ELEVATION IN A BRANCH OF A HONHSE-CHESTNUT TREE. 503 
TABLE A. 
No.of | Date of Ascent 
Observa-| Observa- | or Remarks on the Observation. 
tion. tion. Descent. 
1895 in. 
l. April 21. ——? | Leaves just coming out. 
2. » 28. "« 13 | Leaves fast coming out. 
3. May 19. "x 44 | Leaves and flowers fully out. 
4. June 6 N 4 
5. » 15. —— 0 
6. July 21 N 2 Leaves wet after heavy rains. 
T. Aug. 5 N 4 | After a wet fortnight following long and severe 
drought. 
8. Sept. ! N 14} 
9. Oct. 17 `- J 44 | Leaves and fruit both falling. 
10. » UM / 4 After sharp frost; leaves mostly fallen. 
11. Nov. 12 — 0 All leaves fallen. 
12. Dec. 8. v. 1 (?) | Observation probably unreliable through error. 
. 1896. 
13. April 19 N 1 Leaves just coming out. 
14. May 15 N 4 After long and severe drought. Foliage perhaps 
unusually light in consequence. 
15. » 28. — 0 
16. June 7. — 0 After several wet days, ending long drought. 
17. Aug. 4. \ l Leaves wet through rain; fruit about half-grown. 
18. Sept. 6. " 2 | After a wet fortnight; fruit almost fully grown. 
19. » 28. \N 14 | After wet and stormy period ; fruit fully grown. 
20. Oct. 25 J 54 | All fruit and about half the leaves fallen. 
21. Nov. 29 J 24 | Leaves all fallen. 
1897. . 
22. Mar. 27. 7 4 |Leaf-buds just bursting. 
23. May 2. N 3 | Leaves about half-grown. 
24. » 15. Ww. 14 | Leaves and flowers both almost fully out. 
25. » 29. ^. # | Leaves and flowers both fully out. 
26. June 12. w. od | Fruit beginning to swell. — . 
This slight rise, continuing over a month, in 
27. July 18. fil spite of the steady growth of the fruit, and 
28. » 29. J i followed by a slight fall, both contrary to 
29. Aug. 15. — 0 all previous observations, were due to special 
causes, as explained in the body of the paper. 
30. Sept. 19. Fruit ripening. 
3l. Od. 10, ` j Fruit all fallen ; leaves falling. 
32, » A. / 1} | Many leaves fallen. 
33. » 24. / M | About half of leaves fallen. 
34. » 9l. / 14 | Nearly all of leaves fallen. 
35. | Nov. 14. 7 Àj | All leaves fallen. 
96 1 1898. 
. an, 9 75: NK d 
37. Feb. 6 71 — 0 
36. Mar. 5. | 754 | — 0 
. » 27. 75 . 
40. April 8. 15) > 1 Slight rise unaccountable. 
41. » l16.| 754 M 4 | Leaves just coming out. 
42. » 23.| 75 Nw 3 | Leaves fast coming out. 
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