1^ TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



the 20th there was another wild storm of wind from 

 the south-east, which did an immense amount of 

 damage to property all over the country. The ther- 

 mometer was at, or below, the freezing-point on eight 

 mornings, registering in all 23° of frost. The tem- 

 perature averaged 39\ The total rainfall was 5*04 

 inches. The crocus and the Rhododendron nobleanum 

 were in flower on the 11th of the month. 



March was remarkable for a very high rise of tem- 

 perature about the middle of the month all over the 

 kingdom. On the 16tli the thermometer at the 

 Queen's Park registered 65^ in the shade. On the 19th 

 and 20th a violent storm of wind took place, equal in 

 intensity to the two preceding ones. Only 11° of frost 

 were registered on three mornings. The average tem- 

 perature was 41*5 as compared with 37° in the previous 

 year. Rain fell on 15 days, and the total rainfall was 

 2*29 inches. The i^lants in flower during the month 

 were the daffodil, the periwinkle, hyacinth, and 

 flowering currant. The balsam pojDlar was in leaf on 

 the 14th of the month. 



Ai^ril was the driest month of the year, and was, 

 therefore, exceedingly favourable for i^reparing the 

 ground and sowing the seed. It is of the utmost 

 importance to the agriculturist to give the crops a 

 good start, and this month was eminently suitable. 

 There were 20 days on which no rain fell, and 

 the total rainfall was only 72 of an inch. There 

 were 5° of frost registered during the month. On 

 the 3rd there was a very severe thunderstorm,— a 

 somewhat unusual occurrence in early sx^ring. Vege- 

 tation progressed very fast during the month, — the 

 horse-chestnut and plane-tree coming into leaf, and 

 the forget-me-not. Rhododendron, and graf>e hyacinth 

 coming into flower. The average temperature was 

 45°. 



During May the Aveather was cold and ungenial 

 for the season of the year, especially during the 

 early part of the month, with showers of sleet and 

 snow. Towards the end of the month it improved 



