Miscellaneous Calendar, 371 



June 26. Garden radishes fit for the table. 



27. Early garden peas fit for the table. Weather intensely 



warm. 



28, American lime or linden-tree (Tilia ainericana) in flower. 

 30. Flax {Ldnum usitatissimum) in full flower. Thermometer 



in the shade at 2 P. M. 100°. 



Vegetation has put forth and increased with a more asto- 

 nishing rapidity this month than has ever been known. Not- 

 withstanding the spring was very backward, the season now 

 is forward. Our farmers commenced their first haying about 

 a week earlier than they did last year. 



July 1 . White water lily (Nymphisa odoraia) in flower. 



3. Red and white currants ripening. Yellow day lily {He- 



merocallis Jlava) and Lilium canadense in full flower. 



4. Cucumbers and watermelons in flower. Early summer 



corn {Zea mays, variety prcecox) beginning to tassel. 

 Garden rue (^Ruta graveoleus) mustard [Sinapis nigra) 

 motherwort, {Leonorus cardiaca) and mullin {Verhas- 

 cum thapsus) in full flower. Blue whortleberries 

 {Vaccinium frondosuni) beginning to ripen. Dewberry 

 {Ruhus trivialis) ripening. 



5. Poppy {Papaver soniniferum) in flower. 



6. Garden squashes (Oucurbita Melo-pepo) in flower. 



7. Red raspberry fully ripe. 



10. Black raspberry fully ripe. 



11. String-beans fit for the table. 



12. Unicorn plant {Aflartinia proboscidea) in full flower. 



13. Thorn apple (^Datura stramonium) and marygold {Tagetes 



erecta) in full flower. 

 15. Great water plantain (Alisma plantago) and field clover 



{Trifolium arvense) in flower. 

 17. Mad dog weed (Scutellaria lateriflora) and purple vervain 



{Verbena hastata) in blossom. 



The weather for three weeks past has been excessively 

 warm. The thermometer, for several days, has stood above 



