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but this year the reverse was the case ; and this is usually believed 

 to be indicative of a fine summer, as really turned out to be the 

 case. The early part of June was cold and dry, but towards the 

 middle of the month summer fairly set in, and on the 20th the 

 thermometer stood at 84° in the shade. The weather from this 

 date up to the end of August was all that could be desired for 

 growing and maturing the crops and fruit. The highest tempera- 

 ture reached during the season was on 16th July, when 85° was 

 registered in the shade ; and the lowest during the last three months 

 was on 25th August, when the thermometer stood at 34°, being two 

 degrees above the freezing point. The foliage of the trees and 

 shrubs in all the parks was in great perfection this season ; and 

 the finer sorts of flowers, such as geraniums, calceolarias, etc., 

 were in better bloom than usual. The following table shows the 

 maximum and minimum temperature, and the rainfall during 

 seven months of this and last year : — 



1875. 1876. 



Max. Min. Rain Max. Min. Rain. 



The snow-fall was— February 15th, 2 inches; 24th and 25th, 9 ; 

 March 9th and 11th, IJ; 12th and 13th, 2 ; 16th, 3i ; 17th, IJ : 

 21st and 22d, i ; April 10th and 11th, 2. Total, 22f inches. 



Mr John Young, F.G.S., made some remarks upon the meeting 

 of the British Association in Glasgow, and said that it must be 

 gratifying to the members of the societies who had taken a part 

 in contributing to the various exhibitions which were then opened, 

 to learn that their efforts had been eminently successful, and had 

 been much appreciated by the visitors. The illustrations of 

 the fauna and flora of the West of Scotland in the Queen's 

 Rooms and in the Kelvingrove Museum, the display of rock 

 specimens, minerals, and of fossils in the Corporation Galleries, 

 and the natural history collection and magnificent suite of 

 minerals in the Hunterian Museum, wliich also contained several 



