1893
May 22
(No 6)
Concord, Mass.

A great change took place in the general aspect                             
of the country to-day for between day light and dark
many of the trees and shrubs which yesterday were
simply wild in tender green have burst into foliage.

This is especially true of the grey birches. Yesterday
we could see the river clearly through the belt in
front of the cabin but when I left Ball's Hill this 
evening they formed a screen of [?] through
which the eye could not penetrate. The oaks are
in full blossom and covered with small leaves
which as yet give only a hars [?] effect to the tops
of these trees. Shack bush out of bloom. Kalmir?
glacia in full bloom yesterday. Apple trees also
in full bloom. Cherry blossoms all [?].   white
maples, alders, hazels?, poplars and paper birches
in about half bay.  The fields everywhere spar ?] 
with [?] blossoms, woodviolets in great
profusion on Bensen's Knoll, High & low blue [?]  in bloom

Progress of vegetation