20. The first snake is seen, _Coluber trivittata_, Raf. Also a
beautiful large butterfly, red and black. The _Salix vitellina_,
and _Capsella bursa_. (_Thlaspi bursa-pastoris_,) are in blossom.
21. Found in blossom, near Gray's Ferry, _Narcissus
pseudo-narcissus_, and _Sedum ternatum_, both naturalized. Likewise
the _Populus tremuloides_, and _Mespelus canadensis_. The leaves of
_Podophyllum pettatum_ are fully expanded.
23. Seen in full bloom in gardens, the pear-tree, plum-tree, _Riber
grossularia_, and _R. rubrum_.
24. Found in blossom along the Schuylkill, _Aguilegia
canadensis_, _Hyacinthus botryoides_, _Ranunculus fascicularis_,
_Violapapilionacea. V. decumbens_, Raf., _Houstonia cerulea_,
_Cerastium pumilum_, Raf.
25. Found in blossom near Cambden, _Viola pedata_, _V. lanceolata_,
_V. ovata_, Raf., _V. primulifolia_, _Arabis parviflora_, Raf.,
_Cerastium pumilum_, Raf., _Carex acuta_, _Meopilus botryapium_,
_Laurus sassafras_, _Cercis canadensis_, _Potentilla simplex_,
_Andromeda racemoca_.
28. Seen in blossom in gardens, _Calycanthus floridus_, _Syringa
persica_, _Phlox pilosa_, &c. The leaves of _Liriodendron
tulipifera_, _Æsculus hippocastanum_, _Populus fastigiata_, _P.
angulata_, are unfolded.
30. In blossom on the Schuylkill, _Obolaria virginiana_, _Anemone
trifolia_, _Hydrastis canadensis_, &c.
_May_ 1. In blossom in the Neck, _Cerastium vulgatum_? _Veronica
serpyllifolia_, _V. arvensis_, _Ranunculus bulbosus_, _Viola
cucultata_.
3. Found above the Falls of the Schuylkill, _Viola striata_, _V.
concolor_, _V. primulifolia_, _V. blanda_, _Fumaria aurea_, _F.
cucullaria_, _Charophyllum procumbens_, _Uvularia sessitifolia_,
_U. perfoliata_, _Cercis canadensis_, _Arabis falcata_, _Stellaria
pubera_, _Erigeron pulchellum_, _Orchis spectabilis_, _Hydrastis
canadensis_, _Dentaria diphylla_, _Azalea nudiflora_, &c.
4. Found on the Vissahikon, _Arabis bulbosa_, _Panax trifolium_,
_Viola pectata_, _V. rotundifolia_, _Cardamine pennsylvanica_,
_Krigia virginica_, and several grasses.
7. Found in blossom over the Schuylkill, _Laurus sassafras_,
_Viburnum prunifolium_, _Aronia arbutifolia_, _A. melanocarpa_,
_Fragaria virginica_, _Cerastium nutans_, Raf., _Convallaria
majalis_, naturalized, and several species of the genus _Vaccinium_.
10. Found below the falls of the Schuylkill, _Floerkea
uliginosa_, _Viburnum acerifolium_, _Oxalis violacea_, _Cerastium
tenuifolium, lechoma hederacea_, &c.: and the following above the
Falls--_Trillium cernuum_, _Viola pubescens_, _V. pennsylvanica_,
_Hydrophyllum virginicum_, _Polemonium reptans_, _Senecio aureus_,
_Saxifraga pennsylvanica_, _Staphylea trifoliata_, _Obolaria
virginica_, _Caltha palustris_, _Ranunculus abortivus_, &c.
11. Seen the first bat.
12. Near Haddonfield, _Bartsia coccinea_, _Helonias bullata_,
_Trifolium repens_, &c.
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