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owing to the absence 01 severe frosts, than in December, 1897. 

 The monthly rainfall was also the greatest of the year, being 

 6'32 inches as compared with 5'56 in the corresponding month of 

 last year. There were only 11 dry days. 



With the open weather the grass kept growing, and was 

 much greener and fresher looking than usual at this season. 

 However, probably owing to the absence of the natural rest, there 

 was a paucity of bloom open on that characteristic plant, Jasminum 

 nudijlorum, Lindl., which frequently is well in flower in November 

 and December. On the other hand, towards the end of the month 

 there was a notable growth on the part of Narcissi, in many 

 cases the foliasre being; three inches above the o^round. 



In comparison with the records of previous years, the rainfall 

 for 1898 (38-44 inches) is rather above the average, although it is 

 less than that of 1897 (40-22 inches). Rain fell on 153 days, as 

 compared with 160 in 1897. The wettest month of the year was 

 December, 6-32 inches being registered. In 1897 June was 

 the wettest, the rainfall being 5*67. The greatest rain for 

 one day in 1898 was on 2nd November, when 1-26 was regis- 

 tered for 24 hours. The driest month of the year was July, 

 with a rainfall of only 1-46 inches, as compared with that of the 

 preceding year, when January had 1*22 inches. The following 

 table shows the amount of rainfall registered in the parks where 

 gauges are placed, in comparison with that of Queen's Park, on 

 which records these observations are based. At the beginning of 

 the year meteorological instruments were placed in Bellahouston 

 Park and in Tollcross Park, and in September a set of instruments, 

 similar to those in the Botanic Gardens, was presented to the 

 Corporation by Mr. James Brown, Optician, St. Vincent Street, 

 Glasgow, and was placed in George Square. 



Allowance must be made for the difference in altitude, exposure, 

 and situation of rain-gauges. 



