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10. Fine moderate day — wind SW. — at 3 P. M. thermometer 

 44° in the shade. Robins are observed flying about. This morn- 

 ing commenced work in the garden. 



11. Warm and hazy — 8 A. M. thermometer 40° — windSSW. 

 rather brisk — clouded at 11 o'clock with every appearance of 

 rain — evening foggy, wind N. and cool — large flocks of red- 

 winged black-birds, (sturnus predatorius,) passing to the north, 

 and large numbers of ducks in the Schuylkill. The snow has 

 not entirely disappeared, but I have observed the beautiful early 



veronica in flower ; (this lovely blue flower has puzzled 



our botanists ;) common mouse-ear chick-weed, (cerastium vul- 

 gatum,) appears as if it had flowered all winter, as there are ripe 

 and half ripe seeds, and flowers on the same plant at present. 



12. Warm and clear— wind SW. — thermometer at noon 47°. 



13. Morning cloudy— thermometer 38° — at 10 A. M. cleared 

 up warm — wind SW., very strong. — Frost flower, (draba verna 

 vel EROPHiLA vulgaris,) in bloom — wild geese, (anas canadensis,) 

 passing to the north — evening cloudy. 



14. Fine spring morning — ^large flocks of red- winged black- 

 birds and crow black-birds flying toward the north — wind brisk 

 from NW. — thermometer at noon 48°. 



15. Warm and clear, wind NW. — planted peas, potatoes, &c. 

 this day. 



16. Cloudy and cool — wind NE. — thermometer in the morning 

 84° — at noon 40° — primroses, (primula vulgaris,) in flower in 

 the open border. 



17. Rain, and strong NE. wind in the morning — SW. in the 

 afternoon — NW. in the evening. Rained all day — the pewits, 

 (muscicapa nunciola,) have arrived. 



18. Rain continues — wind SW. — about 10 A. M. shifted to 

 NW. — Filberts and hazlenuts, (corylus,) in flower. 



19. A fine lively morning — a little ice and frost — wind NE. — 

 thermometer at 10 A. M. 45°— 3 P. M. 54°— wind NNW. Last 

 evening the spring frogs, (rana jiavi-viridis,) were heard for the 

 first time this season. In the evening a fine light breeze from 

 the west. 



20: Fine morning — wind SW — thermometer at 9 o'clock A.M. 

 45°— at 3 P. M. 54°— evening 50°.— Flickers singing. 



21. Drizzling in the morning— wind SW. — thermometer at 9, 

 8, and 5 o'clock, 53°, 60°, and 54°, Shad frogs, (rana halecina,) 



