14 " 'Tis the Moon When Leaves are Falling;—" Extraordinarily wet summer in , while drought in destroys three million sheep and nearly eight million perish in Australia—note on Sept. 21, 1927. (See also Jan., 1927). Flight of thousands of small Aphodius beetles, Sept. 21, 1930. On Sept. 22, 1933, Charlottetown reported 72 deg. maximum temperature. A killing frost on the night of Sept. 23, 1925. "Robins still'here"—note on Sept. 24, 1930. Virginia Creeper on house begins to shed leaves, Sept. 25, 1922; birch leaves next to fall. Frost at night killed potatoes, Sept. 26, 1923. Tomatoes, cucumbers, and potatoes, hurt by frost, night of Sept. 26, 1926. Fullerton Marsh Bridge washed away last night,—note on Sept. 28, 1925; there was heavy rain, and a wind nicknamed the "Saxby Gale." A killing frost at night, Sept. 28, 1927. Char¬ lottetown reported maximum of 49 degrees on Sept. 29, 1936. A very wet month here, Sept. 30, 1918; and the Observatory at McGill had a record Sept. rainfall of 7.46 inches as against a 43- year average of 3.41 inches. There was an epidemic of "mumps" in the Province that month. In the month of Sept. 1927, fleshy fungi (toadstools, etc.) were unusually abundant. The Honey Agaric (Armillaria) plentiful this year—Sept. 30, 1929. OCTOBER October has, in the main, two weeks of fine weather to begin with. The. lanes are still gay with the "Yellow-weeds" as we call the Golden-rods (Solidago), while the moister fields near the coast are covered with the pink and violet of the Asters — "Michaelmas Daisies" they are called in the Old Country, since they commence to bloom about the Feast of St. Michael (Sept. 29). White or hoar frosts now begin to follow clear days and say the old folk, "Three (consecutive) white frosts bring rain." Often the Aurora hangs a pulsating curtain across the northern sky, and bathes the landscape in a weird half-light. Ice forms a thin coat on the water-troughs towards the end of the month. Mushrooms and toadstools seem to find this month best suited to their growth, and one may find many edible fungi among these humble vege¬ tables. Gales and earthquakes are more prevalent now, and one notices that that barometer, which has been fairly steady since April, now becomes very irregular, as the graph shows. The earth, on account of its elliptical orbit, is nearer the sun in winter and gravitation pulls with greater force; hence the earthquakes which increase in intensity during the winter months. By Hallowe'en, said the pioneers of our Island, all crops of potatoes ,turnips, carrots, and all garden truck, should be in the '1, : h