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This was also a marked feature with Laburnums and other 

 subjects which usually make a gay display in garden and wood- 

 lands in June. In fact, the majority of what are termed flower- 

 ing shrubs were below the average in bloom. There was, how- 

 ever, a compensating gain in growth, as the young shoots and 

 leaves developed more fully than usual, Rhododendrons especially 

 being exceptionally good. Considering the amount of rainfall 

 the fields of cereals looked well. Potatoes were somewhat patchy, 

 and turnips irregular, as on wet soils the seed was not sown 

 under good conditions; in fact, in many places it was not sown 

 at all, on account of the impossibility of working the soil. 



July. — Although a considerable amount of rain fell during 

 the first two weeks, the tendency was towards improvement. 

 This was very marked after the 13th (Glasgow Fair Saturday), 

 which was a wet, dull, depressing day. From the 14th to the 

 26th the weather was ideally fine, and enabled our citizens to 

 enjoy their " Fair " holidays under delightful atmospheric con- 

 ditions. Indeed, the fortnight was probably the best, so far 

 as weather is concerned, throughout the year. The conditions 

 were exactly the reverse of what was experienced during the 

 "Fair" holidays of 1906, when the proverbial bad weather was 

 perhaps more pronounced than usual. During the dry weather 

 the winds were chiefly from the S.E., with a change of the wind 

 to the S.W. on the 27th. There was some rain for a few days, 

 but not so heavy as to cause much discomfort. 



The atmospheric pressure was somewhat irregular for the first 

 ten days. From 29*80 inches on the 1st and 2nd, it steadily 

 fell to 29*35 inches on the 6th, recovering three points the 

 following day, then dropping to 29*40 on the 8th, after which 

 the pressure steadily increased, and the highest reading for the 

 month was on the 16th, when 30*40 inches was indicated. After 

 that date the pressure declined steadily, and was at 29*70 inches 

 on the 31st. 



The rainfall amounted to 3*38 inches, occurring on 16 days. 

 The rainfall for July, 1906, was 2*37 inches, with 9 dry days; 

 and in the corresponding month of 1905, 2*81 inches, and 12 

 dry days. 



Regarding the temperature, the average maximum (63°) was 

 1° lower and the average minimum (50°) the same respectively 



