28. The first shad (Clupea sapidissima) is taken in the Delaware, while on the same day, the first smelt (Salmo eperlanoides) was taken in the Raritan, at New-Brunswick.
March 1. The Tulipa gesneriana, and Hesperis matronalis, are in blossom at the windows: the suckers (genus Catostomus) appear in the fish-market.
2. The catkins of the Alnus serrulatus begin to swell.
3. Those of Salix Caprea begin to appear.
4. The grass looks green by patches in the country.
5. The leaves of Veronica officinalis, Plantago virginiana, Saxifraga virginica, &c. are quite unfolded.
6. The new leaves of Kalmia latifolia begin to appear.
7. The spathas of Spathyema fetida, or Fothos fetida, begin to appear in blossom.
8. The Alnus serrulatus is in full blossom.