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Slope or general exposure of the region 



General character of the soil and surface 



Proportion of forest and its character 



Does the region include lowlands or intervales ? and if so 



name the main river or stream ' Or is it all 



substantially highlands ? 



Any other peculiarity tending to affect vegetation ? 



The most central Post Office of the locality or region 



Name and Address of the Teacher or other 



compiler of the observations responsible 



for their accuracy. 



(Wild Plants, etc. — Nomenclature as in 

 "Spotton" or "Gray's Manual.") 



12. Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), flowering. . . 



13. Adder's Tongue Lily (Erythronium Am.), 



flowering 



14. Gold Thread (Coptis trifolia), flowering 



15. Spring Beauty (Clay tonia Caroliniana), flowering 



etc., etc. 



Farming Operations. 

 66. Plowing begun 



68. Planting potatoes 



69. Shearing of sheep 



etc., etc. 



Meteorological. 



73. Opening of (a) Rivers, (b) Lakes without currents 



74. Last snow to whiten the ground 



78. First snow to whiten the ground 



80. Dates of thunderstorms 



etc., etc. 





