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Botanical Record and Prevailing Temperatures
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