25. Blood-root (_Sanguinaria canadensis_) in flower on a warm south side hill. Leaves of the English gooseberry beginning to expand. Venus's pride (_Houstonia cœrulea_) in flower. Early life-everlasting, (_Gnaphalium plantagineum_) crowfoot, (_Ranunculus fascicularis_) tooth-root, (_Dentaria laciniata_) and meadow-rue (_Thalictrum cornutum_) in full flower. 26. Trailing arbutus (_Epigaea repens_) in full flower. Leaves of the barberry (_Berberis vulgaris_) beginning to expand. Five-finger, (_Potentilla pumilla_) adder's-tongue, (_Erythronium dens-canis_) liver-leaf, (_Hepatica triloba_) and wind-flower, (_Anemone nemorosa_) in flower. _April_ 27. Early potatoes and early corn planted. Elm in full flower. 29. Water crowfoot (_Ranunculus sceleratus_) and American cowslip (_Caltha palustris_) in full flower. 30. Daffodil (_Narcissus pseudo-narcissus_) and rue-anemone (_Anemone thalictroides_) in flower. _May_ 1. Soft maple (_Acer rubrum_) in flower. 2. Martins arrived. 3. Leaves of the gooseberry beginning to expand. 4. Leaves of the currant and lilac beginning to expand. Pigeons arrived. 5. Wood bulrush (_Juncus sylvaticus_) in flower. A great freshet in our meadows, from the melting of the snow upon the mountains, and from the great rain which has continued nearly a month. Beth. nodding trillion (_Trillium rhomboideum_) in flower. 7. Flowers of the garden violet (_V. tricolor_) beginning to expand. 8. The young heads of asparagus breaking the ground. 9. Our farmers busily engaged in planting their Indian corn, though the weather is excessively cold. Sowed onions, parsnips, &c. 10. Bobylincolns (_Bob of lincolns_) arrived. Flower-buds of the lilac appearing. 11. Field strawberries (_Fragaria virginiana_) in full flower. Colts-foot (_Tussilago farfara_) in flower. 12. Whip-poor-wills begin to sing. 13. Spice-bush (_Laurus benzoin_) in full flower. A freshet in the meadows. 14. Goldthread (_Coptis trifolia_) in full flower. 15. Rattlesnake violet (_Viola primulifolia_) in full flower. 16. Chimney swallows arrived. 17. Leaves of the apple-tree expanding. Sugar maple (_Acer saccharinum_) in full flower. Garden daisy (_Bellis perennis_) in full flower. _May_ 18. Asparagus fit for the table. 19. Smooth gooseberry (_Ribes uva-crispa_) in flower. 20. Shad-bush (_Aron. botryap._) in flower. 21. House wrens arrived. Moose-wood (_Dirca palustris_) in flower. 22. Garden currant (_Ribes rubrum_) beginning to flower. 24. Wake-robin (_Trillium cernuum_) and peas (_Pyrus communis_) in flower. 25. Our mountain scenery diversified. Weather very warm. Garden potatoes and garden corn, planted on the 27th April, breaking the ground. Garden beans, cucumbers, squashes, watermelons, &c. planted.