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which many ne^w and important genera and species will be for the 

 first time figured and described, and their geological range and dis- 

 tribution defined. The work, which is to appear in numbers, will we 

 doubt not meet with the approbation of geologists. 



Works just published. 



The Botanical Looker- out among the Wild Flowers of England 

 and Wales, forming a monthly Guide for the Collecting Botanist. 

 By Edwin Lees, F.L.S., &c. 



The Pictorial Catechism of Botany. By Anne Pratt. 



On the Growth of Plants in Glazed Cases. By N. B. Ward, F.L.S. 



Algse maris Mediterranei et Adriatici. Auctore Jacobo G. Agardh. 



Cycle of the Seasons of Britain. By L. Howard, F.R.S. 



Lectures on Animal Physiology. By B. J. Lowe. 



Systematic Zoology. Grammar and Synopsis of Natural History. 

 By James Wade. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR MAY 1842. 



Chiswick. — May 1,2. Clear and very dry. 3,4. Very fine. 5. Cloudy: heavy 

 rain. 6. Fine : showery. 7. Rain : stormy showers. 8. Cloudy : stormy. 

 10, 11. Very fine. 12. Drizzly. 13 — 15. Slight haze in the mornings: very 

 fine : clear at night. 16, 17. Very fine: clear. 18, 19. Overcast. 20. Densely 

 clouded. 21. Cloudy and fine. 22. Cloudy and fine : slight rain. 23. Cloudy. 

 24. Rain. 25. Rain : overcast. 26. Rain : cloudy : clear at night. 27. Cloudy 

 ind fine. 28, Very fine. 29, 30. Clear and very fine. 31. Very fine : cloudy, 



Boston. — May 1, 2. Fine. 3. Cloudy. 4. Fine. 5y 6. Fine : rain p.m. 7. 

 Cloudy: rain a.m. and p.m. 8. Windy. 9 — 11. Fine. 12. Rain. 13. Fine. 



14. Foggy. 15, 16. Fine. 17—19. Cloudy. 20. Rain. 21, 22. Cloudy. 



23. Fine. 24. Rain : rainy day. 25. Cloudy. 26. Rain : rain early a.m. 

 27. Cloudy. 28. Fine: rain early a.m. 29. Fine. 30. Cloudy. 31. Fine. 



Sandwich Manse, Orkney. — May 1 . Clear : fog. 2. Cloudy : clear. 3. Clear : 

 cloudy. 4. Cloudy : damp. 5. Cloudy : rain. 6. Bright : cloudy. 7. Cloudy : 

 thunder. 8. Showery. 9. Cloudy. 10. Rain: clear. 11, 12. Cloudy. 13 — 



15. Clear. 16. Clear: fog. 17. Fog cloudy. 18. Cloudy. 19. Cloudy: 

 drizzle. 20. Cloudy: shower. 21. Bright: shower. 22. Clear. 23. Clear: 

 fog. 24. Clear: cloudy. 25. Cloudy: damp. 26. Bright: cloudy. 27. 

 Bright : shower. 28. Bright : cloudy. 29. Cloudy : showery. 30. Bright : 

 cloudy. 31. Bright. 



Applegarth Manse, Dumfries-shire. — May 1 , 2. Dry and withering. 3. Cloudy. 

 4. Fine. 5. Cloudy, with rain. 6. Showery. 7. Wet day. 8. Showers a.m. : 

 cleared, 9. Fair, but cool. 10. Fair, but threatening. 11. Showery. 12 — 17, 

 Fair and fine. 18. Fair and fine, but cloudy. 19. Fine rain p.m. 20. Rain 

 and hail. 21. Fair and fine. 22. Showery. 23. Showery: growing weather. 



24. Showery. 25. Fair and fine. 26. One shower : fine p.m. 27. Fair and 

 fine. 28. Fair till noon : then rain. 29,30. Showers. 31. Slight showers. 



Sun shone out 29 days. Rain fell 12 days. Thunder 2 days. Hail 1 day. 

 Wind North-east 1 day. East 3 days. East-south-east 1 day. South-east 5 

 days. South-south-east 4f days. South 5 days. South-west 4§ days. West- 

 south-west 4 days. West 1^ day. North-west 1| day. 



Calm 7 days. Moderate 14 days. Brisk 2 days. Strong breeze 6 days. 

 Boisterous 2 days. 



Mean temperature of the month 52°*8 



Mean temperature of May 1841 52*2 



Mean temperature of spring-water 46 '8 



Mean temperature of spring- water. May 1841 .,, 49 '3 



