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2. 

 PHENOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, NOVA SCOTIA. 



THE TIME OF FLOWERING OF TEN PLANTS, SPRING OF 1900, 

 THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA. 



(Compiled from Phenological Observations made in the Public 

 Schools of the Province.) 



The counties are arranged in the order of latitude and longi- 

 tude, beginning with the South and West. For the ease of 

 comparison the same order will hereafter be followed. 



The tables contain merely the phenochrons or average dates 

 of appearance at ten stations on the " coast," " lowlands " or 

 " highlands," as the case may be the names of the plants being 

 omitted for the purpose of condensation. But the ten plants in 

 order are the following throughout the whole table : 



1. Mayflower (Epigaea repens). 



2. Blue Violet (Viola cucullata). 



3. Red Maple (Acer rubrum). 



4. Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). 



5. Strawberry (Fragaria Virginiana). 



6. Wild Red Cherry (Prunus Pennsylvanica). 



7. Blueberry (Vaccinium Can. and Penn.) 



8. Buttercup (Ranunculus acris). 



9. Apple cultivated (Pyrus malus). 

 10. Lilac (Syringa vulgaris). 



The phenochrons of " first " flowering, and flowering " becom- 

 ing common " of these ten plants on coast, tow inlands and high 

 inlands, and their general averages, are all lined across the page 

 for the ease of comparison of the effects of coast waters and 

 altitude. The classification of the observation stations into 

 these three groups was made by the Inspectors through whom 

 the schedules were sent to the Education Office. 



As a rule, ten of the best schedules are averaged in each 

 column. When ten good schedules for each of the three divi- 

 sions of each county could not be had, the ten best schedules for 

 the county are averaged, etc. 



