May 5. Martins arrived.
10. Asparagus fit for the table. Blood-root (Sang. canadensis) in full flower.
11. Chili garden strawberries beginning to blossom. Flower-buds of the lilac swoln.
12. Elm in full flower. Leaves of the meadow violet beginning to expand.
13. Garden violet (V. tricolor) in flower.
14. Field strawberries in full flower. Shad-bush (Aronia botryapium) in blossom.
15. English cherry beginning to flower.
19. Winter pear beginning to blossom.
22. Hummingbirds arrived. Large white plum (Prunus domestica) in full flower. Butternut beginning to flower.
23. Flower-buds of the peach (Amydalus persica) beginning to expand. Gooseberry in flower.