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14th, Chickasaw plum, Strawberry, Sedum ternatum; 17th, 
iteash tree; 22d, Cornus Florida; 24th, Dodecatl Amer. ; 
27th, Harebell; 28th, Vernal snow drop; 30th, Tulips.—May 
2d, Tree peony, var. papaw; 4th, Haw tree, Dicentra spectabi- 
lis; 5th, Mountain ash, Aquilegia Canad.; 6th, Magnolia tri- 
petala, Viburnum, (Snow ball); 8th, European Horse chestnut; 
10th, Rose colored peony, Yellow Harrison rose; 12th, Black- 
berry and Robinia Pseudacacia; 15th, Rose Acacia and Annual 
roses; 16th, Iris Persica, Crimson peony; 17th, Purple peony; 
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erry ripe; 24th, Bulbous Iris; 26th, Foliage of trees unusually 
tich and fine; 27th; Fragrant peony, and large rose colored; 
28th, Linocera flexuosa; 30th, Krigeron annuum.—June 1, Star 
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flori; 13th, Blackberry ripe, but a large portion destroyed by 
merican broom in bloom.—August 8th, Catherine pear 
npe; 13th, Watermelon ripe.—September 1, St. Michael pear; 
loth, Seckel pear fully ripe. 
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‘ARr, XXT1.— Geographical Notices; by DANIEL ©, GILMAN. 
: No. XI. : 
pp OoRAPHICAL Sketco or Dr. Karu Rirrer.—The death 
Dr. Karl Ritter, the father of the modern science of Physical 
eraphy, and one of the most eminent and beloved of the 
Jatific men of Germany, has already been announced in this 
and cor, We present herewith a sketch of his life, translated 
which soomsed from a highly interesting tribute to his memory 
Berlin 18 attributed to the pen of Dr. er of Halle, in the 
