_April_ 29. Flower-buds of the peach expanded. Large white plum (_Prunus domestica_) in full flower. Winter pear (_Pyrus communis_) in flower. _May_ 1. Red and white currants in flower. 2. Leaves of the Lombardy poplar (_Populus dilatata_) expanded. 3. English and field strawberries in blossom. 4. Butternut (_Juglans cinerea_) in blossom. 6. House flies arrived. 7. Apple-trees in full flower. 8. Lilac in full flower. Red-headed woodpecker arrived. 15. Rye (_Secale cereale_) beginning to head. Pleasant days and cold nights. Hard frosts for a few nights past. 18. Honeysuckle (_Azalea nudiflora_) in full flower. 19. Small red rose in flower. Choke cherry (_Prunus Serotina_) in full flower. 25. Common red clover (_Trifolium pratense_) in full flower. 26. Garden peas in full flower. Hummingbird arrived. 27. Night-hawks arrived. 30. Sugar-maple in flower. _June_ 2. Locust-tree (_Robinia pseudacacia_) in flower. 3. Field strawberries beginning to ripen. Piony in flower. 4. High blackberry (_Rubus villosus_) in full flower. Broad-leafed laurel (_Kalmia latifolia_) beginning to blossom. 7. Snow-ball, guelder-rose (_Viburnum opulus_) in full flower. Radishes fit for the table. 12. Our farmers begin to mow their first crop of grass in low land. Large white rose (_Rosa alba_) in full flower. 21. Red currants beginning to ripen in plenty. Blackberried elder (_Sambucus canadensis_) beginning to blossom. 27. Indian corn tasseling. Black raspberries beginning to ripen. Nodding lily (_Lilium canadense_) in flower. 29. Potato (_Solanum tuberosum_) in full flower. _July_ 1. Red raspberry (_Rubus strigosus_) beginning to ripen. Poppy (_Papaver somniferum_) in flower. _July_ 5. Chestnut-tree (_Castanea Americana_) flowering. 6. Large red cherry (_Prun. ceras._) fully ripe. String beans fit for the table. Perhaps we never experienced a greater degree of heat in this part of the country than has been felt for three days past. A number of hives of honey have melted during the heat. 14. Cucumbers fit for the table. 15. Rye fit for the sickle. 16. Black whortleberries (_Vaccinium resinosum_) ripening. 19. Early potatoes fit for the table. Indian corn (green) fit for the table. 20. Jenneting apples ripe. 21. Choke cherries (_Prun. serotina_) ripe. 26. Gooseberries ripening. _August_ 1. Martins departed. 5. Barn and bank swallows collecting in millions, upon our islands in the river, to depart. 12. Blackberries ripe. 20. Thorn apple (_Datura stramonium_) in full flower. Elderberries fully ripe. _September_ 1. Common pear fully ripe. Rare-ripe peaches fully ripe. 6. Bergamot pears fully ripe. 17. Great grapes (_Vitis æstivalis_) fully ripe. Frost grapes (_Vitis cordifolia_) ripening. 21. Butternuts beginning to fall from the tree. 24. Our farmers busily engaged in harvesting their corn.