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OBSERVATIONS ON THE FLOWERING OF PLANTS, RIPENING OF FRUITS, 



he. 1829. 



January 1st, Honey bee quite active. — 6, Floating ice in the Ohio 

 river for three days past. — 12th, Muskingum river frozen over, so as 

 to afford good skating. — 15th, ice broken up in the Muskingum last 

 night. — Cold in Kingston, (Upper Canada,) 20° below zero, the 5th, 

 6th and 7th inst., and at Quebec, 27°. 



February 11th, rivers full of floating ice ; navigation ceased. — 

 18th, the ground in exposed situations frozen 15 inches deep. 



N. B. The whole of the month of February has been more uni- 

 formly cold than it has been for many years. The great snow storm 

 which visited the Atlantic States on the 20th, commenced here on the 

 evening of the 19th, with the wind at the S. E. ; in the night it shifted 

 to the N. W. and blew violently ; the 20th was very cold and windy, 

 snowing in the morning but not much by day : fell in all about six 

 inches ; rivers full of ice. 



March 4th, ice broke up in the Ohio and Muskingum rivers, last 

 night. — 25th, blue bird seen. — 28th, honey bee at work, loaded with 

 farina. 



April 7th, Hirundo urbica or Martin swallow, appears. — 11th, 

 DafFodill in bloom. — 17th, Peach tree nearly in blow, some early 

 ones open. — 19th, Crown Imperial and Hyacinth in bloom. — 20th, 

 Acer Saccharinus putting forth : Flowering almond and Sanguinaria 

 Canadensis. — 21st, Service tree in bloom. — 22d, Viola dens canis and 

 wood anemone. — 22d, Hirundo rustica seen. — 23d, Peach tree in 

 full bloom. — 24th, Spice bush and Laurus Sassafras. — 27th, Horse- 

 chesnut opening its leaves, germ of bloom two inches in length. — 

 28th, Birthwort, Harebell and Cherry. 



May Isc, Pear tree in bloom j ox heart cherry and green gage 

 plum. — 2d, Indian corn planting, generally commenced. — 3d, White 

 narcissus. — 4th, Apple tree in full bloom. — 6th, Garden tulip opening. 

 — 7th, Cornus florida. — 8th, Judas tree and purple mulberry. — 9th, 

 Chicasaw plum. — 13lh, Crab apple. — 15th, Wild hyacinth, — 17th, 

 Coral honeysuckle. — ^20th, Blue sophora. — 21st, Peony and snow 

 ball. — 22d, Tricolor, woodbine. — 25th, Pseudo acacia and blackber- 

 ry. — 26th, Tradescanthia. — 27th, Prunus virginianus. — 29th, Rye 

 in bloom. — 30th, White rose. 



June 1st, Liriodendron in bloom; peas fit for the table ; red thorn. 

 — 3d, Dyosporas virg. or persimon. — 5th, Wheat in head or bloom. 

 ■—6th, Service berry ripe.— 7th, Yellow celsia.-— 8th, Mulberry ripe. 

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