, 
arsnips, &c. 
10. Bobylincolns (Bob of lincolns) arrived. Flower-buds of 
the lilac appearing. 
11. Field strawberries (Fragaria virginiana) in full flower. 
Colt’s-foot ( Tussilaga JSarfara) in flower. 
12. Whip-poor-wills begin to sing, : 
13. Spice-bush (Laurus benzoin) in full flower. A freshet in 
the meadows. 2 
14. Goldthread (Coptis trifolia) in full flower 
15. Rattlesnake violet (Viola primulifolia) in full flower. 
16. Chimney swallows arrived. 
17. Leaves of the apple-tree expanding. Sugar maple co 
saccharinum) in full flower. Garden daisy (Bellis pe 
rennis) in full flower. 
