Plainfield, October 17, 1818.
Sir,
Should the following calendar be thought worthy of a place in your Journal, you will please to insert it. Though very brief, it will show that vegetation is considerably later on the range of mountains, on which this place is situated, than in the level parts of our country.
Yours truly,
J. PORTER.
Floral Calendar for Plainfield, Massachusetts, 1818. By Jacob Porter.
March 13. Robins and bluebirds appear.
April 25. Claytonia in flower. A considerable part of the ground is covered with snow, which, in many places, is 2 or 3 feet deep.
April 27. Observed the claytonia, blue violet, strawberry, and a species of sedge, in blossom, at Worthington.
May 1. Hepatica, roundleaved violet, and erythronium in flower.