120 CLIMATE AND VEGETATION OF 



Tornientilla, violets, and the ground-raspberry are common, with 

 several Uispora, Oplnopogon, Melissa parvifolia, and Iso- 

 pyrum ; beautiful white-Howered leafy Ccclogynes adorn the moist 

 rocks, which, with a very fine Cymbidium on the trees, are 

 common at and above 6000 feet. 



Little is doing in the garden more than was in March ; sowing 

 and planting out go on with activity. English strawberries 

 flower abundantly, as do currants. 



3Iay. — Mean temperature 56'6° (only 1° above April). Means 

 of maxima 6o"3°, and of minima 50° ; extremes 69° and 38°. 

 Extremes of radiation — solar 125°, terrestrial 40°. Mean 

 daily range 13-3°; dew-point 50°; saturation 0-91°. Rain 

 9 inches, falling in sharp showers late in the forenoon or after- 

 noon of about half the days in the month. More falls in the 

 night than in the day. 



The botanist may reap a rich harvest in this month, the jungle 

 and mountain plants between 6000 and 10,000 feet" coming into 

 flower in rapid succession. Of these the trees are — 



Yew (probably identical Symplocos. Walnut. 



■with English). Alder. Eiio)ii/miis. 



Maples, various. Large-leaved oak. Myrsinece, various. 



Apple and several Pj/ri. Hydrangea. Olea. 



Photinia. Sauraitja. Podali/ria. 



Manglietia. Englehardtia. Ash. 

 Lauri, various. 



The great magnolias and michelias, and large white Rhodo- 

 dendron {argenteum), are all past flower. 



Of shrubs there are many and l)eautiful species — 



Woody climbers. 

 Limonia. Ruhi, several (the yel- Staiintonia. 



Staiintonia. low-fruited now abun- Sauraiija. 



White Rose {Wehhiana^, dantly ripe). Kadsura. 



Sarcococca. IndigoJ'era. Spharos temma. 



Aiicuba. Cotoneaster. Sabia. 



Si/mplocos. Adamia. Myrsinea sp. 



GualthericE. Smilax. Holnstemma. 



Vaccinia. Ribes. Smilax. 



Rhododendrons. Jasmiiutm (white). 



Herbaceous plants are common, but being annuals they are 



comparatively backward ; the chief are — 



Dentaria. Androsace. Many and splendid 



Viola. Tiarella. Arisamas. 



Anemone. Chrj/sosplenium. Panax (2 herbaceous 



Potentilla. Ophiopogon. sp.). 



Fagopyrum. Coriaria. Some fine Hedychia. 



Paris. Fumaria. Roscoea. 



Trillium. Dielyira. Strcptoiirion. 



Euphorbia. Corydalis. 



