206 PHENOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS—MACK AY. 
It will be noticed that the averages of some phenomena 
in northern Nova Scotia appear to be more advanced than in 
the southern stations this year. Last year it was noticed that, 
taking ten common plants, the average season in the south was 
over eight days earlier than in the north. Whether this 
announcement stimulated the northern observers to be more 
constantly watchful than usual in the interests of their climate, 
or whether it is to be accounted for otherwise, there need not be 
the slightest suspicion that any of the observers, who are well 
known to me, put a single figure down in the “interest of any 
particular climate.” They may have made a greater effort to get 
at the exact facts, which would tend to bring phenomena more 
promptly to their notice. 
The following table shows another manner of treating these 
statistics, in order to draw general inferences, which were the 
figures exactly true and the stations fairly arranged, must be 
correct : 
Average Date of Flowering of TEN Common Plants, at the Stations 
in Nova Scotia, in 1892, 1893, 1894, and 1895. 
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NAME. 1892. 1893. 1894. | 1895. Sieh = 
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Early Spring Flowers. 
WENDHOGIE ESS 4o0 Goan peco 4s oa 98 108 104.7 | 108.5 || 104.8 
INSDOM ie ce. aseie-se cicero 131 123 122E2 es 123.4 
Red IMaple i Yigactciwinye sete loers 123 130 126.3 | 123.9 125.8 
Strawiberty: Gee sne so ae 129 133 131.6) |) 12325 130.5 
Late Spring Flowers. 
Cherry (Cult) ......... ele ats 142 146.3 | 136.6 142.7 | 
Indian eat es. tee 145 144 146.0 | 138.3 || 143.3 
Chresrsyan (VValldl) Bye sneer 150 144 147.0 | 138.1 144.8 
PATOL toler cis sjoks caved Saisie | 146 146 152.1,| 148.7 |! 146°9 
LA WORGEM See's no Sie os 163 160 160.3 | 154.0 || 159.3 
IDVENES Sete ariricncenertent Bee won|. lew 160 162.3 | 153-5 159.7 
Average date of the fen, | 
Dlambsy aes pie ne Mae seme 39.4 | 139.0] 189.9 | 184.3 138.1 
Days, season in advance (+), | 
or behind (—) on the aver- 
age, taking the ten plants.| 1- .3 —0.9 -1.8 +3.8 || 
