METEOROLOGICAL NOTES DURING THE YEAR 1895. 103 



native ones, which were " hard hit '"' in many places, and the 

 common Whin and Broom also suffered severely. In all these 

 species old plants suffered more injury than young ones. In 

 Kelvingrove Park a border of comparatively little-known plants 

 was formed in the spring of 189-1. Amongst the subjects planted 

 the following have had experience of the winter's vicissitudes, and 

 have every appearance of succeeding under the adverse conditions 

 of a soot-laden atmosphere, viz.: — Azalea mollis, ^lume ; Berheris 

 stenophylla, Hance; B. Darwinii, Hook.; Bamhusa 3Ietake, 

 Siebold ; B. Simoni, Carr.; B. violascens, Carr.; Da2:)hne collina, 

 Smith; Z>. Jioniana; Escallonia Philipinana, Engl.; Genista 

 prcpxox ; G.Andreana; Gaidtheria Shallon, Pursh ; Ilex crenata, 

 Thunb. (Fortunei); Ledum palustre, Linn.; Magnolia Soidangiana^ 

 KuttaUia cerasi/ormis, Olearia Haastii, Hook. ; Osmanthiis 

 illici/olius ; Pernettya mucronata, Gaudich. ; Phillyrea decoi'a, 

 Boiss. ik Bal. ; Phus Cotinus, Linn. ; P. typhina, Linn. ; Phodo- 

 dendronferrugineum^ Linn.; P. hirsutum, Linn.; P. Wilsonianum; 

 Skimmia japonica, Lindl.; S. ohlata, T. Moore; and S. Foremani. 

 Several interesting plants were killed outright or cut down to the 

 ground. Of these the following may be named — Aristotelia 

 JIacqui, L'Herit. (foliis vai'iegatis ) ; Azara microp)hylla, Hook.; 

 Berheris Jamiesoni, Turcz. ; Calycanthus floridics. Linn.; Colletia 

 bictonensis, Lindl.; C. horrida; Genista hisp)anica,TAmi.; Hypericum 

 patulum, Thunb. ; Magnolia purpurea, Curt. ; Phus glabra, Linn., 

 var. laciniata ; Phododeiidron fragrans ; Staphylea colchica, Stev. 



Very few of the deciduous trees and shrubs were injured; and, 

 in their season, many bloomed in rich profusion, notably the 

 variotis forms of Cerasus, Prunus, Pyrus, Deutzia, Yiburnum, 

 Weigela and several others. The notable exceptions were Labur- 

 nums and Hawthorns, which could hardly be expected to show 

 much blossom after the extraordinary display of the previous year. 



The growth made by trees and shrubs during the season is 

 generally of a satisfactory nature, and prospects of a good bloom 

 durinc: the coming: season are promisincr. AVith favourable 

 weather a rich floral display may be expected in our parks and 

 woodlands, and it is to be hoped that an abundant crop of fruit 

 will be secured in gardens and orchards. 



Subjoined is the Meteorological Record for the last three years, 

 as kept at Queen's Park, and the averages for the last twelve years. 



