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Corner Spring. A wet day. The veery sings nevertheless. The road is white with the apple blossoms fallen off, as with snowflakes. The dogwood is coming out. Ladies'-slippers out. They perfume the air. Ranunculus recurratus, hooked crowfoot, by the spring. Prunus maritima, beach plum, by Hubbard's. Dwarf cornel. Smilacina racemosa, clustered Solomon's-seal. The nodding trillium has a faint, rich scent; the Convallaria bifolia a strong but not very pleasant scent. Ranunculus acris, or tall crowfoot, before the first buttercup shows much. Viola lanceolata, white. (I did not distinguish it before.) My early willow is either the swamp willow or the bog willow of Bigelow. The Salix nigra, or black willow, of Gray, in bloom. Myosotis laxa, water mouse-ear, by Depot Field Brook. The fruit of the sweet flag is now just fit to eat, and reminds me of childhood - the critchicrotches. They would help sustain a famished traveller The inmost tender leaf, also, near the base, is quite palatable, as children know. I love it as well as muskrats. May 26, 1852 Other Entries October 29 November 1 November 6 November 10 November 11 November 14 November 20 November 27 December 6 December 16 January 7 February 21 February 25 March 1 March 7 March 11 March 19 April 3 May 1 May 3 May 9 May 10 May 19 May 20 May 24 May 26 |