16 CLIMATE, SEASONS, &c. Part f. 



May 1 1 . Heavy Thunder and rain in the night, 

 and all this day. 



12. Rain till noon. Then warm and beautiful. 



13. Warm, fine day. Saw, in a garden, let- 

 tuces, onions, carrots and parsnips, just 

 come up out of the ground. 



14. Sharp, drying wind. People travel with 

 great coats to be guarded against the 

 morning and evening air. 



15. Warm and fair. The formers are begin- 

 ning to plant their Indian corn. 



16. Dry wind. Warm in the sun. Cherry 

 trees begin to come out in bloom. The 

 Oaks show no green yet. The sas- 

 safras in flower ; or whatever else it is 

 called. It resembles the elder flower 

 a good deal. 



17. Dry wind. Warmer than yesterday. An 

 English April morning, that is to say, a 

 sharp April morning, and a June day. 



18. Warm and fine. Grass pushes on. Saw 

 some Lucern in a warm spot, 8 inches- 

 high. 



19. Rain all day. Grass grows apace. People 

 plant potatoes. 



30. Fine and warm. A good cow sells, with 

 a calf by her side, for 45 dollars. Steer 

 two years old 20 dollars. A working ox, 

 five years old, 40 dollars. 



21. Fine and warm day ; but the morning 

 and evening coldish. The cherry trees 

 in full bloom, and the pear trees nearly 

 the same. Oats, sown in April, up, and 

 look extremely fine. 



22. Fine and warm. — Apple trees fast com- 

 ing into bloom. Oak buds breaking. 



23. Fine and warm. — Things grow away. — 

 Saw kidney beans up and looking pretty 



^ft^ell. Saw some beets coming up. Not 



