MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS, No. 1.

(PROGRESS OF VEGETATION, &c.)

First Thunder Storm.-March 12, Albany; March 12, Utica; March 31, Onondaga; March 12, Redhook; April 16, Union-Hall; March 31, Gouverneur; March 12, Hamilton; March 12, Hudson; March 31, Johnstown; March 12, Kinderhook; April 26, Lansingburgh; May 16, Lewiston; May 19, Lowville; March 13, Montgomery; January 8, Erasmus-Hall; March 13, Fairfield; May 19, Pompey; May 5, Rochester; March 31, Canajoharie; May 19, Middlebury; March 12, Dutchess; March 12, North-Salem; March 11, Canandaigua; April 26, Bridgewater; May 19, Auburn; March 12, Cambridge, (Washington); May 4, Cherry-Valley; May 19, Cortland; May 17, Fredonia; March 10, MountPleasant.

Frogs first heard.-April 1, Hudson; March 25, Kinderhook; March 24, Lewiston; March 16, Montgomery; March 9, MountPleasant; March 23, Onondaga; April 12, St. Lawrence; April 13, Utica; April 9, Middlebury; March 8, North-Salem; April 14, Cazenovia; March 30, Cambridge, (Washington); April 6, Cortland; March 10, Erasmus-Hall; April 12, Fairfield; March 23, Fredonia; April 10, Hamilton; March 9, Union-Hall.

Blue birds seen.-March 10, Hudson; March 4, Kinderhook; March 3, Redhook; March 12, Utica; March 4, North-Salem; April 14, Cazenovia; April 16, Bridgewater; April 11, Buffalo; March 6, Dutchess; February 19, Erasmus-Hall; March 15, Fairfield; March 24, Fredonia.

Martins seen.-April 13, Rochester; April 22, Bridgewater; April 5, Erasmus-Hall; April 25, Lansingburgh; April 16, Caze

novia.

Pigeons seen in flocks.-March 12, Dutchess; March 24, Fairfield; March 25, Hamilton; April 25, Hudson.

Robins first seen.March 13, Pompey; March 26, Canajoharie; March 14, Franklin; March 3, Dutchess; April 16, Bridgewater; March 18, Cazenovia; March 13, Auburn; March 30, Buffalo; March 12, Cambridge, (Washington); March 9, Erasmus-Hall; March 24, Fairfield; March 22, Fredonia; March 25, Hamilton; March 24, Hudson; March 17, Johnstown; March 10, Kinderhook; March 23, Lewiston; March 9, Redhook; March 15, Utica; March 28, Albany; April 10, St. Lawrence.

Swallows first seen.-April 27, St. Lawrence; April 26, Pompey; April 22, Bridgewater; April 7, Auburn; April 28, Cambridge, (Washington); April 25, Clinton; April 25, Erasmus-Hall; April 16, Fredonia; May 5, Gouverneur; April 24, Hamilton; May 8, Hudson; April 24, Johnstown; April 25, Kinderhook; April 25, Lansingburgh; May 2, Lewiston; April 20, Montgomery; April 23, Mount-Pleasant.

Daffodils in bloom.-April 18, Dutchess; April 30, Pompey; April 18, North-Salem; April 22, Bridgewater; May 2, Cazenovia; April 9, Hudson; April 14, Onondaga; April 23, Utica.

Apples in blossom.-May 28, Pompey, May 18, Canajoharie; May 11, Middlebury; May 6, Dutchess; May 15, North-Salem; May 10, Canandaigua; May 20, Cazenovia; June 1, Cherry-Valley; May 31, Clinton; May 16, Cortland; May 13, Erasmus-Hall; May 12, Fredonia; May 19, Hamilton; May 17, Hudson; May 15, Kinderhook; May 14, Lewiston; May 31, Lowville; May 3, Onondaga; May 19, Oxford; May 12, Redhook; May 14, UnionHall; May 21, Utica.

Lilacs in blossom.-May 17, Hudson; May 11, Ithaca; May 18, Kinderhook; May 15, Lewiston; May 21, Oxford; May 14, Union-Hall; May 16, Utica; June 4, Pompey; May 19, Canajoharie; May 19, North-Salem; June 1, Bridgewater; May 24, Cazenovia; May 28, Buffalo; May 22, Cortland; May 13, Fredo

nia.

Peach in blossom.-May 1, Dutchess; May 8, North-Salem; May 1. Canandaigua; May 18, Clinton; May 6, Erasmus-Hall; May 8, Hudson; May 9, Lewiston; April 28, Montgomery; May 6, Union-Hall. The peaches in this vicinity do not blow, the flower-buds being probably killed by the severity of the past winter, Middlebury; May 7, Redhook.

Currants in blossom.-May 13, St. Lawrence; April 26, UnionHall; May 5, Utica; May 6, Oxford; April 27, Mount-Pleasant; April 26, Montgomery; May 3, Onondaga; April 28, Dutchess; May 13, Pompey; April 30, North-Salem; May 1, Canandaigua; May 18, Bridgewater; May 12, Cazenovia; May 15, Clinton; April 29, Fredonia; May 10, Hamilton; May 10, Hartwick; May 16, Hudson; May 5, Kinderhook; May 10, Lansingburgh.

Plums in blossom.-May 18, Pompey; May 6, Middlebury; April 29, Dutchess; May 8, North-Salem; May 14, Bridgewater; May 12, Cazenovia; May 12, Cherry-Valley; May 10, Cortland; May 13, Fairfield; May 11, Hamilton; May 11, Hartwick; May 8, Hudson; May 8, Kinderhook; May 12, Lansingburgh, May 10, Lowville; May 1, Montgomery; May 17, Utica; May 5, Redhook; May 11, St. Lawrence.

Shad bush in bloom.-May 5, Middlebury; April 25, Canandaigua; April 22, Bridgewater; May 4, Erasmus-Hall; April 24, Fredonia; May 10, Hamilton; May 5, Hudson; April 30, Kinderhook; May 5, Oxford; May 8, St. Lawrence.

Cherries in blossom.--May 18, Pompey; May 15, Canajoharie; April 28, Dutchess; May 1, Canandaigua; June 1, Bridgewater; May 28, Clinton; May 6, Erasmus-Hall; May 16, Fairfield; May 3, Fredonia; May 6, Hudson; May 15, Johnstown; May 13, Lansingburgh; May 9, Kinderhook; May 9, Lewiston; May 1, Montgomery; April 27, Mount-Pleasant; May 3, Redhook; May 3, Union-Hall; May 15, Utica.

Strawberries in blossom.-May 18, Pompey; May 10, NorthSalem; June 1, Bridgewater; May 2, Fredonia; May 5, Onondaga; May 19, Oxford.

Cherries ripe.-June 24, Dutchess; July 14, Hudson; June 26, Lewiston; June 22, Union-Hall; July 3, Útica.

Gooseberries ripe.-July 11, Canajoharie.

Raspberries ripe.-July 10, Canajoharie; July 5, Hudson; July 15, Onondaga; July 10, Redhook; July 8, Utica.

Rye Harvest.-July 24, Canajoharie; July 16, North-Salem; August 1, Bridgewater; July 14, Union-Hall.

Indian corn in silk.-July 26, Canajoharie; August 1, NorthSalem.

Currants ripe.-June 28, Middlebury; June 27, Fredonia; July 5, Hudson; July 4, Onondaga; July 1, Redhook.

Hay harvest commenced.-July 15, Cazenovia; July 7, Canandaigua; July 16, Bridgewater; July 2, Cortland; July 3, Fredonia; June 22, Hamilton; July 15, Hudson; June 28, Redhook, June 22, Union-Hall.

Strawberries ripe.-June 11, Union-Hall; June 21, Utica; June 13, St. Lawrence; June 16, Ouondaga; June 23, Oxford; June 28, Delaware; June 16, Canajoharie; June 18, Dutchess; May 31, North-Salem; June 23, Cazenovia; June 21, Buffalo; June 17, Cherry-Valley; June 18, Clinton; June 16, Cortland; June 9, Erasmus-Hall; June 8, Fredonia; June 26, Hudson; June 10, Lewiston.

Green peas.-June 20, Utica; July 3, Cazenovia; June 19, Erasmus-Hall; June 24, Fredonia; June 23 Hamilton; June 28, Hudson; July 2, Lewiston; June 24, Redhook; June 18, UnionHall.

Wheat harvest.-July 16, Montgomery; July 17, Union-Hall; August 7, Lowville; July 31, Canajoharie; July 26, Middlebury; July 23, Dutchess; July 24, North-Salem; August 1, Bridgewater; August 1, the straw was fully ripe, whilst the kernel was soft and unripe, Cazenovia; July 28, Buffalo; July 31, Clinton; July 30, Cortland; July 10, Hudson; July 26, Lansingburgh; July 21, Utica.

Indian corn ripe.-August 7, Middlebury; August 8, Buffalo; July 31, Fredonia; July 21, Hudson; August 13, Union-Hall; July 20, Utica.

Ripe apples.-July 25, Dutchess; August 2, North-Salem; August 9, Hudson; July 28, Utica.

Peaches ripe.-Sept. 15, Buffalo; August 14, Hudson; September 1, Rochester.

June 12. Locusts appeared in unusual numbers settling upon the branches of trees very thickly, throughout a grove of ten or twelve acres in extent, Fredonia.