Besides, the season was already quite advanced, since March 13 on Antarctic shores corresponds with September 13 in the northernmost regions, which marks the beginning of the equinoctial period.
After months of damp and drizzle, growth and prosperity, there come the wild equinoctial gales, a roaring in the trees all day, fruit destroyed and blossom wasted.
'Here's all his equinoctial lines, and his topics of Capricorn, and I don't know what besides, ' Mrs. Martin continued, pointing to some charcoal scratches on the wall.