192 Meteorological Journal at Marietia, Ohio. 
decay, with the surplus of water in the low grounds, the inhab- 
itants in the vicinity of rivers and creeks, suffered from intermit- 
tant fevers of a mild type, more generally than for thirty years 
Autumn.—T he mean for this season is 56°-47, which is nearly 
four degrees above the mean of this period, it rarely reaching this 
point. September was the most rainy month in the year, there 
falling eight inches of water, while in 1854, a little over two 
inches, So much rain injured the potato crop, while it was con- 
genial to Indian corn, filling out the ears to their extremities with 
grain. The weather continued mild until late in December. The 
first smart frost was on the 13th of October, ene at 28°, 
and not so low again until the 29th of Novembe 
Floral Calendar.—April 2ud, Garden Crocus in bloom; 34, 
stalks of Crown Imperial three inches high; 11th, Black birds 
in flocks ; 12th, Hepatica triloba; 13th, Early Hyacinth opening, 
=i saccharinum; 15th, Dafodill ; 16th, Golden bell or Forsythia; 
17th, Sanguinaria canadensis ; Zlst, Peach tree, Pyrus Japon., 
Hyacinth i in full; 22nd, Crown Imperial, Double flowering peach, 
Spirea prunifolia ; 24th, Magnolia purp., Pear tree, Purple plum ; 
25th, Pie plant fit to cut ; 24th, Apple tree, nearer the time of the 
peach t than common by six days ; 25th, Red Bud or Judas tree; 
27th, Strawberry ; 29th, Uvularia. —May 2nd, Apple shedding its 
blooms ; Ath, Tulip in full; 5th, Quince. Peonia arb. purp.; 
10th, smart frost, killing corn and beans, with many grapes on 
the low hill-sides—higher up escaped harm ; also some fruit of 
the apple, peach, &c. ; 18th, Locust; 20th, Liriodendron ; 21st, 
Crimson peony ; 23d, ‘atornado from the west, at 6 P.M., blowing 
down trees and unroofing some buildings ; 24th, white peony ; 
6th, Syringa frag. ; 28th, Roses generally in bloom ; 30th, Peo- 
nia frag. ; ; dist, Syringa 'Philad. June Ist, Purple Peony ; 3d, 
Red Raspberry : 5th, first peas on table—planted early in March; 
15th, Rosa Grevilia multiflora ; 22nd, Catalpa ; 27th, early Rus- 
sian cucumber, in open air, fit to eat ; 28th, Red Raspberry 
Tipe. 
