When the ash leaves come out before the oak, expect a wet season.
African Marigold.
If this plant does not open its petals by 7 o’clock in the morning, it will rain or thunder that day. It also closes before a storm.
Aspen Leaf.
Trembling of the aspen leaf in calm weather indicates an approaching storm.
Berries.
When the bushes are full of berries, a hard winter is on the way.
When berries are plentiful in the hedge, on the May-bush, and blackthorn, a hard winter may be expected.
Berries in the hedges often forebode a hard winter, and severe weather frequently occurs in seasons when they are particularly plentiful on the May-bush and blackthorn. This rule is not, however, without its exception. But, at all events, peculiarities of the seasons have a wonderful influence on the quantities of berries, particularly those of holly. The peculiarities of the seasons and their influence on plants constitute a very curious subject of research; it comprehends the whole doctrine of special blights, whereby only certain tribes of plants are affected. Epidemics and epizoötics come under the same class, and are referable to specific conditions of the atmosphere.
Beech-nuts.