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same time in various parts of the country, and for several 

 years in succession. I send you a Calendarium Florae, with 

 miscellaneous remarks, made in Deerfield, Massachusetts, du- 

 ring a part of the years 1811, 1812, and 1818, which, if you 

 please, you may insert in your valuable Journal. Latitude of 

 Deerfield, 42" 32' 32", longitude 72° 41'. 



1811. 



March 1. Blackbirds arrived. 

 15. Black ducks arrived. Bees out of the hive. 

 20. Early garden peas, lettuce, and peppergrass sown. 

 28. The woods were swarming with pigeons. Wild geese 

 passed over. 

 The greater part of the month of March was warm and 

 pleasant. The sugar-maple yielded its sap profusely for a 

 few days, but the nights were so warm that much less than 

 the tisual quantity of sugar was made this year. 



April 1 . Frogs begin to sing. Peas and oats sown. 

 8. Buds of the lilac, (Syringa vulgaris) the small red rose, 



the elm, (JJlmus Americana) the apple, and the peas 



considerably swoln. 

 14. Dandelion {Lenntodon taraxicurn) in full flower. 



20. Indian corn planted ; a few garden seeds sown. Martins 



and bank swallows arrived. Leaves of the currant and 

 gooseberry expanded. Weather for a few daj^s past 

 sultry and smoky. 



21. Blue violet {Viola cucullata) in full flower. Shad-bush 



{Aronia Botryapium) in blossom. Flower-buds of the 

 lilac swoln ; likewise the flower-buds of the cherry, 

 pear, and apple. 



23. Blood-root {Sanguinaria Canadensis) in full flower. 



25.. Asparagus fit for the table. 



26. Chili strawberries in flower ; this plant begins to blossom 



early, and continues to flower late in the season. 

 English cherry, black heart {Prunus cerasus) in full 

 flower. 



27. Garden violet {V. tricolor) in full flower. 



