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October 5 8o° October 9, 10, 11,27 40 



November 5 58 November 11 24 



December 19 62 December 23, 24 . . . . 18 



April 15. First apricot blossoms in the orchard. 



April 17. Cherry in full bloom. (Stapleton.) 



April 21. Peaches at home in full blossom. 



May 20. Mosquito plague began the 19th inst. and continued 

 three days. [This followed a period of warm weather.] 



September 8. 11 p. m. Earthquake. 



October 30. Heavy fog; last boat omitted on both sides [east 

 and north shore of the Island.] 



December 13. Picked ten roses in Mr. Fiedler's garden. 



1849 



Highest Lowest 



January 26 56 January 11 0° 



February 11 40 February 16, 19 6° 



March 31 64 March 4 22 



April 3, 8, 12, 26, 27 62 April 16 28 



May 2i, 23 84 May 6,7 40 



June 23 96 June 11, 12 52 



July 13 • 96° July 30 52 



August 25 90 August 1 59 



September 17 83 September 9, 25 50° 



October 17, 22, 25 68° October 31 36 



November 4 66° November 29 28 



December 20, 22 j 48 December 26 7° 



January 20. Much floating ice for last fortnight. 



March 18. Aurora. 



April 20. A few peach blossoms, the first on young tree. 



April 24. First peach blossoms at the house. 



May 2. Late season; peach blossoms fully open. 



1850 



Highest Lowest 



January 27 $3° January 1 13 



February 27 ^ a February 5 11 ' 



March 14 64 March 4 16 



April 29, 30 6S° April 18 28 



May 13, 17 j6° May 12, 21 40 



June 19 90 June I 47* 



