APPENDIX B LXV 



While the interest in phenological reporting flagged somewhat 

 in most provinces it increased in Saskatchewan, where several new 

 observers were added, and the total number of reports received was 

 about the same as for 1918. For these additional reports and a few 

 others we are indebted to Mr. W. H. Magee, Inspector of Schools 

 for Battleford District. 



The tables containing mean dates for Nova Scotia, kindly supplied 

 by Dr. A. H. Mackay, Superintendent of Education, Halifax, which 

 were prepared by his assistants, are excellent as usual, and it is to be 

 regretted that the same enthusiasm for this voluntary work cannot 

 be maintained in other provinces. 



Vegetation in British Columbia made rapid progress up to the 

 end of April and at that date was somewhat more forward than usual. 

 After that date, however, normal conditions were general. 



In Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba the progress of vegeta- 

 tion was somewhat similar to that in British Columbia, plant life 

 making unusually rapid progress during April, and becoming normal 

 or slightly backward in May. 



The conditions which prevailed in the western provinces were 

 more marked in Ontario and many plants were in bloom unusually 

 early in April. During the first part of May, however, vegetation 

 made little progress although it was normal by the end of that month. 



In the Province of Quebec vegetation was quite backward up 

 to May 15th, after which it made rapid progress, and by the end of 

 June the condition of plant life was normal. 



In the Maritime Provinces where there was much cloudy weather 

 during April and May, vegetation was very backward but much 

 bright sunshine during June caused rapid progress during that month. 



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

 slopes or regions which are not in some cases co-terminus 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." 



