POOLE ON METEOROLOGY. 2S7 



on 12th. Cllntonia borealis, and Cornus Canadensis in bloom on 

 15th, and first Salmon caught in Big Glace Bay. Wasp seen on 

 18th, Swallow-tailed Butterfly on the 21st ; Caterpillars attack 

 Gooseberries on 24th ; Apples, Crabs, and Plums bloom on 25th. 



In July a gale lasted from 7 a. m. on the 30th to 5 p. m. on 

 31st, blowing from S. to W. S. W. accompanied by rain. Eipe 

 Strawberries gathered on 6th ; Fireflies seen on 7th ; three Curlews 

 seen on 21st. 



August 31st, a gale from E. with heavy rain which measured 

 3*745 ins. in 25 hours accompanied by thunder and lightning. 

 Many shooting stars on nights of 9th and 10th passing from E. to 

 W. The gale previously mentioned on the 19th Septr. was pre- 

 ceded by a rainstorm of 3.380 ins. from N.E. in 24 hours. Maple 

 and Dogwood leaves turned red on 6th ; Wild Geese seen on 18th. 



October 2nd a gale from S. S.E. with a double rainbow 3 p. m. 

 On the night of the 8th from S. ; on the night of 28th from N. W. 

 by W. Snow fell on 21st at Lingan. On 30th saw a butterfly. 



Novr. 1st and 2nd, gale from E. A number of Turs (little 

 auks) picked up dead on the 4th on the shore ; on 7th and 8th a 

 gale from S.E. Wild strawberries in bloom on 9th. Gale on 13th 

 from S. to S. W. from 8 a. m. to 3 p. m. On the 26th it blew 

 from the West a gale from 8 a. m. to 2 p. m., succeeded by a 

 calm night ; and on the 30th a gale from the S.E. was accom- 

 panied by lightning and thunder from 1. to 7 a. m. 



On December 10th a gale blew from S. W., the greatest force 

 marked being from 1 to 2 p. m. On the 13th a heavier and 

 longer gale prevailed from E. N. E., blowing hardest during the 

 night. On the 19th it blew a gale from W. jST. W. in the after- 

 noon. On the 22nd during the night from E. by S. On the 23rd 

 horses were travelling on Big Glace Bay Lake. On the 24th a 

 severe gale with snow began at 3 a. m. from W. by S,. and con- 

 tinued all that day and the next (Christmas day) from the same 

 quarter until 5. p. m. when it moderated, and blew from the W. at 

 9 p. m., when the thermometer marked 13 degrees, it having stood 

 at zero all through the day. On the 28th it blew hard from the 

 W. S. W. during the afternoon, succeeded by a cold night, when 

 the register thermometer marked one below zero. 



