July 19. Cucumbers fit for the table. Early corn (green) fit for the table.
21. Mother of thyme (Thymus vulgaris) in full flower.
22. Fig-wort (Scrophularia marylandica) and loosestrife (Lysimachia stricta) in flower.
24. Morning-glory (Convolvulus sepium) and Orchis ciliaris in full flower.
26. Whortleberries (Vaccinium resinosum) ripe. Single-seeded cucumber (Sicyos angulata) in flower.
28. Garden lettuce and hop (Humulus lupulus) in full flower.
30. Our farmers reaping their wheat—a tolerable crop. Buckwheat (Polygonum fagopyrum) in flower.
We had a great rain about the 20th, which restored the parched vegetation. The latter part of the month was, however, warm and dry.
August 1. Grasshoppers begin to sing. Crickets arrived.
2. Larkspur (Delphinium consolida) in flower.