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pear (Amelancliier) ; the young leaves of the latter of 

 a rich bronze tint. Light green leaves of birches un- 

 folding. Pigeon berry (Cornus Canadensis) in flower ; 

 also wild Azalea (Ehodora Canadensis). 



23 — 27. Variable weather, with rains. Blueberry 

 and whortleberry (Yacciniae) in flower on open barrens. 

 Smilacina bifolia and S. borealis in flower in fir woods, 

 with Star of Bethlehem (Trientalis Americana). Profuse 

 blossoms on Indian pear and wild cherry (Cerasus Penn- 

 sylvanica). 



28 — 31. Occasional showers, with thunder on the 

 31st. Leaves and seed-keys developed on maples. The 

 white death flower (Trillium pictum) in bloom. The 

 flower of the Ehodora now imparts a roseate hue to open 

 spots in the woods and by the roadside, contrasting most 

 pleasingly with the light green of birch and larch leaves 

 and young fern fronds. 



June 1. Warm, pleasant weather. Blossoms of service 

 tree and wild cherry fading. Eoyal fern (Osmunda regalis) 

 in flower ; also 0. cinnamomea and 0. interrupta. Yellow- 

 throated frog assumes bright colour, and croaks all day. 

 Young hares (first brood) about. Labrador tea (Ledum 

 latifolium) and lady's slipper (Cypripedium) in flower. 

 ' 2 — 6. Fine weather continues ; high winds from 

 westward. Leaves of trees nearly developed. 



7. A splendid aurora at night. A corona formed a 

 little south of the zenith, to which streamers ascend 

 from all points of the compass, though their bases did 

 not approach the horizon to the southward. Hylodes, 

 frogs, and toads very noisy at nights. Young robins 

 leaving the nest. 



