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disease became a very painful one, he bore it with singular fortitude, 

 until delivered both from the evil and the good of this world, on 

 the 8th of December 1841. On the 15th of the same month he was 

 borne to his resting-place in the cemetery at Kensal Green ; his re- 

 mains being followed to that mansion of repose by Mr. Brown, Sir 

 William J. Hooker, Mr. Bentham, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Anderson, Mr. 

 Smith, and various other botanists, who, no doubt, felt the blank 

 which had been made in their circle. Of his character we need add 

 nothing to what has been already embodied in this brief notice. 



[We would add, as our own record of his personal character, that 

 he was unpretending, disinterested, openhearted, and sincere. His 

 native kindness, cordiality and hilarity as a companion will long be 

 affectionately remembered by those who knew him. — Ed.] 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR DEC. 1841. 



Chiswick. — Dec. 1. Overcast. 2. Cloudy : rain. 3. Fine: rain : clear at night. 

 4. Clear: heavy rain : densely clouded. 5. Cloudy: clear and fine : cloudy. 6. 

 Overcast : heavy rain : clear. 7. Clear : overcast at night. 8. Rain : cloudy. 

 9. Very fine : rain. 10. Overcast : rain : clear. 11. Slightly overcast : clear: 

 rain at night. 12. Rain: stormy. 13. Rain: clear at night. 14. Cloudy and 

 cold. 15. Densely overcast. 16. Very fine. 17. Clear and frosty. 18. Frosty 

 haze. 19. Sharp frost : slight snow. 20. Frosty : fine. 21. Clear. 22. Slight 

 frost : drizzly. 23. Hazy : drizzly. 24. Overcast : rain. 25. Rain : clear. 

 26. Overcast : clear : cloudy at night. 27. Hazy. 28. Foggy : cloudy and fine. 

 29. Dense fog. 30. Hazy. 31. Very fine : rain at night. 



Boston. — Dec. 1. Fine: rain yesterday p.m. 2. Fine. 3. Rain: rain early 

 a.m. 4. Stormy: rain early a.m. : rain a.m. and p.m. 5. Stormy. 6. Rain: 

 rain early a.m. 7. Fine. 8. Cloudy : rain early a.m. 9. Fine : rain p.m. 10. 

 Cloudy: rain a.m. 11. Fine. 12. Cloudy: rain early a.m. : rain a.m. 13. 

 Cloudy. 14. Stormy. 15. Cloudy. 16. Fine : rain early a.m. 17 — 19. Fine. 

 20. Misty. 21,22. Fine. 23. Cloudy. 24. Fine. 25. Fine: rain p.m. 26 — 

 28. Fine. 29. Rain: rain early a.m. 30,31. Fine. 



Applegarth Manse, Dumfries-shire. — Dec. 1. Slight showers. 2. Rain a.m. 

 3. Wet and stormy. 4. Fine a.m. : rain p.m. 5. Fine. 6,7. Rain morning 

 and evening. 8. Rain morning and evening : Aurora. 9. Frost a.m. : rain 

 p.m. 10 — 12. Heavy showers. 13. One slight shower. 14. Frost a.m. : 

 Aurora. 15. Heavy rain. 16. Rain and squalls. 17. Clear and frost. 18. 

 Clear and frost : cloudy p.m. 1 9. Slight fall of snow : frost. 20. Thick fog : 

 frost. 21. Frost. 22. Frost : fine. 23. Fog and thaw : rain. 24. Rain. 25. Frost 

 a.m. : rain p.m. 26. Frost, fair and clear. 27. Frost a.m. : thaw and rain p.m. 

 28. Fine. 29. Dull and moist : rain p.m. 30. Thick fog : rain p.m. 31. Fog 

 and rain. 



Sun shone out 21 days. Rain fell 21 days. Frost 10 days. Snow 1 day. 

 Fog 4 days. Aurora 2 days. 



Wind north ^ day. North-north-east £ day. North-east 1 day. East 2 days. 

 South-east 1^ day. South-south-west 4 days. South-west 1 1 \ days. West- 

 south-west l£ day. North-west 5^ days. North-north-west 3 days. 



Calm 9 days. Moderate 9 days. Strong breeze 6 days. Boisterous 6 days. 

 Stormy 1 day. 



Mean temperature of the month 38°'9 



Mean temperature of Dec. 1840 36 *0 



Mean temperature of spring-water 41 *6 



