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ing were generally earlier than usual in Alberta and somewhat late 

 in Saskatchewan. 



The dates of flowering in Manitoba did not differ much from 

 the average, but growth late in May was slow. 



In Ontario the dates of flowering in April were quite early, but 

 during the month of May vegetation was retarded and the dates were 

 later than the average. 



In Quebec and the Maritime Provinces vegetation made slow 

 progress in the Spring, and the dates of flowering were generally 

 later than usual. 



The number of reports received from observers was forty-eight, 

 which is slightly in excess of the number received in 1917. These 

 include five from schools in Saskatchewan, kindly supplied by Mr. 

 W. H. Magee, Inspector of Schools. 



The phenochrons or mean dates for Nova Scotia, given in 

 separate tables were deduced from a very large number of observa- 

 tions. These tables were kindly supplied by Dr. A. H. Mackay. 

 Superintendent of Education, and credit is also due to his assistants 

 for the marked care shewn in their preparation. 



"The Province of Nova Scotia is divided into its main climatic 

 slopes or regions which are not in some cases co-terminous with the 

 boundaries of the counties. Slopes, especially those to the coast, are 

 subdivided into (a) coast belts, (b) inland belts, and (c) high inland 

 belts. Where these letters appear in the tables they refer to these 

 slopes or regions. Dates for slopes IX and X were combined in com- 

 puting the average for the province. The following regions are 

 marked out, proceeding from south to north and from east to west 

 as orderly as it is possible." 



Region of Slopes Belts 



1. Yarmouth and Digby Counties (a) Coast, (b) low in- 

 lands, (c) High in- 

 lands. 

 II. Shelburne, Queens and Lunen- 

 burg Counties " " 



III. Annapolis and Kings Counties (a) South Mts., (b) Anna- 



polis Valley. 



(c) Cornwallis Valley. 



(d) South Mts. 



IV. Hants and Colchester Counties,\ . .(a) Coast, (b) Low in- 



South to Cobequid Bay . . / lands, (c) High inlands 



V. Halifax and Guvsboro Counties " " 



