Dates when flowers, trees, and plants bloomed in 1767, with
temperatures, extracted from John Mercer's journal, in back of
Ledger B
_Temp._
March
21 46-63 Daffodil
Hyacinths 6
Violet
Narcissous
22 60-69 Almond
Apricot
24 37-47 Plum sm^l
30 45-48 May Cherry
Cucumber hotbed
31 44-52 Beans
Pease
April
1 47-48 Dwarf Iris
2 41-52 Peach
Hyacinth s d 10
D^od 5
Cowslips
3 44-50 rain all night & morn
6 44-46 D^o all night & day
7 44-50 Cherry y & b D^o all night
Plum Comm.
Wild currant
9 48-32 Peach d bl
Asparagus
Radishes
Crown Imperial
12 44-54 Tulip early
13 54-62 Pear
Wall flower
15 48-53 Frittillary rain all night
16 46-60 Green Sagia
17 48-55 Prickson
18 48-60 Columbine
Tulips
Strawberry
20 34-60 Lilac
Catchfly Julia
April
22 46-51 Jonquil
24 46-62 Formantil
26 70-78 Syringa
Persian Lilac
Honeysuckle Virg^a
Hyacinth dw ... purp.
28 60-65 Iris la^r blue
Narcissus w.
30 64-70 Parrot Tulip
May
1 54-60 Rose
3 53-57 Mourn^g bride rain in the night
Peony w^t
Hyacinth dou. bl.
4 55-63 Purple Stocks D^o in the night & morn.
5 59-66 White D^o
6 54-67 Agerolis
Peony red
7 60-72 Honeysuckle
8 59-72 Spiderwort
Horsechestnut
Snow drop
9 59-65 Yellow Lilly
Borage
10 59-65 Fraxinella
11 66-68 Yellow s Rose
Fringe tree
12 64-68 Grass pinks
13 63-70 Annual stock
14 65-72 Madeira Iris
Sweet w^m
15 60-76 Corn Hay fine rain in the night
16 60-70 Spiraea frietus
17 56-74 Feath^r Hyacinth