AVERAGE OPENING OE FLOWERS. 
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Average Dates for the Flowering of Plants for the Past 
Ten Years. 
Average. Earliest. 
1. *Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), . . .April 24 
2. Mayflower (Epigaea repens) April 26 
3. Liverleaf (Hepatica triloba) May 4 
4. Sweet White Violet (Viola blanda) May 7 
5. Red Maple (Acer rubrum) May 2 
6. Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) . May 8 
7. Yellow Adders’-tongue (Erythron- 
ium americanum) May 9 
8. Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canaden- 
sis) May 10 
9. Blue Violet (Viola cucullata?) .... May 13 
10. Mt. Fly Honeysuckle (Lonicera 
canadensis) May 12 
11. Goldthread (Coptis trifolia) May 16 
12. Wood Anemone (Anemone quin- 
quefolia) May 16 
13. Painted Trillium (Trillium undula- 
tum May 17 
14. Purple Trillium (Trillium erec- 
tum) May 18 
15. Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). May 18 
16. Marsh M arigold (Caltha palustris) May 16 
17. Bluets (Houstonia caerulea) May 18 
18. Bellwort (Oakesia sessilifolia) . . . May 18 
19. Shad Bush (Amelanchier cana- 
densis) May 20 
20. Rhodora (Rhododendron cana- 
dense) May 23 
21. Blueberry (Vaccinium canadense) May 27 
22. Buckbean (Menyanthestrifoliata) May 28 
April 8,1902 
April 5,1902 
May 1, 1902 
May 1, 1901 
April 25, 1902 
April 25, 1902 
May 1, 1902 
May 1, 1902 
May 1, 1902 
May 1, 1902 
May 10, 1902 
May 10, 1902 
May 1, 1902 
May 12, 1902 
May 12, 1901 
May 10, 1901 
May 10, 1901 
May 10, 1901 
May 16, 1902 
May 17, 1901 
May 20, 1901 
May 25, 1901 
Latest. 
May 2, 190$ 
May 10, 190? 
May 10, 1907 
May 15, 1907 
May 7, 1907 
May 14, 1907 
May 15, 1907 
May 18, 1907 
May 19, 1907 
May 20, 1907 
May 20, 1907 
May 19, 1907 
May 24, 1907 
May 27, 1906 
May 22, 1905 
May 22, 1907 
May 24, 1907 
May 22, 1905 
June 1, 1907 
June 12, 1907 
June 16, 1907 
June 6, 1905 
23. Clintonia (Clintonia borealis) . . . .May 28 May 25, 1901 
24. Stemless Lady’s Slipper (Cypri- 
pedium acaule) June 9, June 4,1902 
May 30, 1909 
June 16, 1907 
This record is for St. John. Those following for Ingleside. 
