Meteorological Observations. i6 
air 40°. 26th. Lilacs beginning to open their leaf buds. 29th. 
Yellow birds appearing; grass looking green. 
May. — 2d. Cattle beginning to pasture through the day. 3d. 
Oriole and bob lincon arrived; lake 44°, air 54°. 8th. Observed 
king birds; yellow willow beginning to leaf out; lake 54% air 
68° ; clover, timothy, yellow dock, burdock, and Canada thistles 
two inches high; currants and raspberries leafing and blossom- 
ing. Iron wood and black cherries begin to leaf out; apricots 
blossoming, also sweet and sour cherries; dog wood in full bloom. 
9th. Thorn and apples begin to leaf. 10th. Plums bursting their 
leaf buds; wild gooseberries leafing and blossoming; American 
poplar leaves three-quarters of an inch in length; maple and 
beech buds bursting; flower buds of the lilac one inch long, wild 
cherry do.; a few blossoms of some species of plums open to day; 
dandelion in bloom. 11th. Old wives still upon the lake; black 
oak leaf buds expanding; strawberries in bloom. 12th. Cherries 
and plums in full bloom; pears begin to blossom; ash bursting 
its leaf buds. 13th. Pigeon weed in blossom. 14th. Wild plum 
blossoming; pear trees leafing. 15th. Apple trees leafing. 
16th. White oak leaf buds bursting, also honey locust. 20th. 
Blue flags in full blow. 22d. Apple trees in blossom, also wild 
strawberries. 27th. Columbine in flower; dandelion gone to 
seed; frost. 29th. Wild cherry and white clover blossoming. 
30th. Wild cherry in full bloom ; red clover headed and ready to 
bloom generally. 
June. — 1st. Observed shad flies. 3d. Frost. 6th. Tory weed 
and clover in full bloom. 7th. Yellow locust in bloom. 9tlL 
Black walnut nearly in full leaf; air 86°, lake 54° ; young chip- 
ping sparrows able to fly. lOtli. Yellow birds hatched. 11th. 
Honey locusts beginning to blossom. 14th. Clover ready to cut; 
heavy gale, and very cold ; a sprinkling of snow a few miles from 
the lake. 17th. Damask and white roses in bloom; frost in the 
morning. 18th. Timothy beginning to head; honey locust in 
full bloom; strawberries ripe. 20th. Observed fire flies. 21st. 
Yarrow in bloom. 24th. Cutting clover. 30th. Air 71°, lake 
70°. 
