﻿290 Meteorological Journal at Marietta > Ohio, for 1844. 



fumitory; 15th, Cornus florida in full bloom. In 1842, this 

 splendid flowering tree was in blossom on the 5th of the month, 



and in 



May. 16th, Prunus 



Chickasa, wild plum — garden tulip begins to open its blossoms; 

 17th, lilac. The apple tree has commenced shedding its blos- 

 soms ; grass, in pastures and meadows, is as far forward in its 

 growth as it commonly is by the middle of May. 18th, Conval- 

 laria majalis, lily of the valley — Viola pubescens — Ranunculus 

 bulbosa, an extra double variety, of great beauty ; 19th, tulips 

 in full bloom — a bed of more than two thousand plants, embra- 

 cing a great variety of colors, makes a gorgeous display ; Robinia 

 pseudacacia putting forth its leaves ; 21st, Morus rubra and quince 

 tree. The white oak putting forth leaves, and the forest gene- 

 rally green with foliage. 23d, Pceonia montan, purple tree pe- 

 ony. Peas plauted the 20th February in bloom. 27th, Crataegus 

 coccinea ; 28th, locust. This tree in the year 1842, which was 

 remarkable for its early spring, did not blossom till the 6th of 

 May ; but the excessive heat of April has forced its dormant sap 

 like a hot-house into a premature growth. In common years this 

 tree blossoms the latter part of May. 30th, Harrison's double yel- 

 low and white Scotch rose. 



May 1st, Liriodendron tulipifera ; 2d, Prunus Virginiana and 

 Rubus villosus ; 5th, crimson peony ; 8th, white peony; 11th, 

 peas fit for the table, grown in open ground, without the aid of 

 reflected heat ; 12th, Juglans nigra — in common years this tree 

 blossoms before the locust ; loth, Madura aurantica ; 19th, straw- 

 berry begins to be ripe; 22d, frost this morning, but not hard 

 enough to do much damage. 



June 2d, red mulberry ripe ; 4th, common red cherry; 5th, na- 

 tive Rosa rubra in bloom; 7th, Catalpa and Sambucus Canaden- 

 sis; 8th, Rubus occidentals, native raspberry, ripe; 11th, red 

 and white Antwerp raspberry ripe ; 15th, golden drop apple ripe. 



July 5th, Rubus villosus ripe ; 6th, Althea in bloom ; 7th, Vac- 

 cinium dumosum, whortleberry, ripe; 24th, Aralia spinosa in 

 bloom. This showy shrub is well worth a place in the garden, 

 for its late flowering. The huge umbelliferous spike of white 

 flowers, crowning the top of the plant, has a very grand appear- 

 ance. In its native haunts, along the rich side-hills of the valley 

 of the Ohio, it is loaded with large clusters of blue berries, but in 

 a state of cultivation it is always barren. The pollen is of so rich 



