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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



The following plants were in flower in the parks during 

 December : — Bellis 'perennis, with all its cultivated varieties ; 

 Helehorus niger, H. purpuresce7is, Foa annua, Chemmthus Cheiri, 

 Primula vulgaris, both single and double, in all its various colours, 

 and Samhucus racemosa. The mildness of the close of the year is 

 indicated by the fact that the common marygold, Calendula 

 officinalis continued in flower to the latter end of December, when 

 it was killed by frost between Christmas and New Year's day. 

 Geraniums and fuschias remained in good foliage in the open air, 

 in all the parks except the Green, until about 20th December. 

 From the absence of sunshine during the spring months, flowering 

 trees and shrubs were fully three weeks later than usual, and 

 during summer the show of flowers was exceedingly meagre. 

 The grasses, however, never lost their luxuriant verdure, and the 

 foliage on the trees during summer was well maintained, and 

 remained in good condition longer than usual ; but the flower- 

 buds never became properly matured, and the present scarcity 

 of them on the rhododendron may be attributed to the dampness 

 of autumn and the want of sunshine. It is to be hoped, however, 

 that the case of the rhododendrons may be an exception ; and as 

 last year was "long foul," we may expect, according to the 

 Scotch proverb, that this year it may be " long fair." 



Co'py of Meteorological Record kept at Queen^s Park, Glasgow, for 



the last three years. 



MONTH. 



January, .... 

 February, ... 



March, 



April, 



May, 



June, 



July, 



August, 



September, . 

 October, .... 

 November,.. 

 December, . 



Dry 

 Days 



9 

 18 

 23 

 22 

 16 

 13 

 23 

 12 

 16 

 12 

 16 

 18 



198. 



It will be observed from the above Record that the Rainfall for 1877 has 

 been about \ in excess of the two previous years, the dry days being ^ less, 

 while the mean temperature is nearly equal. 



