ARTICLE VI. 
OBSERVATIONS OF WEATHER AND PLANTS, 1905. 
By G. *U. Hay. 
April 1. — A winter of great snowstorms, with very little rain 
and continued clear frosty weather which lasted up to about 
March 20. The roads at times were almost impassable, especially 
in the country near the coast. The branch railway lines in New 
Brunswick and Nova Scotia were nearly all closed throughout 
February and the greater part of March, and the trunk lines were 
kept open with great difficulty and delays to travellers. From the 
first to the 20th March the weather was clear and cold, thawing 
in the middle of the day but freezing hard at night. During the 
last ten days of March the temperature was milder, the heat of the 
sun causing a rapid disappearance of the not very solid masses of 
snow, and averting the threatened disaster of a spring flood, which 
heavy rains would certainly have caused. The average tempera- 
ture for the month was 29.3 0 F. A flock of wild geese passed 
over the city March 26. 
Wild Garden, Ingleside. 
April 14. — Alder catkins discharging pollen when slightly 
shaken. The first fortnight of April has been chilly and damp in 
contrast with the clear bright days of March. The earth is 
bare and brown without any trace of green, and snow lingers in 
the woods and sheltered places. The welcome notes of the early 
songbirds are heard morning and evening. 
April 22. — The week has been cold with hard frosts at night, 
and high winds from south and south-west. Slight snow falls on 
the 17th and 22nd, but the snow quickly disappeared. 
First ploughing on the 27th. North-west winds an <3 sunshine 
alternating during the last week of April with the ground needing 
warm rains. Hepatica triloba coming in bloom on the 28th and 
first mayflowers appearing. 
