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A Monograph of the genus Disporum. — Linn. Trans., vol. xxviii. 



A Monograph of the genus Streptopus. — Ibid. 



The new Series of Sweet's British Flower Garden was conducted b} Mr. 

 Don solely. [Commenced about 1830.] 



List of the Plants collected by Mr. Fellows in Asia Minor, with descrip- 

 tions of the new species. — 1841. 



J. E. BOWMAN, Esq. 

 We have also to notice, with sincere regret the decease of our 

 much-respected friend and correspondent J. E. Bowman, Esq., 

 F.L.S. & G.S. In our last Number we had occasion to mention the 

 result of investigations in which he had been engaged in Wales du- 

 ring the past summer, upon the question of the traces of glacial or 

 diluvial agency, relative to which in Scotland he had formrely fa- 

 voured us with some communications. We shall have a future op- 

 portunity of noticing his contributions to natural science. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR NOVEMBER 1841. 



ChiswicJc. — November 1. Rain. 2. Hazy: fine: foggy. 3,4. Foggy: hazy. 

 5. Hazy. 6 — 8. Hazy: very fine. 9. Overcast: windy at night. 10. Overcast 

 and fine. 11. Very fine. 12. Showery. 13. Cloudy: clear and fine: rain. 

 14. Rain: stormy: clear. 15. Frosty: hazy: sleet. 16. Frosty: clear. 17. 

 Sharp frost : clear. 18. Stormy with sleet : cloudy and cold. 19. Densely over- 

 cast : rain: clear. 20. Foggy: overcast. 21. Stormy with rain. 22. Rain: 

 clear at night. 23. Clear : overcast. 24, 25. Clear and fine. 26. Frosty and 

 foggy. 27. Foggy : rain at night. 28. Hazy and damp : heavy rain at night. 

 29. Heavy rain. 30. Boisterous : barometer very low. 



Boston. — Nov. 1. Cloudy: rain p.m. 2. Cloudy. 3,4. Foggy. 5,6. Cloudy. 

 7 — 9. Fine. 10. Cloudy. 11. Fine: rain early a.m. 12. Cloudy: rain early 

 a.m. 13. Fine. 14. Stormy. 15 — 17. Fine. 18. Cloudy. 19. Snow and 

 stormy: rain a.m. and p.m. 20. Foggy: rain p.m. 21. Rain. 22. Fine: 

 rain p.m. 23 — 26. Fine. 27. Cloudy: rain early a.m.: rain p.m. 28. Cloudy. 

 29. Cloudy: rain early a.m. 30. Rain and stormy: rain early a.m. 



Sandwick Manse, Orkney. — Nov. 1. Cloudy: clear. 2. Frost a.m.: clear. 



3, 4. Clear. 5. Clear: aurora borealis. 6. Rain. 7, 8. Showers. 9. Rain. 10. 

 Clear shower: aurora borealis. 11. Cloudy. 12. Cloudy: rain. 13. Snow 

 showers. 14 — 17. Snow lying: showers. 18, 19. Snow lying. 20. Snow ly- 

 ing: rain. 21. Showers. 22. Rain. 23, 24. Fine. 25. Frost: clear. 26. 

 Showers. 27, 28. Frost. 29, 30. Rain. 



Apjdegarth Manse, Dumfries-shire. — Nov. 1. Slight rain. 2. Hard frost. 3, 



4. Slight frost. 5. Moist after frost. 6. Cloudy a.m. : rain p.m. 7,8. Dull: 

 showery p.m. 9,10. Dark and squally: rain p.m. 11. Showery but mild. 12. 

 Showery but boisterous. 13. Showery: snow, on hills. 14. Snow shower: frost 

 all day. 15. Hard frost. 16. Hard frost: clear and fine. 17. Hard frost: 

 cloudy. 18. Milder: slight snow. 19. Thaw: fine and mild. 20, 21. Wet. 

 22. Fair but dull. 23, 24. Showery and squally. 25. Frosty and clear. 26. 

 Frosty but cloudy. 27. Rain. 28. Drizzling. 29, 30. Very wet and squally. 



Sun shone out 20 days. Rain fell 17 days. Frost 9 days. Snow 2 days. 

 Wind North 1 day. North-north-east 1 day. North east 5 days. East-north- 

 east 2 days. East 6 days. South-east l£ day. South 2 days. South-south- 

 west 1 day. South-west S\ days. West-south-west 1 day. West 3 days. West- 

 north-west 1 day. North-west 1 day. North-north-west 1 day. 



Calm 9 days. Moderate 9 days. Brisk 6 days. Strong breeze 4 days. Boiste- 

 rous 2 days. 



Mean temperature of the month 38 0, 67 



Mean temperature of November 1 840 41 -20 



Mean temperature of spring- water 45 *60 



Mean temperature of spring-water, November 1840 ... 45 *60 



