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blue flowers of liverwort [Hepatica triloba), and the bloodroot 

 (^Sanguinaria canadensis), began to appear in the woods. The 

 9th the grass began to wear a o-ieenish hue, elra trees were in 

 blossom and the barn swallow [Hirundo rufa) arrived, bull frogs 

 spawned, and black ants were busy. On the 12th snow fell suf- 

 ficient to cover the ground, but soon disappeared, and on the 15th 

 grass was sufficiently abundant to dispense with foddering, cattle 

 and sheep had required little hay since the first of April. The 

 21st apricot trees in bloom, also the American amber, bigereaux, 

 and mayduke cherries. The 24th the wild cherry [Cerasus vir- 

 ginianus) was in bloom, and willow leafing out. The 28th there 

 was a heavy frost, and ice formed on water; the sugar-maple and 

 ash putting out their leaves. The 30th, plum and peach trees in 

 bloom, also the dandelion and pigeon weed^Lithospermum ai-vense). 

 During the past month, the sowing of spring wheat, barley, oats, 

 and flax has been done, so that farmers are generally ready to 

 prepare their ground for planting corn. The mean barometer for 

 the past month is - - - 29.46 

 Max. alt, - - 29.80 

 Min. alt, - - 29 



Mean thermometer, - 47.63 

 ' Max. alt., . . - 78 



Min. alt., ... 23 

 Rain, 94. 



May 9th. Pear and apple trees were blossoming, and the 

 woods began to assume a green appearance. On the 21st there 

 was a frost, but not sufficient to do any damage. The 25th red 

 clover began to bloom, being earlier than usual, so that farmers 

 began to cut clover on the 15th June, about ten days before the 

 usual time. Mean barometer for the month of May, 29.27 

 Maximum altitude, - - .29.55 

 Minimum altitude, ... 28.82 

 Rain, 1.54. 



The mean temperature of June 1845 was the same as that of 

 June 1846. In 1845 the first frost sufficient to kill potato tops 



