244 Meteorological Journal at Beloit, Wis. 
March.—7th, Ranunculus fascicularis in flower; Pzeonia hu- 
milis and star of Bethlehem up; 16th, bluebirds seen and robins 
heard to sing—some say that they remain here all winter near 
houses (?); wood Anemone, Pulsatilla patens in blossom ; 24th, 
meadow lark seen; 27th, wild pigeons seen; Missouri currant in 
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geese flying north, strawberry and jonquils in flower; 24th, 
asparagus fit to cut, lanced-leaved and hood-leaved violets, peri- 
winkle, filbert and hyacinth in flower ; 25th, cherry in leaf, cur- 
rant in flower; 26th, Missouri currant, plum, cherry and pear 1m 
flower; 28th, gooseberry in flower. ’ ‘ 
May.—3d, Lousewort in flower; 6th, box elder in blossom ; 
7th, frogs singing the second time, having commenced too soon 
before; 8th, ground ivy, flowering almond in blossom ; 8th, blue 
bell and puccoon in flower; 10th, peach, tulip and painted cup 
flower, Baltimore oriole seen; 12th, American cowslip and apple 
in flower, burr and black oak in leaf—these trees did not blossom 
this year; 13th, horse-chestnut in Jeaf; 14th, Solomon’s seal ane 
bladder nut in flower ; 15th, tartarian-fly-honey-suckle in blossom, 
locusts begin to put out their leaves; 16th, cranes bill, lilac and 
daisy in flower; 17th, blue-eyed-grass in flower; 19th, white 
moccasin flower in blossom; 20th, wild columbine, wild lupine 
and white oak in blossom ; 23d, milk weed in flower; 24th, Yr 
ginian anemone and snow-ball in blossom ; 25th, Potentilla cana- 
densis in flower ; 26th, rose acacia in flower, catalpa and hercules 
club in leaf; 27th, fringe tree and yellow moccasin flower m 
blossom ; 28th, Polygala senega in flower; 30th, feyerwort. 
une.—3, sweet scented syringa and spiderwort in flower ; 
24th, spotted lily in flower. 
July.—15th, one of the two hottest days of the year, the ther- 
mometer averaging for the day 833°; 16th, catalpa in blossom ; 
20th, Bignonia rachicans in flower; 26th, the other hottest day, 
the thermometer averaging the same as on the 15th. 
August.—27th, some say there was frost. 
September.—10th, splendid aurora; 28th, heavy frost. 
October. —23d, water froze and ice formed 14 inch thick. 
November.—4th, first snow; 10th, Flos adonis in full bloom. 
December.—15, thermometer 19° below zero at 5] a. ™. 
