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Lonicera tartanca, L., Foreign spurs. iRhus glabra, L.. Smooth sumach, 

 iiinaria vulgaris, Mill, Common toad flax. Ribes rubrum, L., Currant. 

 Lupmus perenni-s L., Wild liipine. 



— — grossularia, L., Gooseberry. 



Robinia pseud-acacia, L., Common locust. 



viscosa, Vent, Clammy locust, 



Rosa centifolia, L., Hundred leared or 



cabbage rorie. 



Carolina, L., Swamp rose. 



Rubus odoratus, L., Purple floT^ered rasp- 

 berry. 



Sagittaria sagittifolia, L., Arrow weed. 



Sambucus canadensis, L., Common elder, 

 nigra, L. 



Lilum ^ ^.. ..._„, ^., 



liriodendron tulipifera, L, Tulip tree, 



American poplar. 



Magnolia glauca, L., Small or laurel mag- 

 nolia, sweet bay. 



Moms rubra, L,, Red mulberry. 



-Nuphar advena, Ait., Yellow pond lily, 



splatterdock. 



l^ymph^ea odorata, Ait,, Sweet scented 

 ^ water lily. 



Orontium aquaticuni, L., Golden club,|Sangninaria canadensis, L., Blood root. 



neverwet, 

 Oxalis violacea, L., Violet wood sorreL 

 Platanus occidentalis, L., Buttonwood, 



sycamore. 

 Persica vulgaris, L., Peach. 

 Podophyllum peltatum, L., Mandrake, May 



Pentstemon pubuscCTie, SoL, Downy pents- 



temon. 



Pontederia cordata, L., Pickerel weed. 

 Populug tremuluides, Michx., American 



aspen. 



Pogonia opliioglossoidcs, Nutt, Adder's 



tongue. 

 Ptelea trifoliata, L., Shrubby trefoil, 

 i'ulmonana (Mertensia) virginica, D. C, 



Lungwort, 

 Ppus comniunis, L., Common pear tree. 



yrus malus, L., Common apple tree. 

 ^uercus alba, L, White oak. 



Rbamnus cathartica, L, Common 



thorn. 



Rhus cotinus, L., Smoke tree. 



typhina, L., Staghoru sumac. 



Saponaria officinale, L., Soapwort, boun- 

 cing bet. 



Sarracenia purpurea, L., Side-saddle flower. 



Saxifraga virginiensis, Michx., Early saxi- 

 frage. 



Sassafras ofiicinale, iS"ees., Sassafras. 



Silene pennsylvaulca, Michx., Wild pink. 



Smilacina bifolia, Ker., 2 leaved Solomon 



seal. 

 Staphylea trifolia, L., American bladder 



nut. 



Syringa vulgaris, L., Lilac. 



Symplocai*pu.s fcetidus, Salisb., Skunk cab- 

 bage, 

 ilia americana, L., Bass wood, white wood, 

 American lime, or linden. 



Tradescantia virginica, L., Spider-wort. 



Ulnms americana, L., American elm. 



Verbena hastata, L., Blue vervain. 



Viburnum opulus, L, Snowball bush. 



opulifolium, Mx, Ifl'ine bark. 



Viola lanceolata, L., Lance leaved violet- 



cucuUea, Ait., Hood leaved violet- 



Vitis aestivalis, Mick, Smiuner grape. 



First appearance of the following animals, and if possible, time of 

 depositing eggs. 



Pandion carollnus, Gm., Fish hawk 

 ^irundo purpurea, L., Martin, 

 iardus migratorius, L., Robin. 

 Siaha WHsonii, Sw., Blue bh-d 

 Agelaius phoeniceus, L., Red wing black- 



bird, and anv other species of birds, 

 oahno salar, L., Sahnon. 



Alosa, Shad. 

 Acipenser, Sturgeon. 



Cry of toads and frogs. 



CatydiA 



Locust. (Cicada.) 



Appearance of fire-flies. 



2. Tht Camhridge Ohservatory^ (Contributed for this Journal, through 

 J* Smith Homans, Esq., Boston.)— This Observatory is situated on a 

 commanding eminence called Summer House Hill, the summit of 

 JJ^hich is about fifty feet above the plain on which are erected the 

 buildings of the University. This height is found to give horn the 

 oome an horizon almost uninterrupted to within two or three degrees of 

 altitude. The grounds appropriated to the use of the Observatory com- 

 prise about six and a half acres. It is distant nearly three-fourths of a 

 »^ile northwest from University Hall, and three miles and a half in the 

 same direction from the State House in Boston. 



