396 



the Connecticut State Stiiti(»ii. ic]Mirt<'<l in r.iiUctiii Xo. M)~> oftliiit sf;i- 

 tion (see Experiment Station Itecmd, vol. ii. i>. 4'.K>). 



Notes on rib (frass and fall dandelion (]>i», 11!>, lUO). — l)esciii>ti(»ns •►t 

 Plantagolanceolafa and Leontodon aiitiiinitalis. ilhistiated with diawinjii^s 

 by Kate Furbisli. 



Notes on insects (py. ll'1-l.i'Jj, — Illustrated a -t-ouuts of the iMllowiiit; 

 insects more m- less prevalent in Maine in 1890: Cecrojna enipcror 

 moth (Plat j/sa mi a cw'roy^/a). wliit<'-iiiarked tussock moth {Onjui'i leitco- 

 stigina), fall Wi-hwttvni { Hi/pliantriri c/z/ir^), eye-spotted bud moth [Tmeto- 

 eera ocellana), woolly louse of the a])ple {Hehizoneura laniffera), rcd- 

 Immped a]»ph' tn-e catcrpillcr ((Kdeinasia etnieiuna), fall caidcerworm 

 [Anisoptcry.v iKunetaria), and forest tent caterpiller (r//.s/fKv(///y>^( dis- 

 stria). 



KEPORT of METEOROLOfJIST. M. C. FeRNALD, Th. 1). (p]>. 141- 

 157). — This includes monthly summaries of observations from Ajiiil to 

 Octobi'r, inclusive, with hyjrrometers, soil thermometers, terrestrial aud 

 solar radiation theiinometers, and on tin' amount of sunshine, velocity 

 of the wind, and r:iinfall. toji'ether witli a dail_\' record of the obser\a- 

 tions for the month (»f .Fuly. I'our hy;:rometers were us«'d. tw(» in an 

 open tield and two in a forest. I'rom observati<ms in issji juid IS'.IO it 

 appears that the excess of moisture in the forest alxtve tliat in the open 

 field at 7 a. m. was ."> |)er c«'nt. at 1 p. m. l."> per cent, at 7 p. m. 10 jter 

 <'ent. Soil temperatuics taken at depths of from 1 to 30 inches gave 

 tlie folhtwinu iiidicati<»ns: 



The mean daily raiiy at tlie (lei)tli of 1 ineh (Inriii;^ the jterioil uf oliservation was 

 5.62*^, at 3 iiuhes .'».li»i , at 6 iinhes I.IKV, at *J imhes I.IS . anil hcluw 12 inches 

 very slijjht. 



At the (lejith <>1'3 inclies the average teuiperaturo of tlie soil wa.s somewhat lii^iluT 

 than at the (lejith of 1 ineh. The snrfaco soil avt-rageil about Tr^ warmer than the 

 soil ;{() inches hdow the s«irlae«'. • • <• 



('oMi|»arin;; soil temprratnrcs witli air teiiipcratnrcs (Inriii;^ Ihc two scnsons umlrr 

 notice the t'ollo\vin;i mean resnlts appear: At tlie (Icjithofl inch the teiiiinratnre of 

 the soil was lower tlian that of tlie air liy 2.40 ; at the depth of Ii inches. l>y 2.11^; 

 6 inches, liy ;^.16'; 9 inches, hy 3.RI ; 12 inches, by 4.18- ; 24 inches. l»y ."i.TS ; .nid 

 at the dejtth of 36 inches, hy 7.10- . 



Tlie mean loss of heat l»y radiation fni tlie seasons of 1SS!» and JS'.MI 

 was <!.4.S^. The greatest range ol>ser\<'il was 1M..T. Tiie average 

 excess of tiMnix'rature as determined by the solar radiation tliermomet<'r 

 oNci'thc niaximuMi temperature iccorded l»\ llie thermometer in the 

 shade was (ill-, 'i'he average amount of sunshine in 1 SIM) was 41 ])er 

 cent. The average velocity of the wind in iss'.t was S.Oi' nules ))er 

 houi-: in l.H!M), S.;U miles. The total rainfall in 1SS<» was IS.S.'i inclu's; 

 in 1S!»0, ;?.')..")L» inches. 



Hei'ort of Tkeasukeh, (!. 11. ILvMLiN. — This is a statement of 

 receipts aiul expenditures for the fiscal year eiuling June W. ISOO. 



Report OF Director, W. II. Jordan, M.S. — llrief statements regard 

 ing the work of the station in fertilizer inspection, tield experiments 



