'S6 TRANSACTIOXS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



amount of sunshine, and consequently a much higher 

 temperature, especially during the months of June 

 ^md July, which, if favourable, are the most bene- 

 ficial months in the year for j)lants and flowers. 

 The result w^as that almost all over the country 

 there were good fair crops, well secured ; and as re- 

 gards our City Parks, the display of flowers was 

 exceptionally good. During the months of August 

 and September this was notably the case, and the 

 show of bloom was much superior to former years. 

 Geraniums, stocks, and violas continued to flower 

 freely until about the middle of October, when they 

 were very much dashed and cut up with a severe 

 hail-storm. Trees and shrubs all made good growth 

 during the spring and summer months, and were 

 well matured again during the autumn months, so 

 that altogether there is every promise of a plentiful 

 suj)ply of both flowers and fruit for 1884:. The ex- 

 ceptionally mild weather, however, which f>re vailed 

 during the months of November and December, and 

 during the early part of January of the present 

 year, may have a tendency to force on vegetation 

 prematurely, and if a severe check should come later 

 ■on it Avould seriously injure both flowers and fruit 

 buds. At i^resent there are signs of a cold snap 

 coming on, and it would be better for it to come 

 now than a month hence, as it will not inflict so 

 much damage. 1883 has proved to be altogether a 

 prosperous and prolific year, and we can only hope 

 that 1881 may be no vv^orse than its predecessor. 



Subjoined is the Meteorological Record for the 

 last three years, as kei:)t at the Queen's Park, 

 Olasgow. 



