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considerably. During the month the following 

 plants and trees were in flower: — Caltha palustris, 

 TroUius europaeus, bird - cherry, donble - flowering 

 cherry, and lilacs. The oak was in leaf on the 10th » 

 and the ash on the 18th. The cuckoo was heard at 

 the Queen's Park on the 19th — a somewhat rare oc- 

 currence in the immediate vicinity of Glasgow. 

 There were 17 dry days during the month, and the 

 total rainfall was 2*92 inches. The average tempera- 

 ture was 50 . 



June proved to be a fairly good dry summer 

 month with a high temperature, which averaged 

 56*1. The total rainfall was only '11 of an inch. The 

 temperature was very high during the last week of 

 the month, and on the 28tli the thermometer re- 

 gistered 87° in the shade— ^the higliest reading during 

 the whole year. The prevalent winds were from the 

 west by south-west. During the montli the labur- 

 num and hawthorn flowered very profusely. 



July was a wet month, no less than 5*88 inches of 

 rain falling on 21 da^'s. The tem])erature, however^ 

 was exceptionally^ Idgh, averaging 59*1, and, conse- 

 quently, this, accompanied with the gi-eat moisture, 

 made all kinds of vegetation make rapid progress. 

 Trees and shrubs were in great profusion of foliage, 

 and crops of all kinds looked remarkably well, and 

 promised an abundant harvest. 



The month of August proved to be the best and most 

 seasonable montli of the whole year, both for the 

 farmer and the gardener. There were 20 days during 

 the month upon which no lain fell, and the total 

 rainfall was 2*71 inches, more than one-half of which 

 fell on the 12th during a very severe thunderstorm, 

 which did considerable damage to flowers and stand- 

 ing crops owing to the heavy hail accompanying it. 

 Nevertheless, harvest was in full operation in many 

 parts of the country by the end of the month. The 

 average temperature was 60°, — the highest of any 

 month of the year. The prevalent winds were west 

 by south-west. 



