Miscellaneous Calendar. 361 



April 29. FJower-buds of the peach expanded. Large white 

 plum {Prunus domestica) in full flower. Winter pear 

 {Pyrus communis) in flower. 



May 1. Red and white currants in flower. 



2. Leaves of the Lombardy poplar (Populus dilatata) ex- 



panded. 



3. English and field strawberries in blossom. 



4. Butternut (Juglans cinerea) in blossom. 



6. House flies arrived. 



7. Apple-trees in full flower. 



8. Lilac in full flower. Red-headed woodpecker arrived. 

 15. Rye {Secale cereale) beginning to head. Pleasant days and 



cold nights. Hard frosts for a few nights past. 



18. Honeysuckle [Azalea nudijlora) in full flower. 



19. Small red rose in flower. Choke cherry {Prunus Serotina) 



in full flower. 



25. Common red clover (Trifolium pratense) in full flower. 



26. Garden peas in full flower. Hummingbird arrived. 



27. Night-hawks arrived. 

 30. Sugar-maple in flower. 



June 2. Locust-tree (Rohinia pseudacacia) in flower. 



3. Field strawberries beginning to ripen. Piony in flower. 



4. High blackberry {Rubus villosus) in full flower. Broad- 



leafed laurel (Kalmia latifolia) beginning to blossom. 

 7. Snow-ball, guelder-rose {Viburnum opulus) in full flower. 



Radishes fit for the table. 

 12. Our farmers begin to mow their first crop of grass in low 



land. Large white rose {Rosa alba) in full flower. 

 21. Red currants beginning to ripen in plenty. Blackberried 



elder {Sambucus canadensis) beginning to blossom. 

 27. Indian corn tasseling. Black raspberries beginning to 



ripen. Nodding lily {Lilium canadense) in flower. 

 29. Potato .{Solanum tuberosum) in full flower. 



July 1. Red raspberry {Rubus strigosus) beginning to ripen. 

 Poppy {Papaver somniferum) in flower. 



