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By the kindness of Prof. Hurst 1 am 1n receipt of a plant which has not been previously included in our Island lists. It is the Colts- foot/Iusilago farfara L. and it has a "local habitation" near Charlot- tetown. It was very common in my native county but we were not at all glad l0 569 it; in fact it would be classed now as a noxious weed, Tile first appearance of the plani was the bright yellow flower, he. drfklllg the waste places, railway cuttings. and strong clayey river- side soils in early spring, when learec another of our wild plants dared venture forth. The leaves did nut appear till the flower was gone, because the leaves of the previous year had laid up such a store of stureh and other material in the sowtlustle-likc root that-the flower was able to perfect its seeds with- out. leaves of its own. This flower 1-‘ bOmE 511181)’ on each flower- biiilk and is about one to one and one half inches in diameter, com- posite, and enclosed by a simple one-rowed involucrum of green Bellies‘. ' The leaves are rather cordate in shape. angular and irregularly‘ toothed, and from three to eight inches across. They are green and] eobwebbyr above, and white and

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sherry. In flint-and-steel days the cottony down was dipped in salt- potro brine, dried, and used as tin- der. Coles, in his “Knowledge of Plants" (1650) sayei "If the down| (seed) flieth off colts-foot, dau-' delion; and thistles, when there is | 34954“? no wind, it is a sign of rain." I Even our simplest Weed has an‘ interesting history behind it if we ’ spring came. The cl-ggml when trouble to look it up. grass, an Agropyron of Russian origin, ls essentially a. dry-land CONTEST grass, and is notable in that 1|; lg ‘about the first of the grasies to The entries in this contest were :start in the " spring, ' gm] gm“ few. this year. -This i: rather sur- ‘again late in the fall. In the middle prising, because the competition of summer it dries up. was absolutely without the usual The Canary Reed gm” 15 g "notes" and other “strings of uews- most vigorous grower so long as

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paper contests. The originators of ‘its “feet are wet." It is really a na-l the “Feed the Birds Contest" had ltive of Britain, and rejoices in, no selfish aim: they looked to the ) marshy land which is the "certain! cultural effect on the children, and condition" required. This to the! the material benefit to the birds—- ‘ botanist is Phnlaris arundlrlacea: our allies-and took as their re- ’L. Its variety P. a. picta lethal ward the satisfaction’ derived from striped "rlbbon-grass“ of old-fash-i a worthy effort. It is rcgrettaDIeIioncd gardens, and it resemblesl that more of our school children zthe type closely except as to colon! did not compete. some of the tea- The seed was sown in lines in the] chers (who were asked to counter- garden, and the plants remained‘ sign the papers for entry) not only there till this spring. Then trenches Siflfld but 9x11795595 their BDPPW were opened in suitable places in elation oi’ the contest as a means the pasture fields and the “sods" 0f lllivfrsllllg the children in na- were transplanted. They stood it tllfe-Sllldy- well and caught. hold nicely.

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eottony below. The plant blooms in lspider." and try thr- eontest again Mrrch and April in Britain, but ‘inext year. To that end

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and seeds hardened‘ in s dish; Pigeons ..Osts and loodl. m..." inn Partridge-oats and loods. Ops good way for the Chickadee/Jun- oos. Blueiays and woodpeckers is toboilfat andseedstogetilsrand then pour this over eyorgreen ‘limbs, while still mother way is to tiefstonstringlahuudthetrunk iofatreqbuttheformyorooemefito be the more attractive‘. I will close A this essay with chart of wheat!» birds returned. and also s. description of myfavor- lte species of birds, l. e. Hungarian Partridge, Robins, Chickodoes and Juncos. . . The HungsrianPartridge are s ittle smaller the ordinary l Partridge, they are a very fat look- .ing bird, with‘ a red shine about i the head, and they are streaked 0i‘ dotted ell over with s brown, red, and a slate color. I fed them with oats and seeds as I have mention- ed before and you would often see them scratching in the ash pile. The first time I noticed the Hungarian Partridge was one day in January about sunset, when I was walking behind the barn, sud- denly I heard a flutter of wings, I looked up, and found that 'it'was the new kind of Partridge, they were looking for feed in the re- mains of an oatstack. After that I put oats out. but they never re-

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since that they visit regular.

About the last of March I no- ticed that they separated and went around in pairs, and rather than fly they would run.

The Robin is about the prettiest bird we have. they are a little smaller than a Blackbird, they have

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i‘. local specimens I received were i ill flower June 5th.

This plant shows its wide ciistri- I bu" on by its many popular names. llxlflslrlot. llsrv/zlcof, foulfont. the French "was dnne" and the An- ni l-SRXOH "asaru" all refer lo tllv- shape of its lcaf. The Latin “far- fum," like the provincial “cough- work," alludes to its powerful ex- pcetorant, tonic. and demulcent properties which ancienily gave it a rustic reputation as n remedy against colds. The dried leaves were the principal ingredient in the "British Herb Tobacco." which was ileld to be useful in asthmatic com- plaints: they were also said to make a kind of wine resembling

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"Howard's Improved" for winter and EARLY SPRING EXPORT.

P. E. ISLAND GROWN TURNIPS are becoming more popular in the Boston and other American Cities for table use. Buy the Seed from our SEED STORE and our Bionic

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suggest that the by MP- Tl-lfi-‘i "lid 131‘- MXBYS- bi’ but seellls too coarse to be attrac- hPld 0V1‘? A5 them ‘VH9 11° Pnln-PI I live. willie there are other more; from Prince and Kinss Colmtior» vsilevtllclll grtléfies at hand. How-‘ 1hr Prormrifll vrw‘ ilvluvh was Mel". when the lmsture “burns up" intcr-cullllll’: u". not uwardbcl ltm the lute summer, the allimalsl would further suggest, that lllosn- n,“- wmlm number thought," teachers and cililclrcll who urn in- tercsted, should preserve the pap- ers as they appear in the Guard- ian. and study them to get the no- tion as to what is wanted in any future contest.

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i ~- i First Prize essay in "Feed the‘ Birds" Contest. TliE BIRDS I have always taken a deep in- : Competitors were asked to in- t???“ in birds find Slime ill-St‘ clude the name of their county in year's contest closed I wish to ex- their address: one only did this. | W955 U16 P16851119 19 h“ 81V"! m9 This gave the adjudicators the ' to become acquainted with and to trouble of finding on the map were l feed. 0H1” hill-WE birds- the competitors lived, and accord-i Dllrlhg May. 1931. I built three m; go the rules 19,14 down m; me ‘ bird-houses which were soon used contest these should have’ been dis-lb)’ U19 080M195 and Kfeyblfd! 1'0!‘ qualified. However, a lenient viewlmfiilnl; purposes. During J1me _ I was taken as ll, W53 a, "firs; ‘of. kept mud, a dish of water, straw fence)’ 0m; young lady praises the and feathers in easy reach of thei rules but; breaks ghem_whigl1 1s swallows to help them in buildingl quite in the. twentieth century their first!» 11¢ W“ irdrsd Hmuslnsi style, . o see a swal ow swoop own and itake a mouthful of mud and after carefully dipping this in water fly _ _ up to the unfinished nest, next Ivan M_ RDbfl-gs, west Royalty, time instead of taking mud, she 15g prlze 535d would take straw or feathers to Rum E, calms, help keep the mud firmly woven 2nd prize $2.00. together. Mabel E. Simpson. Cavendish,‘ During the sunlmer and early 3rd 11m $150, -fall months I sent away for the page M_ Dlamond, New will. ‘ifollowing publications; Iihester A. gnu-e, 4th prlzg $1_00_ Reed's "Bird Gu de." " ssons on Rum Jgnklng, Mg, Albion, 5th ‘Bird Protection.“ Attracting Birds prize, Jack Miner's Book. with Food and Water." “Bird Isabel Inmlm. Victoria, 6th Houses and Their Occupants". prize, Jack Miner's Book. I also endeavored. in every possible no provincial award this year way to be prepared for the winter owing to lack of» county competi- reception of our birds by gather- tlon, ing seeds, gravel, etc. CANARY REED GRASS I started to feed the birds about A “Farm Note" in the issue of the first of October and continued June 6th mentions Crested Wheat to do so until the last. of April. Grass as suitable for the Prairies, The following birds visited the and Canary Reed Grass for East- feeding station regularly during em Canada under certain condi- the season: l3 Winter Robins. 15 tions. In the winter or 1930-31 1 Blank cupped Chivkfldrrr- 1" Hild- procured seed of both these gras- sonlun Chlckadees, 2’! Juncos, 22

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ses from the University of Saskat- P1880115. 19 Hllllflllflflfl Pflfifidfl?! chew“ and sowed them when mld '1 Biuejays. Other birds which visited the feeding station were‘. Robins, Snowbirds, Scarlet Tana- gers, Downy Woodpeckers and Hairy woodpeckers. I always en- deavored not to feed Crows. Grackles and Sparrows but found this rather a difficult task because they became so numerous.

My “feeding station" is situated in the yard in two maple trees and lconsists of five blrdhousea. I ro-

ceived a great deal of help in re- gard to building birdhouses, from the bulletin, “Bird Houses and their Occupants." The different foods I have used are as follows:

BlueJays-Suct cut. into iunks;

‘chlckadees and Juncos-boiled fat

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a black head and a bright reddish brown breast, these well-known birds are found most commony

‘about farms and dwellings in the

country and also in the cities if not persecuted too severely by the

nglish Sparrow, their song is a loud cheery carol, “cheerily-chee- l-up, eheerily-cheerup," often long continued, their nests a coarse structure of mud and grass, placed on horizontal boughs or in forks at any height, or in any odd place about dwellings; the four or five eggs are bluish green. The Chlckadees is also a very pretty bird about the size of a Jun- co, there are two kinds of chicke- dees. the Black-Capped hickadee and the I-Iudsonian ohickadee, the chickadees are the most popular birds that we have, owing to their mriform 89°‘! iiature even in the coldest: weather; their confid- ing disposition. The‘ are common about farms and they will often come to feasts prepared for them on window sills. Their song is a clear "chickudee-dee-dee and sev- eral scolding or chuckling notes. They nest in hollow stumps usual- ly near the ground; eggs white specked with reddish brown. The Juncos are one of our most common winter birds. easily re- cognized, while perching or on the ground by the white or pinkish bill. They are very common about houses as well as edges of woods, they are very tame and will come to the door to feed upon crumbs. Their nest is made of grasses upon the ground usually beside a stone. The three or four eggs are white- ish sprinkled with reddish brown.

One day in Jaual-y I oticed a Junco Just below the kitchen win- dow, I went outside to see what was the matter with him and found he was cold. I took him into the house and put him where he would got. warm, soon he was wellas ever. Then I put some crumbs on a plate and he ate as if he was quite hungry. When he was all right again I let him go. Following is when I first noticed the birds this spring: Robins, April ‘lth Blnckbirds, April 4th. Canaries. did not ryet arrive. Tree Swallows, May 3rd. Barn Swallows, did not yet ar- rive. Greybirds, April 2nd. White-throatted Sparrow, did not yet arrive. Signed,

Ivan M. Roberts, age (i2),

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West Royalty School, P. E. i‘. (Note: An extremely good paper.

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The “canary” is, of course, I the goldfinch, but I don't know what the greybird is. I have had differ- ent birds polnted out . under that name, and as this leads to.con- fusion, it is, better. Ivan, to tske a little trouble and get the correct name as given in-your “Bird Guide". The "winter robin" I take to be either the grosbeak or the

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and the other more ruddy. The male juncc I above, hence it is mistakenly cal- led the bluebird herd-Agricola.) West Royalty, P. E. I.,

May 6, 1932. "The Editor. “Feed the Birds" Contest, The Charlottetown

Guardian." .

Dear Sir: In regard to Ivan Ro- berts essay I certify that his state- ments are true and correct in everp particular, to the best of my knowledge and belief. _ Ivan has taken a. great interest in birds since the inauguration of “Feed the Birds" Contest. I think this is a. splendid idea. for helping children become acquainted with our native birds. Thanking you for any trouble you may take in the above mat- ter and hoping West Royalty will be represented in the final results. Yours very truly, Hollis I-I. Jenkins, West Royalty cher.

NATURE NOTES: MAY 1933

A very freakish month, with un- usual atmospheric conditions. While the temperature was gener- ally low, the thermometer rose in 80 deg I". in the shade on the 16th. and 85 deg. on the 17th; a heat we do not experience normally till the “dog days." Both lunar and solar haloes were frequent: a paraselene or lunar halo on the 19th had two "mock inoons" one on each side of our satellite, resembling what an: known as "sun-dogs." The weather disturbances were nnected with earth tremors of more or less in- tensity, the strongest cf which oc- curred at Hawke’s Bay, New Zea- land on the 5th (New Moon) and another at the island of Celebes on the 15th. Floods and gales were experienced in many parts of the world, and on the 35th and 20th the mercury rose to 93 deg. 1". thus breaking our record.

Comparing the bird record of

1931 with that of 1932 (both sent in by Miss Ruth Cairns of Dun- staffnage) it is noticeable that the numbers of our migratory small birds are fewer this year than last.‘ This accords with my own obser- vation, and is a sequence from the great atoms in the U. S. A. around March 21st, when many thousand birds perished. This points to a need of feeding and protecting the survivors, till the numbers in- crease. There are years, too, when the eggs are infertile and the num- bers decrease from that cause. A robin’s nest, just behind our born, had four eggs in it but only one hatched out. The Siberian squill, Scilla siberi- ca, unfolded its pretty blue flowers in the garden on May 3rd. By the 14th the Musk or grape hyaclnthe were in full blow and the daffo- dils on the 17th. I eow the first wild bee on the 11th.

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followiilg 1m. issued by tbs-Ibr- ullgq-"r vision of the Dominion sees Branch. _

Bach Spring when the movement of fertilisers is sctivo and the farmers who llsvo bousht them are anxiously awaiting their delivery. prior to seeding, there ls a tendency to overlook labelling on tho b!!! which would indicate if the fertilis- er received is of the ssmo llloron-

plnchased from the dealer or fer- tiliser anuhcture.

Since the ,, sre-nteed analysis actually represents the vsiuo of the fertllher, both ll to its actual cost and the profit which may be derlvod from its use on any por- ticular crop, it is important that

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The current issue ofthe Monthly News Letter of the Dominion‘ Dairy

the following interesting item?‘ _ _ Regulations have been 1» enema in New Zealand under the author- ity of tho Dairy Industry Act where- by the grading of milk receiving it

bo done on the basis of curd test and st least one teeter each sup- alien milk will be mode in each five day period. The system is be- ing tried out at the present time without compulsory differentials in

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Send me your wool to be up“ "l" Ylrn and wove into Blankets. The charges are: Single yum g3 cents, doubled 28 cents pel- pound.

$1.85. it takes five lbs. o! wool per Blanket. Wool must be well wash. ed and all dirt and burrs picked out. The size of single yarn is mod- ium snd doubled yam flue, medium and coarse. Put xhippen ohms on Ill ooroels and owners nsme, od- dress and instructions inside. Send by mall or freight. Freight will b0 paid on 100 lb. lots.

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- ’W payment’ for milks of different m4 second gnu respect, grades. rt is believed that 1n this way s good dosl of experience will be obtained during the current soo- son and that the question can then be discussed during the winter months with more intolligeuoo than would otherwise bo poeelblo.