92 PHENOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, CANADA, 1898.—MACKAY, 
simple method of indicating the point of time. For the con- 
version of the ordinary mensual date to this annual one, or 
vice versa, all that is necessary to assist the operation of 
mental arithmetic, is to have such a scheme as the following 
before the eye :— 
Day of the year, corresponding to the last day of 
each month. 
Januarye ees ce Paar ooi! MU Vga vets nish esans =o te 212 
Bebruarygee cs s,s 5 PW AUIS Gites a erei- se atase 243 
March xem eoeeiees oe 90 September ........ 273 
JN 0) NUE hereon S18 eee 120 OCtober nenes. es: 304 
Miaiy aoe nares Scie « 151 INOWeMberss.c ose: 334 
SUN Ce een eee eee 181 DWecemiber== <7. .2-- 365 
(For leap years increase each number except the first by 1.) 
Below is a table of phenochrons for the flowering of ten 
plants in each county, and for each county, for the spring of 
1898, in Nova Scotia, based on ten of the best sets of observa- 
tions made in each county. The first column is the average 
date of the “ first flowering ” observed, the second is the average 
date when the flowering was considered to be “ becoming 
common.” The counties are arranged in the order of their 
phenochrons based on the average of both columns. 
T 
YARMOUTH. ANNAPOLIS. KINGS. 
f 130.68. 132.22. 134.19. 
ee 
Mavilowereenec sae 83.0 100.7 89.2 103.8 93.9 104.7 
Blue wVioletase- assess 113.7 126.5 | 122.5 130.3 | 122.1 133 
Red jMiaple gas. -csmec: 120.6 129.1 | 119.0 130.2 | 117.7 129.2 
iDandelionss.4ee seer 113.6 126.4 | 120.2 130.1 | 124.0 134.4 
Strawberry.......... | 115.0 130.8 , 1823 181.3 | 1166 - 136.5 
| Wild Red Cherry....| 187.9 146.9 | 134.7 142.0 | 141.3 146.9 
Buttercup 2.6. ------ | 1381.5 145.3 | 142.6 150.7 | 140.3 151.0 
Iimdianeeearkernc er | 139.5 144:9 | 136.2 140.0 | 139.8 143.7 
Apple... saree saat 142°6* 152.551) 142.2 147.2 | 1445. Gigs 
Tal. see estemectert 154.7 162.7 | 151.8 158.1 | 152.5 160.2 
125.21 136.56 | 128.07 136.37 | 129.27 139.12 
