April 28th.–For a week we have found the trailing arbutus pretty abundant in the woods. A day or two since, Una found a few purple violets, and yesterday a dandelion in bloom. The fragrance of the arbutus is spicy and exquisite.
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s journal entry for April 28th, 1851. From Passages from the American Note-Books
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