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20. So warm that we sat with open windows. The 

 round leaved violet in blossom. The first miller seen. 



22. Red maple, swamp willow, and dog's tooth violet in 

 blossom. 



23. Martins arrived. 



24. Wild strawberry, chrysospleniumor golden saxifrage, 

 tuberous corydahs, and two species of sedge in blossom. 



25. American elm, Lombardy poplar, and sessile leaved 

 uvularia in flower. 



26. The song of the wren heard for the first time. Dark 

 purple trillium in flower. 



29. Sugar maple in blossom. 



30. Two leaved mitella and three leaved panax in flower. 

 The month of April has been uncommonly warm and pleas- 

 ant ; and vegetation is remarkably forward, indeed, it is a 

 common remark with us that it was never known to be so 

 forward at this season of the year. 



May 1. Fly honeysuckle in blossom. 



2. Ash tree, and blue, Canada and yellow violets in 

 blossom. 



3. Currant bush in blossom. 



4. Viburnum, sweet gale or Dutch myrtle, and sweet- 

 scented white violet in flower. 



5. DandeUon in blossom. 



6. Yellow willow in blossom. 



7. Indian turnip and wood anemone in flower. 



8. Beech tree, shad tree and red-berried elder in flower, 



9. Iron wood in flower. 



10. Plum tree and heart leaved tiarella in flower. The 

 buds of the mountain ash appear. 



11. Pennsylvania saxifrage in blossom. 



12. Apple tree, red cherry tree, and heart leaved epipac- 

 tis in blossom. In the afternoon a copious thunder shower 

 with some hail. 



13. Thunder shower with hail. 



14. Cowslip, chickweed, and smooth veronica in flower. 

 18. The first swallow seen. The three leaved coptis or 



gold thread, and bluish houstonia in flower. Farmers plant- 

 ing potatoes and Indian corn. 



21. The first bob of lincoln seen. 



22. Common cerastiura or mouse ear chickweed in blos- 

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