306 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OP GLASGOW. 



March was a cold month for the season of the 

 year, and we do not find much improvement on 

 the temperature from the preceding month. The 

 rainfall was considerably below the average, the 

 total being only 1*14 inches on 10 days. The ther- 

 mometer was at or below the freezing point on 15 

 mornings, registering 41° of frost. The prevailing 

 winds were west by south, and the average temper- 

 a,ture was 39*1° The Erica herbacea flowered on the 

 8th, Rhododendron prcecox and H, nohilianum on 

 the 24th, and the Daffodil, Crocus, and Hyacinth on 

 the 31st. 



During the first half of April there was a con- 

 tinuation of the cold dry weather experienced 

 during February; but after the 16th the day 

 temperature rose considerably, and, with more 

 sunshine, the weather was :^vourable for the 

 sowing of seeds, and for vegetation generally. 

 The rainfall was only 1*40 inches, and there were 

 20 days on which no rain fell. The temperature 

 averaged 45°; and during the month there were 9 

 degrees of frost registered on 4 mornings during 

 the first week. For the first half of the month 

 the prevailing winds were from the east by north, 

 and for the second half south by west. The 

 Hyacinth was in flower at the Kelvingrove Park 

 on the 2nd, and the Pulmonaria officinalis on the 

 10th, the Balsam Poplar coming into leaf on the 

 11th, and the Berheris Darivinii on the 31st. 



May proved to be a most ungenial month, and 

 was remarkable for the severe frost which pre- 

 vailed from the 7th to the 10th, accompanied with 

 showers of sleet and hail. The last two weeks of 

 the month were fairly good; and vegetation made 

 rapid progress, though much behind previous years. 

 There were 12° of frost registered on 5 mornings; 

 and the total rainfall was 2-84 inches, with 10 dry 

 days. The average temperature was 46*1°, the pre- 

 vailing winds being from the west by south. The 

 Double-cherry was in flower on the 9th, and the 



