Miscellaneous Calendar. 367 



April 8. Leaf-buds of the lilac {Syring. vulg.) beginning to 

 swell. 



10. Leaf-buds of the softer meadow maple (Acer rubrum) be- 



ginning to swell. Black alder [Alnus serrulata) in 

 flower. American hazle (Corylus americana) in flower, 

 and its catkins appearing. 



11. Fair and pleasant, after a long storm. It has rained six- 



teen days in succession. Frogs begin to sing. Leaf- 

 buds of the English cherry (^Prumis cerasus) black 

 heart beginning to swell. Garden peas sown. 



12. Flies in myriads arrived in our streets. Catkins of the 



butternut (Juglans cinerea) beginning to swell. Saxi- 

 frage {Saxifraga virginiensis) in flower. 



13. Skylarks arrived. 



14. Sweet fern {Comptonia asplenifolia) in flower. White 



birch [Betula populifolia) in flower. 

 16. Our farmers beginning to plough for spring wheat. 



18. Bank swallows arrived. 



19. Leaf-buds of the currant, the gooseberry, and the apple, 



considerably swoln. 



20. Dandelion {Leon, tarax.) beginning to flower. Viola 



cucullata beginning to blossom. 

 22. Our farmers ploughing for peas and oats. The snow 

 upon the hills 20 miles north and west from Deerfield 

 is two feet and a half deep, and the winds from those 

 quarters are so chilly as to retard the progress of 

 vegetation. Icicles scarcely melted upon the south 

 side of buildings in Halifax, Vermont ; and it is too 

 cold for making sugar. 



25. Blood-root {Sanguinaria canadensis) in flower on a warm 



south side hill. Leaves of the Enghsh gooseberry be- 

 ginning to expand. Venus's pride {Houstonia ccerulea) 

 in flower. Early life-everlasting, (Gnaphalium planta- 

 gineum) crowfoot, {Ranunculus fascicularis) tooth-root, 

 {Dentaria laciniata) and meadow-rue {Thalictrum cornu' 

 turn) in full flower. 



26. Trailing arbutus {Epigaea repens) in full flower. Leaves 



of the barberry {Berheris vulgaris) beginning to ex- 

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