APPENDIX C LXXIII 



Phenological Observations, Canada, 1914. 



The phenological statistics collected by the Meteorological 

 Service are in charge of Mr. F. F. Payne of the Central Office, Toronto, 

 who makes the following report for 1914. 



"Apart from the phenological reports from Nova Scotia, fifty- 

 six were received, of which 8 were from British Columbia, 3 from 

 Mackenzie Territory, 5 from Alberta, 9 from Saskatchewan, 11 from 

 Manitoba, 10 from Ontario, 4 from Quebec, 5 from New Brunswick, 

 and 1 from Prince Edward Island. The number from each province 

 while insufficient for deducing average dates, agree fairly well and 

 shew that in British Columbia vegetation generally was more forward 

 than usual in the early part of the summer. Similar conditions 

 prevailed in western Alberta, whilst in other portions of this province 

 the spring conditions were normal. In Saskatchewan the dates of 

 flowering of plants differed little from those of 1913 when the con- 

 ditions were also normal. In Manitoba and eastward to the Atlantic 

 coast vegetation was somewhat backward until early in June when 

 rapid growth took place, and by the end of that month its condition 

 was about average. 



"As will be seen by the tables of dates included in this report, 

 observations were received from several new stations; but former 

 observers at a few other places have failed to report. 



"The Meteorological Service is much indebted to Dr. A. H. 

 Mackay, Superintendent of Education for Nova Scotia and his as- 

 sistants for the average dates for this province given in a separate 

 table. These averages are deduced from a very large number of 

 observations recorded by the teachers throughout the province, as- 

 sisted in most cases by the school children who bring the first blooms 

 for identification as part of their study of nature. Owing to the 

 great number of observers and others taking part in the production 

 of the tables for Nova Scotia, their names are omitted in the following 

 list." 



"The Province is divided into its main climate slopes or regions 

 not always coterminous with the boundaries of counties. Slopes, 

 especially those to the coast, are sub-divided into belts such as (a) 

 the coast belt, (b) the low inland belt, and (c) the high inland belt, 

 as below": — 



