The Phenology of Nova Scotia, 1917 — By A. H. 

 MacKay, Ll. D. 



(Read by title It May, 1918.) 



These observations were made by the school children of 

 the Province of Nova Scotia as a part of the Nature Study- 

 work prescribed. The pupils report by bringing into the 

 school-room the flowering or other specimens when first 

 observed, for authoritative determination by the teacher 

 who generally credits the first finder by placing the name 

 and the observation on the honor roll section of the blackboard 

 for the day. The teacher after testing the correctness of 

 the observation, marks it on the schedule with which every 

 teacher is provided — a copy of which is sent in to the Inspec- 

 tor with the school returns at the end of June and January. 



The following tables are complied from 186 of the best 

 schedules out of the 450 sent in. The selections were made 

 and complied under the direction of Mr. H. R. Shinner, B. A. 

 and Miss M. G. McLeod, of the Education Department. 



The schedules for each year are carefully bound up in a 

 large annual volume which is placed in the Provincial Museum 

 and Science Library where they can be used by students of 

 climate, etc. The compilers of the phenochrons of the 

 different belts, slopes or regions, have been rural science 

 teachers who have most distinguished themselves as instruct- 

 ors. They were selected for the purpose on the recommenda- 

 tion of the Director of rural science education. The sheets 

 from which the provincial phenochrons are calculated are 

 also bound in annual folio volumes for ease of consultation 

 and preservation. 



The Province is divided into its main climate slopes or 

 regions not always coterminous with the boundaries of 

 counties. Slopes, especially those to the coast, are sub- 

 divided into belts, such as (a) the coast belt, (b) the low- 

 inland belt and (c) the high inland belt, as below: — 

 No. Regions or Slopes. Belts. 



I. Yarmouth and Digby Counties, (a) Coast, (b) Low Inlands, 



(c) High Inlands. 

 II. Shelburne, Queens & Lunenburg Co. 's, " " '• 



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



VaUey, (c) Cornwalhs 

 VaUey, (d) North Mts. 



IV. Hants and Colchester Counties, (a) Coast, (b) Low Inlands, 



(c) High Inlands. 

 V. Halifax and Guysboro Counties, " " " 



VI.A.Cobequid Slope (to the south), " " 



VI.B.Chignecto Slope (to the northwest) " " " 



VII. Northiunberland Straits Slope (to then'h) " " " 



VIII. Richmond & Cape Breton Co.'?, " " " 



IX. Bras d'Or Slope (to the southeast), " " " 



X. Inverness Slope (to Gulf, N. W.), 

 The ten regions are indicated on the outline map on the next page. 



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