214 Meteorological Journal at Marietta, Ohio, for 1846. 
The severe cold, however, of December previous, destroyed the 
blossoms and buds of that rich and showy flower, the Chinese tree 
Peony, so that not one in twenty ever expanded ; showing that 
this plant needs some protection against the severe cold of our 
winters. This spring was remarkable for the appearance of the 
Cicada septendecim, or seventeen year locust, which was so 
abundant in this part of Ohio in 1829. «(See beyond, page 216.) 
Floral calendar for 1846, migration of birds, §¢c.—March 7th, 
the wild goose seen in flocks, flying towards the north, notes of 
the robin heard; 10th, garden Crocus in bloom; 15th, blue bird 
appears; 17th, martin seen; 22d, Hepatica triloba in blossom; 
29th, black bird, in flocks. ’ 
April 4th, apricot tree in bloom, early hyacinth; 6th, San- 
guinaria canadensis; 9th, wood Anemone, Juneberry or ser- 
vice tree, Pyrus japonicus; 10th, peach in bloom in warm ex- 
posures on side hills; 11th, dwarf iris, white maple in blos- 
som, Corydalis cucullaria; 12th, crown: imperial in blossom, 
and two and a half feet high, peach generally in bloom; 
13th, red cherry ; 17th, imperial gage; 18th, pear tree; 19th, 
Cireas ohioensis, or Judas tree; 20th, harebell; 21st, peach 
tree shedding its blossoms, from the great heat of the weather; 
22d, apple in blossom, Uvularia; 23d, Chickasaw plum, Ranpneu- 
lus; 24th, tulip in full bloom, quince tree ; 25th, Trillium thalic- 
troides, Cornus florida; 27th, lilac, the whippowil heard ; 28th, 
black hawthorn and hickory tree in bloom; 29th, purple mul- 
berry ; 30th, common or garden currant full size and fit for cook- 
ing, but not ripe. The hill sides: are green with the foliage of 
forest trees, which have attained a size quite unusual at this sea- 
son of the year. to 
berry and strawberry ripe; 24th, hardy roses generally in bloom ; 
on an island in the Ohio river, three miles below Marietta, they 
have destroyed the foliage of a large orchard. This destructive 
insect was probably introduced to the valley of the Ohio by 
a 
