Miscellaneous Intelligence. 147 
The average density of the atmosphere as indicated by the barome- 
ter, is 29:308 inches, being ‘031 inch below the year 1851, and nearly 
‘04 higher than either of the years 1850 and 1852 
The amount of rain and melted snow for the year is 45°91, which is 
591 more than the previous year, and 7:66 less than the mean of the 
two years 1850-51. This was not so equally distributed through the 
several months of the year as usual, the month of July having 8:10 
inches, while the month of October had only 0°50 inch. September 
and November have nearly the same amount. 
_ The amount of snow which fell in the winter of 1852-53 is 30 
inches, being the same amount as last year, and more than either of 
the two previous years, and it was quite equally distributed through the 
winter months, 
The last year was never surpassed by more abundant crops. They 
were uniformly good. None of them were injured to any amount, 
by any unfavorable condition of weather, or superabundance of insects 
injurious to vegetation, or blight or mildew. Fruit trees of every kind 
and description were loaded to their utmost with delicious fruit. W 
fear that we shall seldom see the like of the past year in the quantity 
and quality of grains, and the richness and abundance of fruit. 
he prevailing winds were Southwest and Northwest, instead of N. 
and N. W., as in the three previous years. 
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17th, Tulips, first birds heard to sing, wild geese seen; 19h, Blue 
birds, Blackbirds and Woodcock seen; 22d, Narcissus up, Robins seen ; 
Striped snake seen; 14th, Gooseberries in leaf; 16th, Missouri and 
black Currant in leaf, Cucullaria in flower; 17th, commenced garden- 
Ing; 25th, Jonquil in blossom; 26th, Dwarf Iris in bloom, Turtles, 
Frogs and Toads seen. 
ay 2d, Missouri currant in flower; 4th; Plum in blossom; 5th, 
Cherry in blossom; 11th, Puccoon and Liverwort in flower; 12th, 
; 28 . . ’ 
FrcePing vetch and Potentilla in flower; 30th, Zizia and Aquilegia in 
wer, 
June 2d, Viberoum opulus, Cinnamon rose, Arenaria laterifolia, and 
Pentalophus longiflorus in flower; 6th, Capsella bursapastor's, Cypri- 
‘um spectabile, Ranunculus aquatilis, Philadelphus coronarius and 
Hydrophylium virginicum in flower; 9th, Philadelphus flava and Iris 
alee in flower; 18th, Campanulas, Lobelias and Rudbeckias in 
Wer, 
July 18th, Auroral arch and streamers. 
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