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PHYSICAL GEOGBAPHY. 



The year 1863 was a peculiarly cold year. F^ost occurred 

 each month, and for comfort as well as health, it was necessary 

 to keep up fire occasional each month, July not accepted. 

 October was very cold, more so than this month of 1869. 

 The mean time for late frost is May 4th ; early in the fall, 

 September 24th. The latest in the spring was May 26th, 1847, 

 the earliest, August 29th, 1863. 



It has happened but once or twice in the last thirty years 

 that the frost has, over a great extent, seriously injured the 

 corn crop. When the spring is late, the fall is either quite 

 hot or lengthened so as to afford the crop to mature. 



TAJBLE YI. 



FLOWERING OF FRUIT TRFFS~-m8-69. 



YEARS. 



APPLE. 



PEACH. 



CHERRY. 



PLUM. 



PEAR. 



QUINCE. 



1848 



April 23 

 May 3 

 May 3 

 May 3 

 May 10 

 May 4 

 April 24 

 April 29 

 May 12 



April 16 

 May 5 

 May 1 

 May 1 



May 10 

 April 30 

 April 20 

 May 1 

 May 10 



April 18 

 May 2 

 May 1 

 May 1 

 May 5 

 May 1 

 April 22 

 May 1 

 May 9 



April 21 

 May 4 

 May 4 

 April 29 

 May 1 

 May 3 

 April 21 

 May 10 

 May 12 





1849 





1850 





1851 





1852 



May 5| 



May 3 Mav 5 



1853 



1854 



1855 



April 20 

 May 1 

 May 15 



April 24 

 May 10 



1856 



1857 





1858 















1859 



1860 



May 4 



May 2 



April 30 



April 30 



May 2 



May 8 



1861 



May 1 



May 12 

 May 3 

 May 10 

 May 3 

 May 24 

 May 18 

 May 10 

 May 5 



April 25 





April 23 

 May 6 

 April 30 

 May 7 

 May 1 

 May 14 

 May 12 

 May 4 



April 24 

 May 9 

 May 1 

 May 8 

 May 1 

 May 16 

 May 15 

 Mav 9 





1862 





1863 



May 1 

 May 8 

 May 1 

 May 20 

 May 13 

 May 7 



April 27 

 May 4 

 April 27 

 May 17 

 May 14 

 May 6 

 April 30 



May 10 

 May 17 

 May 10 

 May 25 



1864 



1865 



1866 



1867 



1868 





1869 



May 3|May 4 









Mean 



May 6 



May 3|May 2|May 2|May 5 



May 10 



Earliest 



April 23 



April 16| April 18| April 21 1 April 20 



April 24 



Latest |May 24 



May 20|May 17|May 14|May 16 



May 25 



The foregoing table may prove of interest and value to 

 the horticulturist. The peach is winter-killed to such an 

 extent as to prove valueless. The mean time for late frosts 



